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Editorial – Double standard by town planners

The rules are the rules.  That was the stern lecture the Smithfield Planning Commission gave a struggling restaurant last month before reluctantly agreeing to waive ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:29 pm

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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 ever got started with the appointment of ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Friday, September 6, 2024 5:02 pm

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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 Summer Concert Series to a close as ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 3:58 pm

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Editorial – Journalism at its finest

If anyone needed a reminder of the importance of journalism to sound government decision-making, we hope that Times reporter Stephen Faleski has provided it with ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 11:23 am

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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 the words of Sir Thomas George Barnett ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 11:00 am

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Editorial – Get involved in comprehensive plan update

As citizens have learned the hard way — from Mallory Pointe to the Grange at 10Main to Sweetgrass — opposing residential development one project at ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 5:38 pm

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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 Surry County supervisors’ proposal to allow supervisors, ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:02 pm

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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 Mountain Coffee in Windsor — is a ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:55 pm

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Editorial – Smart move by Foods owners

Smithfield Foods’ planned return to a publicly traded company makes sense for a lot of reasons, but an important one is to provide some cover ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 5:00 pm

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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 remember its revitalization three decades ago. Our ... Read more

by Smithfield Times Editorial Board, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 6:01 pm

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