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The pros and cons of early retirement rollovers
By Mark McGahee Did you know you may be able to take your 401(k), 403(b), or 457 plan and roll it into another type of ... Read more
4 days ago by Staff Reports.
Vaccination count lagging
We reported in last week’s edition about special efforts by the Western Tidewater Health District to reach the people who have not yet been vaccinated ... Read more
4 days ago by Staff Reports.
College intercollegiate athletics – the beginning of the end?
College athletes at the Division 1 level for football and men’s basketball are looking more like professional sports players and less like college students. This ... Read more
4 days ago by Staff Reports.
Pay attention to motorcycle safety
The Virginia State Police is raising the alarm on the number of motorcyclists that have died on Virginia’s highways lately. In the last seven weeks, ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
IVOR CELEBRATES FOURTH OF JULY
One of the most enjoyable public occasions ever held in Southampton County was the Community Carnival held in Ivor on Monday, July 4; the public-spirited ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
All about qualified charitable distributions
By Mark McGahee Do you have an IRA? As you enter your 70s, you may start to look at that IRA not only as an ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Teach history fully, but don’t preach
There’s much to dislike on both sides of the increasingly shrill debate over so-called Critical Race Theory, and we’re saddened to see Isle of Wight’s ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Updating the Maps
By Charles Quall As I write this column, I am sitting inside my car in my driveway. Why I’m doing that may be a curiosity, ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Behind the scenes
By Scott Baker Much ink has been spilled on the enormous impact saint Paul had on the shape of Christianity. Many theologians, in fact, believe ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Congrats on retirement
After 45 years in education, the number of students who have had the privilege of sitting in Luann Scott’s English classes is almost innumerable. So, ... Read more