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By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer
Built in 1916, the former Main Street home of Smithfield’s Ben Franklin store is now mostly empty, and its demolition may begin in four weeks.

By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer

Until they are satisfied that Isle of Wight’s newly contracted tax collection agency is operating legally, Smithfield officials will not piggy-back on the county’s contract.
“It appears to me … that he’s collected fees that are far in excess of what he is permitted to collect,” Town Attorney Bill Riddick said during a recent council meeting.
“Until this gets resolved, I would not recommend that the town enter into any agreement” with the company, he added.