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Broken circuit cuts power to over 1,000 across IW, Surry counties

Over 1,000 Dominion Energy customers are without power in Isle of Wight and Surry counties. Dominion’s online outage ...

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IW supervisors approve revised industrial buffers 4-1

Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 4-1 on April 17 to approve a zoning ordinance amendment increasing the ...

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Suspect arrested following armed standoff with Smithfield Police at Cedar Street Apartments

A man’s nearly two-hour armed standoff with Smithfield Police on April 18 at Cedar Street Apartments ended without ...

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IWCS shares details on teacher apprenticeship grant

Instructional assistants and other paraprofessionals with Isle of Wight County Schools who hold associate’s degrees will be able ...

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Australia wants U.S. submarines. Isle of Wight could help provide them

With the first cohort of high school students set to enroll in the new Isle Marine Trades Academy ...

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Claremont, Spring Grove precincts could merge under Surry Electoral Board proposal

Two of Surry County’s least populous voting precincts may become one under a proposal the county’s Electoral Board ...

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Town planners recommend approval of fifth short-term rental

Smithfield’s Planning Commission has recommended approval of what would be the historic district’s fifth year-round short-term rental. Smithfield ...

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Why over 100 names were removed from Surry’s voter rolls

Just over a hundred names have been removed from Surry County’s voter registration rolls since the start of ...

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Smithfield’s Katelynn Clukey visits Taiwan

Katelynn Clukey of Smithfield, a Shenandoah University student, recently embarked on a trip to Taiwan alongside nine other ...

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Distefano calls for revisiting battery storage

Surry and Prince George counties each have ordinances allowing and regulating battery storage facilities, but Isle of Wight ...

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Town Council frowns on rooftop solar in historic district

Installing rooftop-mounted solar panels is a growing trend among homeowners looking to save money on their electric bills ...

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460 Commerce Center could see first tenant this summer

The “460 Commerce Center,” a roughly 352,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility under construction in Isle of Wight County’s ...

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Smithfield Times wins 44 awards for journalistic, advertising excellence

The Smithfield Times’ coverage of the end of Smithfield Foods’ iconic Genuine Smithfield Ham brand, same-day coverage of ...

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Who’s on the ballot so far?

Just over two months remain for Isle of Wight County residents looking to run for a seat on ...

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Senate again upholds school sales tax veto

Virginia’s Senate, for the second year in a row, has upheld Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto of an Isle ...

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Surry approves battery storage ordinance

Surry County supervisors voted unanimously on April 3 to approve a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow battery ...

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New Grange concept splits farmers market from restaurant

A concept for the farmers market that would anchor the Grange at 10Main has changed multiple times over ...

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Student cellphone restrictions become state law

Twin bills codifying restrictions on student cellphone use, and barring schools from suspending violators, have become law. Both ...

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Nature Conservancy buys Sunken Meadow Pond in Surry County

The Nature Conservancy has purchased Sunken Meadow Pond, a manmade body of water in Surry County that separates ...

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Town planners vote 4-1 to endorse smaller ‘Cottages’ development

Smithfield’s Planning Commission voted 4-1 on April 8 to recommend approval of a lower-density version of the Cottages ...