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Former Smithfield Foods CEO named to CNU board
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed former Smithfield Foods President and Chief Executive Officer Charles “Larry” Pope to Christopher Newport University’s Board of Visitors. Pope is ...
Stephen Faleski, Author at Smithfield Times
Isle of Wight County
‘It’s time for a change’
Retiring superintendent reflects on legacy Dr. Jim Thornton officially retired June 30 as superintendent of Isle of Wight County Schools, ending his 33-year career in ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, July 1, 2022 10:24 pm
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Isle of Wight planners OK Wawa
Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is recommending approval for a proposed Wawa convenience store at Benn’s Church Boulevard and Turner Drive – with the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:24 pm
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Surry proposes more tax relief for the elderly, disabled
Surry County supervisors plan to hold a public hearing in July or August on a proposed ordinance that would raise the income threshold for the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:04 pm
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Private sports club proposed for former school gym
Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission has signed off on a proposal to give the former James River Christian Academy gymnasium a new lease on ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:02 pm
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Insurance with a side of bagels
Danny Hughes has proposed opening a bagel shop in Suite B of his Hughes Agency insurance office on South Church Street. Smithfield’s Planning Commission has ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:20 pm
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Marine Resources Commission OKs biogas pipeline
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has unanimously approved a proposed 65-mile biogas pipeline network that would cross the Blackwater River and two swamps at seven ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:18 pm
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Defying the odds
Ethan Swartz hasn’t let a rare brain condition slow him down When Heidi Swartz gave birth to her son, Ethan, in 2006, her doctors ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, June 27, 2022 6:49 pm
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Surry adopts $42M budget, 72-cent real estate tax
Eight days ahead of a looming June 30 deadline, Surry County supervisors adopted a $42.2 million 2022-23 budget, one that no longer includes a proposed ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, June 27, 2022 6:46 pm
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Filing deadline elapses for Town Council, School Board candidates
Five candidates are seeking four available seats on Smithfield’s Town Council. According to the Isle of Wight County Registrar’s Office, incumbents Valerie Butler, Wayne Hall ...