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Wheatley receives Smithfield Little Theatre scholarship

Smithfield Little Theatre awarded its 13th annual scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to Emma Wheatley, a 2024 ...

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Rushmere native’s song featured in award-winning gospel album

Five months ago, Rushmere native Anthony “Junebug” Turner Jr. learned his original song, titled “Fill Us Once Again,”  ...

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Hearing canceled on proposal to let Surry supervisors have concealed guns at meetings

An Aug. 1 public hearing on proposed revisions to a Surry County ordinance that would allow county supervisors ...

Opinion

Column – Morgart’s Beach Hotel was the place to be

The old photographs published on this page during the past three weeks have depicted scenes from Isle of ...

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Smithfield woman judged Olympic gymnastics trials

By Ugo Benjamin Contributing writer A Smithfield woman will be watching the Summer Olympics more intently than most, ...

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Deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol now fired, Sheriff’s Office says

The Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol last week has now been ...

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Isle of Wight deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol

An Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol has been suspended and charged. ...

Opinion

Column – Summer dam building was child’s play in simpler times

Children raised on farms in the 1950s, and probably many decades earlier, were much like beavers. If they ...

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Column – At least one safe space from national politics 

The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend makes easy a decision I’ve been contemplating ...

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Editorial – Smart move by Foods owners

Smithfield Foods’ planned return to a publicly traded company makes sense for a lot of reasons, but an ...

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