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SRA baseball continues winning streak
Two Smithfield Recreation Association baseball teams are advancing to the July 11-13 South Region Championship Tournament in High Point, North Carolina, after going undefeated at the July 5-7 Section Tournament at Great Neck Baseball League in Virginia Beach. Smithfield’s ages 10-and-under team took down Great Neck 9-2 in their first game, held July 5, then […]
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […]
Smithfield planners urge approval of gym franchise
Smithfield’s Planning Commission gave a unanimously favorable recommendation on July 9 to a proposed gym franchise seeking to locate in the Smithfield Commons shopping center next to the McDonald’s on South Church Street. Edmo Soares of Fit Body Boot Camp, a franchise with more than 200 locations across the United States, is seeking a special […]
Parents react to Youngkin order calling for ‘cellphone-free’ schools
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order calling for “cellphone-free education” in Virginia’s public schools is drawing mixed reactions from Isle of Wight County parents. Youngkin’s July 9 order, which blames cellphones for a statewide surge in mental health crises among teenagers, directs several of his cabinet members, including Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera, to develop […]
Smithfield track champion Marcus Glanville signs with Hampton University
Hampton University has recruited Marcus Glanville, Smithfield High School’s first-ever state outdoor track champion. Glanville, a 2024 SHS graduate, placed first statewide in the Class 4 300 meter hurdle with a time of 38.6 seconds, setting a school record. Hampton University’s head track coach, Maurice Pierce, said he recruited Glanville specifically for his performance in […]
Letting freedom ring
The Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, formed by the General Assembly in 2020 to plan the state’s 2025 commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, encouraged all localities in the state to ring a bell 13 times, once for each state in their order of admission to the Union, at 5 p.m. on […]
Developer looks to revive rejected Windsor warehouses
The developer of a proposed multi-warehouse complex on the outskirts of Windsor that Isle of Wight County supervisors rejected last month is in talks with county officials to revive the project. Isle of Wight Economic Development Director Kristi Sutphin said at a July 9 meeting of the county’s Economic Development Authority that Tidewater Logistics Center […]
Tsunami Swim Club defeat Smithfield Dolphins at June 29 meet
The Smithfield Dolphins swim team fell to the Tsunami Swim Club 331-245 at its third meet, held June 29 at 9 a.m. at the Smithfield pool. The coaches for the Smithfield Dolphins are Tanya Blount and Kati Seward. Smithfield swimmers who placed are as follows. Girls ages 6 and under Ella Phillips, third place 100M […]
Riverside Smithfield Hospital hires chief medical, nursing officers
Riverside Smithfield Hospital has hired two more members of its leadership team. Dr. Justin Billings, a physician with Riverside since 2019, will serve as the 50-bed hospital’s first-ever chief medical officer. Billings currently serves as associate medical director of the hospitalist service at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Michelle Wooten, who’s currently chief […]
Judges decline to rehear Nazario appeal
A panel of federal judges declined to reconsider their May ruling that upheld a Richmond jury’s 2023 verdict awarding a wildly lower-than-requested monetary award to Virginia National Guard 1st Lt. Caron Nazario. The panel wrote in its June 28 order that the court “denies the petitions for rehearing,” noting “no judge requested a poll” in […]
First of eight Luter-owned lots at Washington and James streets sold
The first of eight new residential lots at Washington, James and Clay streets created from the 2021 sale of town-owned land to developer Joseph Luter IV has found a buyer. According to Isle of Wight County land transfer records from June, Luter’s holding company, JWL34 LLC, sold a 0.14-acre lot fronting Washington last month to […]
State blames staffing shortage for Surry farmer’s water woes
When the 40-year-old well that’s provided drip irrigation to Surry County farmer Michael Drewry’s blueberry orchard began pumping out nothing but silt in February, Drewry contacted the Virginia Department of Health in hopes of securing a permit to drill a new one. State law mandates no one construct, rehabilitate or abandon a private well without […]
Heat forces cancelation of summer concert
Tonight’s Downtown Smithfield summer concert, which would have featured the Hannah Jai Band, has been canceled due to an excessive heat warning by the National Weather Service. The weather service’s Wakefield office cited “dangerously hot conditions,” including heat index values of up to 110, in issuing the warning, which encourages people to stay in air-conditioned […]
Smithfield, Isle of Wight celebrate Independence Day with two days of fireworks
Independence Day fireworks returned to Smithfield on July 2, and to the Heritage Park fairgrounds near Windsor on July 3. Smithfield kicked off the festivities at 6:30 p.m. on July 2 with a reading of the Declaration of Independence outside the 1750 Isle of Wight County Courthouse. The festivities at the fairgrounds included a concert […]
Smithfield women question lack of Dominion bill
Laura Middleton of Smithfield hasn’t seen a statement from Dominion Energy showing her electricity usage since May of last year. She’s been making regular payments, but says none have been applied to any bills. “Our account currently shows a $2,800 credit and there’s no bills that it’s been applied to for a year,” Middleton said. […]
Smithfield finishes strong in PONY tournaments
The Smithfield Recreation Association’s 12-and-under blue district all-star team became the 2024 East Zone Bronco 12U District 1 champions after playing in a tournament hosted by Kempsville PONY Baseball. They are also headed to the Section Tournament July 5 at Great Neck Baseball League in Virginia Beach. Pictured above, from left are Coach Matt Stephenson, […]
School Board Member Alliance takes hold in Isle of Wight
In the wake of a handful of departures from the Virginia School Boards Association, an alternative organization led by a controversial figure is looking to fill the void. Over the past nine months, the VSBA has seen five of its formerly 132 member boards vote to disaffiliate over allegations that the state association champions causes […]
Smithfield High’s Brown named all-state in baseball
Maddax Brown, a 2024 Smithfield High School graduate, made the Virginia High School League’s Class 4 all-state baseball team. Twelve players make up the first and second teams: three pitchers, one catcher, one first baseman, one second baseman, one third baseman, one shortstop, three outfielders, and one designated hitter. Only those players selected to all-region […]
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