Obituaries
Melvin Harmond Gwaltney
Melvin Harmond Gwaltney, 91, peacefully passed away on June 05, 2020 surrounded by his family, just a hundred yards from the place on the farm ...
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Obituaries
James ‘Jimmy’ Shirley Crumpler Jr.
James “Jimmy” Shirley Crumpler, Jr, 66, of Smithfield passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at his residence. Jimmy was born in Isle of ...
by Steve Stewart, Sunday, June 7, 2020 3:10 pm
News
Absentee ballots dominated Smithfield election
By Stephen Faleski Staff Writer Of the 954 voters who participated in Smithfield’s Town Council election on Tuesday, more than half did ...
by Steve Stewart, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:30 pm
News
Tynes ousted in town election; challenger Rountree leads four-candidate field
By Stephen Faleski Staff Writer Denise Tynes, who has served on Smithfield’s Town Council for the past 12 years, will be leaving her seat ...
by Steve Stewart, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 1:20 am
COVID-19
Department of Health testing Smithfield Foods employees
By Stephen Faleski Staff Writer Smithfield Foods has confirmed that Virginia Department of Health personnel were on-site this week at the company’s meatpacking ...
by Steve Stewart, Saturday, May 16, 2020 3:05 pm
News
Smithfield restaurants, salons begin to reopen
By Stephen Faleski Staff Writer In accordance with Phase 1 of Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Forward Virginia” reopening plan, several Smithfield restaurants, including the Smithfield ...
by Steve Stewart, Saturday, May 16, 2020 2:35 pm
COVID-19
COVID-19 testing to be offered in Franklin
Staff report The Western Tidewater Health District will provide drive-through testing for COVID-19 this Friday and Saturday in Franklin. This testing is targeted for ...
by Steve Stewart, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:32 pm
COVID-19
Trump signs order to keep meat plants open
By Stephen Faleski Staff writer President Donald Trump invoked his powers under the Defense Production Act on Tuesday when he signed an executive ...
by Steve Stewart, Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:36 pm
COVID-19
No new area cases of COVID-19 reported Monday
The Western Tidewater Health District experienced wild swings in the number of cases reported over the weekend and Monday. There were no new cases ...
by Steve Stewart, Monday, April 27, 2020 10:59 pm
News
Crash shuts down Route 460
An overturned tractor-trailer has shut down Route 460. The crash happened about 8:33 a.m. Monday, according to Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya. It ...