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Gallery – Brown honored as 2024 Citizen of the Year
Smithfield’s Rotary and Ruritan clubs jointly honored Wesley Brown as Smithfield’s 2024 Citizen of the Year with a ...
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Eight suspects now charged in vape store sting
There are now eight suspects facing charges stemming from an undercover investigation that culminated with Smithfield police seizing ...
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Supervisors bless renovations at Surry Village apartments
Surry County supervisors say they’re on board with proposed renovations to the Surry Village I apartment complex on ...
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Revised Windsor warehouses approved in 3-2 votes
Nine months after rejecting a denser version of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts ...
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Cook-off: Isle of Wight culinary students place first in statewide contest
Not only can Isle of Wight County Schools’ culinary arts students cook, they can do it under the ...
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Smithfield planners approve ModWash plans
Smithfield’s Planning Commission has approved plans for a ModWash looking to come to a new commercial development planned ...
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Surry Planning Commission moves meetings to 6 p.m.
Surry County Planning Commission meetings will now begin at 6 p.m., per a slate of changes the body ...
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Historic Smithfield grant would fund first draft of Grace Street beautification plan
Historic Smithfield, a nonprofit organization formed more than 30 years ago, has offered $25,000 to the town to ...
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Town Council celebrates Luter Sports concession stand with ribbon-cutting
Smithfield’s Town Council held a March 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a 600-square-foot concession stand ...
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Riverside Smithfield Hospital to see landscaping, paving in April
By April, the temporary trailers that have housed Riverside Smithfield Hospital President Jessica Macalino and her staff since ...
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Carrollton coffee shop returns to life under new ownership
By Brandy Centolanza Contributing writer A Hampton coffee shop recently expanded with the opening of a second location ...
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Surry PC talks updating comprehensive plan
Surry County’s Planning Commission expects to soon begin a five-year review of its comprehensive plan. The Board of ...
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Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia hit by USDA funding cuts
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore says it’s struggling to make up for the U.S. ...
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Burdette Road detour in place
A portion of Route 619, also known as Burdette Road, is closed at the Isle of Wight-Southampton county ...
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Retiring librarian to lead St. Patrick’s Day parade
By Brandy Centolanza Contributing writer After serving the area as a librarian for more than two decades, Terry ...
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Conversation with the CEO: Foods’ Shane Smith talks country ham, tariffs, public offering and job outlook
The Times’ Stephen Faleski and Steve Stewart sat down recently with Smithfield Foods Chief Executive Officer Shane Smith ...
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Distefano appointed to fill McCarty’s seat
Isle of Wight County supervisors voted unanimously on March 6 to appoint Thomas Distefano to temporarily fill the ...
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At 100 years, Surry ferry has become ‘a lifeline’
It’s been 100 years since Albert Jester boarded a handful of cars and their drivers onto the “Captain ...
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Students, faculty hold candlelight vigil for SMS teacher Kristin Felts following fatal crash
By Stephen Faleski and Titus Mohler Staff writers “To know her was to love her.” That was how ...
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Northbound James River Bridge lanes reopen ahead of schedule
The northbound lanes of the James River Bridge reopened Saturday evening ahead of what was to be a ...
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Town Council grants tax exemption for Jersey Park, Woods Edge renovations
Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on March 4 to approve partial real estate tax exemptions for the Jersey ...
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Developer of Surry data center project enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The developer of a multi-data center project proposed for Surry County is reorganizing under bankruptcy protections. Court records ...
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Dominion to debut artificial intelligence at Surry nuclear plant
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: How many nuclear engineers does it take to change ...
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Town Council votes 5-2 to forgive SRA debt, this time without Luter interest
A month after narrowly rejecting a similar proposal, Smithfield’s Town Council voted 5-2 on March 4 to approve ...
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Smithfield Middle School teacher dies in crash on Walters Highway
Isle of Wight County and the city of Franklin are mourning the loss of Kristin Felts, a Smithfield ...