Staff Reports, Author at Smithfield Times

In The Short Rows

Column – Memories of trees, running cedar and Christmas fireworks

Our Christmas tree has been in the living room since shortly after Thanksgiving. That’s because it’s plastic. Nice plastic, mind you, but plastic, nonetheless. And ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, December 19, 2024 5:23 pm

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Smithfield’s Lego elected Rotary district governor in 2027-28

By Brandy Centolanza Contributing writer   For the first time in more than four decades, a Smithfield resident is set to serve as district governor ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 5:06 pm

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SHS wrestlers place in King of Beasts tournament

The Smithfield High School varsity wrestling team traveled to Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach on Dec. 14 to compete in the school’s annual King ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, December 17, 2024 6:09 pm

Obituaries

Linda Kay Wilson Gwaltney

Linda Kay Wilson Gwaltney, 81, of Smithfield, VA, one of the classiest women you could hope to meet, but always a true country girl at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, December 17, 2024 4:55 pm

Obituaries

Barbara Ann Robinson

Barbara Ann (Bond) Robinson, mother, educator, civic woman, and friend to many, passed away on the 8th of December 2024, in Smithfield, Virginia. Her life ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, December 16, 2024 8:02 pm

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Gallery – Smithfield Christmas Parade shortened but still festive

Smithfield’s annual Christmas parade was shorter but no less festive on account of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Cypress Creek Bridge. Spectators lined Main, Mason ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, December 16, 2024 7:36 pm

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Three charged in Dec. 14 Jersey Park shooting

Police say a dispute between residents at Smithfield’s Jersey Park Apartments led to a weekend shooting that injured a woman. Three people have been charged.  ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, December 16, 2024 3:31 pm

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Dec. 11: Photographer chronicles Riverside Smithfield Hospital construction

Smithfield photographer Joe Lupton is chronicling the construction of Riverside Smithfield Hospital. His weekly updates will be featured in this gallery.         Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, December 12, 2024 10:03 am

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More than 600 in Smithfield, Carrollton without power

More than 600 Dominion Energy customers are without power as of 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 11. According to Dominion’s online outage tracker, the outage is ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 4:07 pm

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Gallery – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Smithfield

The first weekend in December marked “Christmas in Smithfield,” an annual two-day event that includes tours of the town’s historic homes, an antique show at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:31 pm

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