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Carrollton families’ new love of gardening yields a whopper
By Brandy Centolanza Contributing writer A pair of families in Carrollton were recently shocked to find that what ...
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Dec. 27: Photographer chronicles Riverside Smithfield Hospital construction
Smithfield photographer Joe Lupton is chronicling the construction of Riverside Smithfield Hospital. His weekly updates will be featured ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Federal officers descend on Foursquare Road home; property owner arrested on weapons charge
An Isle of Wight County man faces a federal weapons charge after authorities swarmed his home on Foursquare ...
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Smithfield’s Lego elected Rotary district governor in 2027-28
By Brandy Centolanza Contributing writer For the first time in more than four decades, a Smithfield resident ...
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SHS wrestlers place in King of Beasts tournament
The Smithfield High School varsity wrestling team traveled to Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach on Dec. 14 ...
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January opening of Carrollton Publix unconfirmed
An Isle of Wight County resident who recently inquired about an opening date for the new Publix on ...
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Surry planners weigh in on battery storage developer’s requested ordinance change
Surry County’s full Planning Commission received its first look on Dec. 16 at a proposed zoning ordinance text ...
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Gallery – Smithfield Christmas Parade shortened but still festive
Smithfield’s annual Christmas parade was shorter but no less festive on account of the ongoing rehabilitation of the ...
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Longtime Kiwanian named 2024 Citizen of the Year
When Rotary Club President Larry Saint and the club’s sergeant-at-arms, Dale Steffensmeier, stopped by Wesley Brown’s house on ...
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Three charged in Dec. 14 Jersey Park shooting
Police say a dispute between residents at Smithfield’s Jersey Park Apartments led to a weekend shooting that injured ...
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Isle of Wight Academy teacher facing child pornography charges
An Isle of Wight Academy teacher has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. The Isle of Wight ...
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IWCS, after 2022-23 deficit, ends 2023-24 with surplus
A recently completed audit of Isle of Wight County’s 2023-24 finances shows its school system to have recovered ...
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Rountree charge from campaign sign theft dismissed after community service
It’s been just under a year since Renee Rountree sat in Isle of Wight County’s General District courtroom ...
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Council approves reducing size of Mallory Pointe roundabout
Smithfield’s Town Council voted 6-1 on Dec. 3 to approve reducing the size of the Mallory Pointe development’s ...
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Town planners weigh in on Carollo plan for former Luter lots
Smithfield’s Planning Commission gave an informal nod to developer Vincent Carollo’s conceptual plan for just over an acre ...
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Surry supervisors vote 3-2 on ethics code that allows censure of leakers
Surry County’s Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Dec. 5 to adopt revisions to its code of ethics ...
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More than 600 in Smithfield, Carrollton without power
More than 600 Dominion Energy customers are without power as of 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 11. According to ...
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Planners deadlock over Red Point Taphouse’s requested town water waiver
Smithfield’s Planning Commission deadlocked on Dec. 10 over Red Point Taphouse’s request for a special use permit that ...
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Despite lower attendance 2024 Isle of Wight Fair turns a profit
Though attendance was lower than last year, the 2024 Isle of Wight County Fair still turned a profit. ...
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Surry approves more tax relief for the elderly, disabled
Surry County supervisors have raised the income threshold for elderly and disabled residents to qualify for a tax ...
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Gallery – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Smithfield
The first weekend in December marked “Christmas in Smithfield,” an annual two-day event that includes tours of the ...
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Smithfield hosts ribbon-cutting for DMV
Local and state officials held a belated ribbon-cutting for Smithfield’s new Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office on ...