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Cypress Creek Bridge to be one-way during rehab
VDOT scraps alternating closures in favor of westbound-only traffic The Virginia Department of Transportation has approved Smithfield’s ...
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IWCS seeking state school construction grant
Isle of Wight County Schools has applied for a state grant that could fund up to a fifth ...
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Developer looks to revive stalled St. Luke’s Village
A planned housing development in Carrollton that’s been dormant for 18 years may be revived under new ownership. ...
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Woman’s Club takes part in National Day of Service
The Woman’s Club of Windsor participated in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs National Day of Service Sept. ...
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Howell wins quilt drawing
Nancy Howell won the Woman’s Club of Windsor’s quilt made by seven of its members. The club has ...
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Lions sets contest for Bland scholarships
The Smithfield Lions Club will hold its annual James A. Bland Memorial Music Scholarship Contest at 2 p.m., ...
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Packer wrestling places 15th at holiday classic
The Smithfield Packer varsity and junior varsity wrestling teams both took to the mat this weekend to start ...
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Smithfield Ruritans donate to area organizations
Smithfield Ruritans gave end of year donations to the Christian Outreach, Western Tidewater Free Clinic, Smithfield Volunteer Fire ...
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Packers 14U team wins Richmond tournament
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports sent the 10U, 12U and 14U teams to Richmond for the 2023 Michael Minor ...
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Dogfennel should not be confused with edible fennel
By Mary Catherine Foster Contributing writer Growing up in rural Isle of Wight County many decades ago gave ...
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History night program set for Claremont
Claremont and area citizens will share photographs and other artifacts of the town’s history during a special program ...
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Angel Quilters deliver quilts for Angel Tree
The Angel Quilters of Trinity United Methodist Church recently delivered children’s quilts in pillowcases to the Smithfield Baptist ...
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Isle of Wight County October 2023 land transfers
The following land transfers were recorded in Isle of Wight County Circuit Court during October: KIC Construction LLC ...
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They Didn’t Teach Us This in High School: Experimenting with Change
By Jo Weaver Contributing Writer With the focus last month on learning and the upcoming New Year with ...
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Photo of the Week
A common visitor to pine forest, the brown-headed nuthatch, photographed recently by Times reader Raymond Foster, forages for ...
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Packers 14U team wins Richmond tournament
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports sent the 10U, 12U and 14U teams to Richmond for the 2023 Michael Minor ...
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Grange approved in series of 3-2 Town Council votes
Smithfield’s Town Council voted 3-2 on Dec. 5 to approve mixed-use zoning and six related special use permits ...
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New vote on Smithfield tax rate planned for February
Smithfield’s Town Council plans to wait until an unspecified date in February to hold a public hearing and ...
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Rountree, Hanson sign theft trials delayed to Dec. 14
Isle of Wight County Supervisor-elect Renee Rountree and her son-in-law, Blacksburg resident Jesse Hanson, have each been granted ...
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Smithfield talks funding Schoolhouse Museum docent
The Schoolhouse Museum in Smithfield is asking the town and Isle of Wight County to jointly take over ...
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Rotary clubs building ‘book barn’ at Mill Swamp Indian Horses
Steve Edwards’ Mill Swamp Indian Horses program will soon have its own library of horsemanship materials courtesy of ...
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Five Town Council applicants make the cut
A two-member committee of Smithfield’s Town Council has named five finalists in its search to fill ex-Councilman Wayne ...
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Funding vote on 2% school employee raises delayed
Isle of Wight County supervisors postponed funding 2% raises for teachers and other school employees that would take ...
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Surry County’s Route 40 to close for bridge work starting Dec. 4
Starting as early as Dec. 4, Virginia Department of Transportation contractor crews will close a portion of Route ...
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IW planners oppose Moonlight solar farm
A 44-megawatt 523-acre solar farm proposed at Burwells Bay and Moonlight roads, dubbed Moonlight Solar LLC, received a ...