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Letter – Solar ‘farms’ mislabeled

Editor, The Smithfield Times: Regarding the article “New solar farms in pipeline?” (Nov. 13), solar facilities are not ...

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Editorial – Why the secrecy on roundabout?

Voters sent two strong messages in the recent Smithfield Town Council election. The first was for elected leaders ...

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Column – Heartbreak for hurricane victims

By Alice Kornegay Quinn Contributing writer As I, like so many others, watched the devastation following the recent ...

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Column – In journalism, when you make a mistake, own it

There were numerous unwritten rules I tried to live by for decades as a reporter and editor.  One ...

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Letter – Help needy senior citizens

Editor, The Smithfield Times: The holiday season is quickly creeping up on us. This Christmas why not add ...

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Letter – Fish Fry a big success

Editor, The Smithfield Times: The Carrollton Ruritan Club held its semiannual Fish Fry with success.   All proceeds from ...

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Letter – Let cooler heads prevail

Editor, The Smithfield Times: At a contentious Oct. 3 meeting of the Surry County Board of Supervisors, Chairman ...

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Column – What to watch in aftermath of Town Council election 

Five things we’re watching after last week’s Smithfield Town Council election: Whether Bill Riddick continues as town attorney. ...

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Column – Local agriculture got a lot of ink during its heyday

During much of this newspaper’s life, Smithfield was the center of a prosperous agricultural community, and week after ...

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Editorial – Smithfield voters deliver mandate

Perhaps never has a citizenry so clearly imposed its will than in last week’s Smithfield Town Council election. ...

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