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Town moves to declare house ‘blighted’ where missing Smithfield man’s body was found
As police await a cause-of-death ruling for a man whose body was discovered in an abandoned Smithfield house last month, the town government is moving ...
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Isle of Wight County
Explainer: What can, and can’t, Isle of Wight do with its opioid settlement money?
Isle of Wight County supervisors are mulling potential uses for the roughly $416,000 the locality expects to receive from an opioid lawsuit settlement over the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 30, 2022 3:26 pm
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Deer carcass left rotting in Smithfield cul-de-sac
Despite a multi-year ongoing investigation, Virginia Conservation Police say they still haven’t identified who’s been leaving deer carcasses at the edge of a dead-end road ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:39 pm
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Cold Case: Who left a burned body in the Darden family’s field in 1991?
Editor’s note: A new state law requires Virginia State Police to maintain a publicly accessible online database of unsolved homicides, unidentified bodies and missing-person cases. ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 25, 2022 5:30 pm
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Planners OK 637-acre Zuni solar farm
Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is recommending approval of a proposed 71-megawatt solar farm and substation in the Zuni area. The proposed Carver Solar ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 25, 2022 4:00 pm
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Ringing in the Holidays: Smithfield lights town tree, hosts Mistletoe Market
Smithfield kicked off the Christmas season with its annual tree-lighting ceremony on Nov. 18, followed by its Mistletoe Market on Main Street Nov. 19. Jim ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 5:17 pm
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Surry ‘energy policy’ draws mixed reaction
A proposed “energy policy” amendment to Surry County’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan drew mixed reactions from residents at a Nov. 21 Planning Commission public hearing. While ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:15 pm
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Supervisors delay vote on expanding solar farm in southern Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County supervisors have postponed voting on a developer’s request to add acreage to a planned solar farm. SolarGen of Virginia LLC, a ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, November 21, 2022 4:26 pm
Isle of Wight County
IWCS equity coordinator to leave
Isle of Wight County Schools’ equity and inclusion coordinator, Kiyaana Cox-Jones, will leave her position at the end of the year. The personnel report approved ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, November 21, 2022 4:17 pm
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Smithfield proposes allowing permanent shipping containers in limited areas
Smithfield’s Planning Commission is considering a change to the town’s zoning ordinance that would allow shipping containers as permanent accessory structures in limited areas. The ...