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Letters To The Editor

Letter – Nice surprise after dinner

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I went out to Smithfield Station recently to celebrate my 50th birthday. Our server could not have been friendlier, and the ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Friday, April 18, 2025 3:27 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Surry’s tax rate  roller coaster 

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Surry County’s tax rate debate has taken another unexpected turn. Initially, a public hearing was scheduled for April 3, with an ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:19 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Surry County needs unity

Editor, The Smithfield Times: “This government is not healthy, and we can’t normalize it.” U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s message is relevant here in Surry County. ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:17 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Elected leaders are out of touch

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I have tried the last few years to refrain from politics. However, over and over again I witness governing bodies voting ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:17 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – IWCS runs a tight ship

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I’m compelled to clear up some obvious misunderstandings regarding Isle of Wight County School’s (IWCS) recently re-filled Director of Secondary Education ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:15 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Hold developer accountable

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I was actively engaged in opposing the approval of the Mallory Scott project in 2021. The project sailed through the approval ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:14 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Farmers Market marks 23rd year

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Yaaas! The Smithfield Farmers Market is finally reopening on April 5 at our traditional location at the Bank of Southside Virginia ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:10 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Don’t neglect older Virginians

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Our General Assembly’s leaders, Speaker Don Scott and Sen. Louise Lucas along with others, and the Youngkin administration have neglected to ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:09 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Too much waste in public schools

Editor, The Smithfield Times: I was rather disturbed and puzzled when I chanced upon a story in the Suffolk News-Herald that reported on a principal ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:09 pm

Letters To The Editor

Letter – Look north to see Windsor’s future

Editor, The Smithfield Times: The military brought my family to Virginia in 1995. We chose Windsor because of its once quiet country living. I have ... Read more

by Letter to the Editor, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:07 pm

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