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Town Council rescinds plans to sell Smithfield Times building
The Smithfield Times will for now remain at its current office at 228 Main St. The Town Council voted Jan. 7 to reject two offers ...
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Smithfield hits 10-year milestone as certified crime prevention community
For 10 consecutive years, Smithfield has been a certified crime prevention community. The town of nearly 9,000 residents, the second-smallest in Virginia to achieve certification, ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 4:08 pm
Isle of Wight County
New growth projections expected in weeks for comprehensive plan review
Within the next few weeks, the consultant that worked on Isle of Wight County’s 2020 “Envisioning the Isle” comprehensive plan expects to have preliminary growth ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 4:04 pm
Isle of Wight County
Event center proposed off Courthouse Highway
The owner of an 18th century farmhouse roughly three miles southwest of Smithfield wants to operate the property as an event center. According to a ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 4:02 pm
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Missing pre-Civil War Surry court records found
A pre-Civil War book of Surry County’s land ownership records has been lost for most of its existence. In 1839, someone broke into Surry’s clerk ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 4:00 pm
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Smithfield man shines in local film
A Smithfield man is among the cast of a locally produced film. Town resident Tony Claiborne plays lawyer Marlin Lane in “That Summer the Wolf ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 1:13 pm
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Surry supervisors reelect Elliott as chairman, Pierce as vice chairman
Surry County’s Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Jan. 9 to reelect Robert Elliott as its chairman. Bacon’s Castle District Supervisor Walter Hardy nominated Elliott, ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 10, 2025 9:14 am
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Jersey Park purchaser to present renovation plans to Smithfield Planning Commission
A developer of affordable housing will make its case to Smithfield’s Planning Commission on Jan. 14 for an entrance corridor overlay review of its renovation ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, January 9, 2025 4:24 pm
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Hearing on text change for Carollo development set for Jan. 14
Smithfield’s Planning Commission, during its 6 p.m. meeting on Jan. 14, will hold a public hearing on developer Vincent Carollo’s request for a text amendment ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, January 9, 2025 4:01 pm
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Aird’s legislative priorities include reviving Surry bridge proposal
State Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, says she plans to introduce several General Assembly bills this year with implications for Surry County, including one that would ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, January 9, 2025 10:58 am
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