Latest Editorial

Opinion

Editorial – Double standard by town planners

The rules are the rules.  That was the stern lecture the Smithfield Planning Commission gave a struggling restaurant ...

Opinion

Editorial – Bad choice for audit committee

Isle of Wight County’s new audit committee is a worthy creation, but supervisors undermined its credibility before it ...

Opinion

Editorial – Another concert season winds down

The sad news that perennial crowd favorite Griffin Lane wouldn’t be able to bring the 2024 Downtown Smithfield ...

Opinion

Editorial – Journalism at its finest

If anyone needed a reminder of the importance of journalism to sound government decision-making, we hope that Times ...

Opinion

Editorial – No tax dollars for developers

A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled. We were reminded of ...

Opinion

Editorial – Get involved in comprehensive plan update

As citizens have learned the hard way — from Mallory Pointe to the Grange at 10Main to Sweetgrass ...

Opinion

Editorial – Sups don’t need to pack pistols

We’ve seen some doozies in our time, but we can’t quickly recall a more bone-headed idea than two ...

Opinion

Editorial – Big blow for IW’s economy

Devastating news of the loss of one of the community’s major employers — Keurig Dr. Pepper, formerly Green ...

Opinion

Editorial – Smart move by Foods owners

Smithfield Foods’ planned return to a publicly traded company makes sense for a lot of reasons, but an ...

Opinion

Editorial – Rewards program gives merchants a needed boost

Downtown Smithfield’s vibrant retail and hospitality scene is easy to take for granted, especially for those who don’t ...

|Older >

SportsPlus

  • Special Sections