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Former SHS football standout remembered for his ‘big heart’ on anniversary of unsolved double homicide
July 18 marked a grim anniversary for Derek Holmes. A year ago on that date, police found 22-year-old ...
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New public notice law will delay permit approvals, Smithfield says
Town officials in Smithfield say a change in Virginia’s public notice laws will lengthen the approval process for ...
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Pandemic relief dollars expire soon; here’s how Smithfield spent its share
Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks, The Smithfield Times will publish an overview of how each locality ...
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Photographer chronicles Riverside Smithfield Hospital construction
Smithfield photographer Joe Lupton is chronicling the construction of Riverside Smithfield Hospital. His weekly updates will be featured ...
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IW Planning Commission urges ‘no’ on Orbit Road solar farm
Citing a half-mile proximity to two other solar farms, Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is urging supervisors ...
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Smithfield no longer planning to demolish dam
Two years after reversing course on plans to demolish its Waterworks Road dam, Smithfield is in the process ...
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Deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol now fired, Sheriff’s Office says
The Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol last week has now been ...
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Carrollton Royal Farms to open in August
A Royal Farms in Carrollton is set to open in August, according to Isle of Wight County Economic ...
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Resubmitted Tidewater Logistics Center plans show one less warehouse
The developer of the proposed Tidewater Logistics Center on the outskirts of Windsor is hoping one less warehouse ...
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Isle of Wight deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol
An Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol has been suspended and charged. ...
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Smithfield DMV delays opening due to July 19 statewide computer outage
Smithfield’s new Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office on North Church Street is among those impacted by what ...
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Three SHS players named to all-state boys soccer team
Three members of the Smithfield High School boys soccer team were named to the Virginia High School League’s ...
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EMS changes coming this November
Changes in federal laws governing how emergency medical services agencies are allowed to dispense drugs have left Isle ...
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for IW, Surry counties
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Isle of Wight and Surry counties through ...
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Stuart’s Marine reopens in Carrollton following warehouse fire
A boat repair shop displaced by the Jan. 18 fire that destroyed a warehouse in Isle of Wight ...
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Keurig Dr. Pepper to close Windsor plant
By Stephen Faleski and Titus Mohler Staff Writers Keurig Dr. Pepper will close its roasting plant in ...
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Dominion: No impact to Surry from plans to study small modular reactor at Lake Anna
Dominion Energy’s nuclear power plant in Surry County and an adjacent 600-acre parcel on which a first-of-its-kind combination ...
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IWCS bringing cafeteria management back in house
After five years of outsourcing cafeteria management, Isle of Wight County Schools is bringing its food services back ...
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Kaine calls for unity in wake of Trump assassination attempt
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., made an appearance in Franklin on Monday, July 15, and emphasized the importance ...
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Feeling 122: World’s Oldest Ham celebrates ‘birthday’
The World’s Oldest Ham is feeling 22 – 122, that is. The Isle of Wight County Museum ...
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Mexican restaurant, hair salon coming to Smithfield
A shopping center being built next to Smithfield’s new Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office will house a ...
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Smithfield’s DeBerry to attend national leadership summit July 22-27
Donnie DeBerry, a rising senior at Smithfield High School, will attend a July 22-27 national leadership summit in ...
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Smithfield Foods closer to first-in-decade U.S. stock listing
WH Group, the Hong Kong-based parent of Smithfield Foods, plans to take the world’s largest pork producer public ...
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Cocktails to go? Smithfield restauranteurs sound off on pros and cons
At least three local restaurants will continue offering to-go cocktails now that a change in state law permanently ...
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Sycamore Cross solar farm draws skepticism, but no vote
At least one Isle of Wight supervisor says he isn’t sold on approving what would be the county’s ...