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Gyms on September agenda for Town Council, Planning Commission

Smithfield’s Town Council and Planning Commission, within a week of each other’s September meetings, will each consider applications ...

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Liberty Live site plan approved

Liberty Live, a church with multiple branches across Hampton Roads, received unanimous site plan approval from Smithfield’s Planning ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

Column – Smithfield’s daily wiped out quickly, but nickname stuck

Back in the 1950s, this splendid little newspaper was frequently referred to — usually with a hint of ...

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How Windsor spent its federal pandemic relief money

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on how area localities have spent their ...

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Water tower receives federal funding

Isle of Wight County received a ceremonial check for $1.2 million on Aug. 12 for a water tower ...

Opinion

Editorial – Get involved in comprehensive plan update

As citizens have learned the hard way — from Mallory Pointe to the Grange at 10Main to Sweetgrass ...

Opinion

IW’s taste for legal liquor sales developed slowly 

Who would’ve thought that conservative Virginia would ever allow “to go” alcoholic beverages? And yet, the COVID-inspired innovation ...

News

Surry, Windsor to host National Night Out on Aug. 6

The Windsor Police Department and Surry County Sheriff’s Office will hold their National Night Out festivities on Aug. ...

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Opinion

Column – Again with emphasis: Infrastructure is inadequate

Steve Bowman nailed it in October 2022 when he declared the 800-plus-home Mallory Pointe residential development a worthy ...

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