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IW supervisors approve 615-home Sweetgrass development
Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 3-2 on May 16 to approve mixed-use zoning for Sweetgrass, a proposed ...
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Isle of Wight Academy softball team advances to state title game
The Isle of Wight Academy varsity softball team punched its ticket to the VISAA Division II state championship ...
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Special education needs rising in Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County Schools’ share of students in special education is on the rise. According to IWCS ...
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Surry schools superintendent to retire
Surry County Public Schools Superintendent Serbrenia Sims announced at the School Board’s May 14 meeting that she will ...
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Preservation Virginia deems Surry church ruins endangered
The ruins of an 18th century Surry County church made Preservation Virginia’s list of the most endangered historic ...
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Packs buy three North Suffolk restaurants
By Ed Pugh and Stephen Faleski Staff Writers Smithfield’s Pack brothers have purchased three restaurants in North Suffolk. ...
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Honoring fallen officers
Sirens blared down Main Street the morning of May 10 as the Virginia division of Law Enforcement United, ...
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Isle of Wight supervisors delay budget vote, citing state negotiations
Isle of Wight County supervisors had planned to adopt the county’s budget and tax rates for the coming ...
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Smithfield draft budget would hold tax rate, increase water and trash fees
Smithfield residents can weigh in on the town’s proposed 2024-25 budget at a 6 p.m. public hearing on ...
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Smithfield approves renaming Quail Street for former mayor James Chapman
It’s official. Quail Street will be renamed in honor of Smithfield’s first Black mayor, the late James Chapman. ...
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Smithfield commits federal COVID funds for Luter Sports concession stand
Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on May 7 to commit an additional $251,790 from the town’s share of ...
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Turner Drive roundabout in proposed VDOT plan for Isle of Wight
A roundabout at Turner Drive, a long-planned 1.4-mile extension of Nike Park Road and closed-circuit television cameras to ...
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Toys for Tots Family Fun Day coming to Windsor Castle Park
Toys for Tots, the Marine Corps Reserve’s flagship Christmas charity, will host its inaugural Foster Family Fun Day ...
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Stabbing suspect surrenders to Smithfield Police
The suspect accused of stabbing a man last week turned himself in to Smithfield Police on Monday morning, ...
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Hearing set on IW real estate, meals tax increases
Isle of Wight County supervisors will hold a public hearing May 9 on a proposed 5-cent increase in ...
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Smithfield Times wins 28 awards for 2023 journalistic, advertising excellence
CHARLOTTESVILLE —The Smithfield Times earned 28 awards in the Virginia Press Association’s 2023 news and advertising contest. The ...
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Isle of Wight nixes adding boat slips at Tyler’s Beach, for now
Isle of Wight County’s plans to build additional boat slips at Tyler’s Beach have hit a snag. The ...
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Bids for SPSA landfill alternative arrive
Bids proposing alternatives to the Southeastern Public Service Authority’s near-capacity Suffolk landfill are in but staying secret for ...
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Chesapeake man charged in Smithfield road rage incident
A Chesapeake man accused in what Smithfield Police are calling a road rage incident on May 1 faces ...
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Smithfield Police seeking stabbing suspect
Smithfield Police are seeking a suspect accused of stabbing a man. Police were dispatched on Thursday afternoon, May ...
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Surry’s Pierce records 300 career strikeouts
Surry County High School Cougars pitcher Oakley Pierce scored his 300th career strikeout on April 30 in a ...
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Federal internet discount set to expire this month
Western Tidewater residents receiving discounted internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program could find themselves paying full price when ...
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Winner announced in Pawsitively Purrfect Pets contest
The Smithfield Times’ first annual Pawsitively Perfect Pets Photo Contest was positively perfect! In March, residents from Smithfield, ...
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Early voting starts May 3 in U.S. House, Senate primaries
In-person early voting for the June 18 Democratic and Republican primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives ...
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How Virginia’s new accreditation could affect IW, Surry schools
Isle of Wight and Surry county schools could, within two years, see higher stakes attached to their performance ...