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Smithfield proposing new public parking lot downtown

At the urging of Town Councilman Jim Collins, Smithfield solicited and received a cost estimate for turning the ...

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Nov. 13: Photographer chronicles Riverside Smithfield Hospital construction

Smithfield photographer Joe Lupton is chronicling the construction of Riverside Smithfield Hospital. His weekly updates will be featured ...

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BHAR looks to revise historic district guidelines

As Smithfield’s Planning Commission works to update its circa-2005 entrance corridor design standards, the town’s Board of Historic ...

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Smithfield backs expanded Route 10 intersection for proposed car wash

Two months after passing a resolution in support of right-turn-only access from Route 10 into the 2023-approved Grange ...

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Luter sells remaining Washington and James street lots

Developer Joseph Luter IV is no longer the owner of eight residential lots at Washington, James and Clay ...

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Surry County towns reelect incumbents, Dendron write-in wins with five votes

With three uncontested mayoral races and an equal or lesser number of candidates than available council seats, the ...

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Town Council preemptively advertises ‘Cottages’ hearing ahead of Planning Commission

A public notice slated for publication in the Smithfield Times’ Nov. 13 print edition states Smithfield’s Town Council ...

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Gallery – Smithfield celebrates Veterans Day

Smithfield’s American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts co-hosted the town’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 ...

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SHS boys, girls track teams advance to state championships

For the first time in more than 40 years Smithfield High School’s boys and girls varsity cross country ...

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Smithfield puts remaining ARPA funds toward payroll

With less than 50 days before a Dec. 31 deadline to allocate its American Rescue Plan Act funds, ...

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Packers get first-round bye in football playoffs

Smithfield High School’s football team rolled into the regional playoffs with a 49-14 road win over Tabb on ...

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Voter turnout percentage down from 2020 in IW, Surry

Isle of Wight County saw several hundred more voters turn out this year than in 2020, but that’s ...

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Judge dismisses assault charge from GOP dispute

Judge Bruce Wilcox dismissed former Suffolk Republican Party Chairwoman Dawn Jones’ 20-month-old assault and battery allegation against Isle ...

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Gallery – Smithfield Police defeat Fire Department in softball showdown

It was blue versus red at Smithfield’s Luter Sports Complex on Nov. 2 as the town’s Police Department ...

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IW, Surry and state voters approve expanded tax breaks for deceased veterans’ spouses

More than 92% of Isle of Wight and Surry county residents, and Virginians statewide, voted in favor of ...

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How many solar farms are on the horizon for Isle of Wight, Surry? Depends who you ask

Dominion Energy’s 2024 integrated resource plan, filed Oct. 15 with the State Corporation Commission, calls for 12,000 additional ...

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Surry backs Trump, Kaine, McClellan

Surry County voters, by a margin of just 25 votes, backed former President Donald Trump over Vice President ...

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Challengers oust two incumbents, flip control of Smithfield Town Council

Four candidates who campaigned on reining in growth and development have succeeded in flipping control of Smithfield’s Town ...

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Kaine wins in Surry, statewide while IW backs Cao

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., won his reelection bid. Complete but unofficial results the Virginia Department of Elections reported ...

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Kiggans wins reelection in 2nd Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., will remain Isle of Wight County’s representative in Congress for another two years. ...