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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 to slow the pace of growth and ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:23 pm

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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. The ouster of two incumbents by a ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Friday, November 15, 2024 5:16 pm

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Editorial – Sound off on rapid growth

Anyone needing a reminder of the importance of citizen involvement in the pending update of Isle of Wight County’s Comprehensive Plan should simply listen to ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 5:54 pm

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Editorial – More details needed on farmers market

Amber Wells was generous in describing the proposed ownership of a farmers market, restaurant and retail building at the Grange at 10Main as “very vague.” ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:28 pm

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Editorial – Our election duty: Inform, not endorse

This week’s front page wraps up a 12-part series of questions and answers from candidates for the Smithfield Town Council. We hope readers have found ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 3:52 pm

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Editorial – Roundabout funding is premature

Effective transportation infrastructure requires long-range planning, so we’re hesitant to throw cold water on the proposal to build a multi-million-dollar roundabout on Turner Drive to ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 2:18 pm

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Editorial – Times is grateful for your support

Our hearts were warmed by the outpouring of support for our newspaper last week as the Smithfield Town Council heard from citizens on the future ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 9:22 pm

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Editorial – Planning Commission rightfully disillusioned

Brian Carroll pulled no punches with his valid criticism of Isle of Wight County supervisors who have repeatedly thumbed their noses at the recommendations of ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 6:24 pm

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Editorial – Wise advice on rapid growth

Tom Finderson, one of this community’s sharpest minds on demographics, offers elsewhere on this page an ominous, but accurate, forecast of the storm that Smithfield ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:43 pm

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Editorial – Town Council control in voters’ hands

The presidential election is getting most of the buzz, but when early voting for the fall election starts later this week, Town of Smithfield voters ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 7:00 pm

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