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Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Litter warriors pick up after the knuckleheads

Keep America Beautiful reports that significant progress has been made in reducing litter on U.S. roadsides since 2010. Far too much remains here in Smithfield. ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 5:05 pm

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Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Intimidation tactics have no place in civic discourse

Smithfield’s leadership class struck me as oddly desperate last fall as the controversial Grange at 10Main floundered in the face of intense opposition from citizens ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 6:30 pm

Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Antiquer’s timely find has a distinct Smithfield flavor

Only one with Smithfield bonafides can appreciate Gary Stanley’s find last year at a Harrisonburg antique shop. Stanley, an Edenton, North Carolina, resident who grew ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 7:56 pm

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Blockchain Technology: Beyond Cryptocurrency

Sponsored content Blockchain technology, a term often synonymous with cryptocurrencies, stretches far beyond the confines of digital currency. At its core, blockchain is a decentralized ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Monday, February 12, 2024 8:58 am

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Clukey earns Shenandoah president’s list honors 

Katelynn Clukey of Smithfield is one of 519 students who made the fall 2023 semester president’s list at Shenandoah University. To qualify for this academic ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 5:54 pm

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Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Jenkinson bringing Mr. Jefferson to Smithfield this spring

A celebrity is coming to Smithfield, courtesy of the Isle of Wight County Historical Society. Best to grab a ticket now to see historian Clay ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 5:26 pm

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Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Short Rows, always a ‘must read,’ has a forever home

Isle of Wight County is blessed to have a few walking, talking encyclopedias of local history and institutional knowledge. One of them, Times Publisher Emeritus ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 4:59 pm

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Column – Longshot made the most of his chance

Need some inspiration for 2024? Settle in for the story of Dante Wright. Like many success stories, Wright’s is one of good fortune and fortitude, ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Wednesday, December 27, 2023 12:07 pm

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Woman dies in head-on collision on Cypress Creek Bridge

For the second consecutive weekend, a car accident in Smithfield has claimed a life. Gay Arnett Watt, 59, was killed in a head-on collision at ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Sunday, September 17, 2023 11:30 am

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Dispatches from Wharf Hill

Column – Heed lessons of Grange’s demise

Joe Luter IV’s withdrawal of his zoning application for an ambitious mixed-use development on the western edge of Smithfield’s historic district is a chance for ... Read more

by Steve Stewart, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 6:14 pm

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