Staff Reports, Author at Smithfield Times

News

Keurig Windsor plant to cease operations April 30

By Titus Mohler and Stephen Faleski Staff Writers   Operations at Keurig Dr Pepper’s Windsor roasting plant are now set to cease on Wednesday, April ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:38 pm

News

Progress 2025: Movers and shakers

Enjoy meeting 15 people who “get things done” in Isle of Wight and Surry as the Times presents its annual Progress edition, with a theme ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:35 am

Opinion

Column – A policy whose crime doesn’t match the punishment

By Rachel Sawyer Guest columnist Can you imagine not being on your phone for seven hours straight?  Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the usage of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:07 pm

In The Short Rows

Column – Many country colloquialisms are rooted in the soil

Colloquialisms can be found wherever self-contained communities exist. They don’t have to be rural, and they’re not confined to past generations.  Urban communities have their ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:06 pm

Obituaries

Phyllis Ward Jones

Phyllis Ward Jones, 90, of Rescue, Virginia, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025. She was born to the late Joel Baker Ward and Lucille ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:05 pm

Obituaries

Carol Yvonne Cox Markiewicz

Carol Yvonne Cox Markiewicz, 79, of Carrollton, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025.  She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Cox and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, March 21, 2025 5:45 pm

News

Gallery – Brown honored as 2024 Citizen of the Year

Smithfield’s Rotary and Ruritan clubs jointly honored Wesley Brown as Smithfield’s 2024 Citizen of the Year with a catered dinner at the Smithfield Center on ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, March 21, 2025 5:18 pm

News

Gallery – Seeing green: St. Patrick’s Day parade returns

Main Street was awash in green and orange as Smithfield’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade returned on March 15. Terry Andrews, a retiring librarian with ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 6:03 pm

Opinion

Column – Israel beckons again for civilian defense volunteer

By Volpe Boykin Guest columnist   After having served with the Israel Defense Forces civilian volunteer program Sar-El last summer, I anxiously monitored what was ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 5:38 pm

In The Short Rows

Column – Two organizations serve the public’s right to know

This is Sunshine Week across the country and it’s a good time to take stock of where our “right to know” about government stands. Many ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 5:38 pm

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