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Carrollton’s Marilyn Hill receives state award for decades of square dancing

The rules of a circa-1876 square dance are fairly straightforward. Music is to include a fiddle, a snare ...

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Isle of Wight proposing $108.9 million budget, 5-cent real estate tax increase

Isle of Wight County Administrator Randy Keaton’s proposed $108.9 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year calls for ...

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Celebrating 20 years of “Passion, Dedication and Commitment”

By James W. Robinson Staff Writer PDC Golf Tournament Founder and Director Rich Humphrey is marking 20 years ...

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Smithfield & Isle of Wight Tourism wins state award for annual festivals

Smithfield and Isle of Wight County’s shared tourism department won a VIRGO award in the niche marketing category ...

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Remembering Vietnam: Smithfield Navy veteran recalls wartime service

It’s been 56 years since Chris Torre found himself face to face with a Soviet trawler off the ...

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IW School Board adopts $102 million 2024-25 budget

Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted unanimously on March 26 to adopt a $102 million budget for ...

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Youngkin vetoes marijuana market bill that divided area legislators

When Virginia legalized marijuana in 2021, the law allowed localities the option of holding a voter referendum to ...

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Solar farm subcontractor charged in collision with Surry school bus

A subcontractor working for the construction company building the 240-megawatt Cavalier solar farm in Surry County has been ...

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Proposed Carrollton maternity home seeks to dissuade abortions

In 1974, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide, Wendy ...

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What’s causing Isle of Wight’s surge of overdue tax bills?

When Smithfield area resident Kathy Strozak saw a past-due notice from the Isle of Wight County Treasurer’s Office ...

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