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Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department expansion on schedule

Progress on the expansion of the Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department might not be apparent from the street, but ...

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Memo: Town spent $817K on failed finance software conversion

Keeping track of Smithfield’s finances over the past decade has itself proved costly. The town spent over $817,000 ...

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Four days of Juneteenth activities planned for IW, Surry

Isle of Wight and Surry counties have four days of festivities planned for Juneteenth, the June 19 holiday ...

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Smithfield High School weapon scanners find gun in student’s backpack

Smithfield High School and the adjoining Smithfield Middle School each went into lockdown the morning of June 9 ...

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Route 17 widening approved for state funding

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved state funding for the widening of Carrollton Boulevard. Construction of the two-phase ...

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Smithfield adopts water, sewer increases, $15M budget

Smithfield’s Town Council voted on June 3 to adopt the town’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget, which includes a ...

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Time capsule found at Surry masonic lodge

The town of Surry’s former fire station on Church Street contains a cornerstone engraved with the words “Jefferson ...

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Cutler wants town growth study

Smithfield Town Councilman Darren Cutler wants data on the cumulative financial impact of every in-progress and proposed housing ...

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Former IWA teacher pleads guilty to child porn charges

A former Isle of Wight Academy teacher pleaded guilty on May 21 in Isle of Wight County Circuit ...

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Lady Packers soccer team ends hard-fought season

Smithfield High School’s varsity girls soccer team made the regional semifinals for the fifth consecutive year despite seeing ...

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Culvert work on Great Spring Road completed ahead of schedule

A section of Great Spring Road in Smithfield will reopen early on June 5 at 2 p.m. Town ...

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Harris: Land buy for bike trail would offset Red Point Taphouse water cost

Smithfield Vice Mayor Bill Harris proposed on June 3 that the town buy right-of-way from Red Point Taphouse ...

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Second Surry Finance Department employee leaves

Payroll records show a second employee left Surry County’s Finance Department in April. Angela Smoots, who had been ...

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HRSD adopts sewer fee increases

The Hampton Roads Sanitation District, the regional wastewater treatment provider for Isle of Wight and Surry counties and ...

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IW bomb suspect’s trial date delayed six months

The trial date for Brad Spafford, the Isle of Wight County man accused of stockpiling more than 150 ...

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15 years of Windsor Castle Park: Designer Lawrence Pitt recalls early days of Luter-funded nature preserve

May 22 marked 15 years since the grand opening of Windsor Castle Park, which owes its presence in ...

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IW School Board adopts final budget with 4% pay raise and step increases

Employees of Isle of Wight County Schools will receive a 4% pay increase in addition to their 1% ...

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Isle of Wight women open ‘Salty Shell’ gift shop in Suffolk

Two Isle of Wight County women have partnered to open a gift shop in Suffolk. Elizabeth “Betsy” Gwaltney ...

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All-clear given after lockdown at Carrollton Elementary

Carrollton Elementary students were sent home after the school went into lockdown for just over an hour. The ...

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Stalled Courthouse Highway solar farm seeks permit extension

The developer of a stalled solar farm is seeking a two-year extension of approval from Isle of Wight ...