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Isle of Wight County

Will lawmakers revive efforts to overrule counties that reject solar farms?

Virginia’s General Assembly could make another attempt at changing how renewable energy projects, and specifically solar farms, are approved when the legislature reconvenes Jan. 8. ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 6:50 pm

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NSU professor with Smithfield ties remembered for political acumen

A longtime Norfolk State University political science professor who died at age 78 on Christmas Eve had deep Smithfield roots. Carol Pretlow, who taught for ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 1:05 pm

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Bowman proposes forgiving Smithfield Recreation Association debt with interest from Luter funds

The $6 million the town of Smithfield returned to former Smithfield Foods Chairman and philanthropist Joseph Luter III in late November earned $138,000 in interest ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, January 6, 2025 8:33 pm

Carrollton

Carrollton Publix to open Jan. 15

It’s official. The Carrollton Publix will open Jan. 15. Isle of Wight County residents craving a “Pub Sub,” the submarine-style sandwiches offered at Publix supermarkets, ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 3, 2025 12:56 pm

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DOJ fights release of IW suspect in largest FBI seizure of homemade explosives

The U.S. Department of Justice is fighting to keep Brad Spafford, the 36-year-old Isle of Wight County man accused of stockpiling the largest cache of ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, January 2, 2025 11:52 am

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Solar developer gifts IWCS greenhouses

All five Isle of Wight County schools now have greenhouses, courtesy of the developer of two large solar farms. Arlington-based AES Clean Energy, the developer ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, December 30, 2024 5:00 pm

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Foursquare Road suspect in largest-ever FBI seizure of homemade explosives granted $25,000 bond

A federal judge set a $25,000 bond for an Isle of Wight County man facing a federal weapons charge in connection with a Dec. 18 ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, December 30, 2024 1:49 pm

A Slice of Smithfield

Generations of Christmas joy: Murrays’ yuletide display has evolved over the decades 

During the spring and summer months, passing drivers might not pay much attention to Albert and Margaret Murray’s home on Jefferson Drive. But come the ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, December 27, 2024 5:44 pm

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Jan. 28 hearing set for revived Windsor multi-warehouse proposal

Eleven months after recommending rejection of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts of Windsor, Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission will ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, December 27, 2024 9:51 am

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Smithfield Foods further reduces hog production footprint ahead of planned stock listing

Another hog-farming operation affiliated with Smithfield Foods will become an independent entity, further reducing the world’s largest pork producer’s production footprint as it prepares for ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, December 26, 2024 4:30 pm

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