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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 […]
Police identify victim in fatal Surry County crash
Virginia State Police, on July 3, released additional details on the Surry County crash that killed a pedestrian a day earlier, including the name of the victim. State Police identified the deceased as 67-year-old Ahmed F. Ahmed of Surry. Police say the fatal collision occurred just after 4 a.m. on July 2 at Magnolia Circle, […]
Isle of Wight comprehensive plan group plans first meeting
A comprehensive plan-focused stakeholder working group under Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold its first meeting on July 9 at 6 p.m., though not all of its members have been appointed. The meeting may be postponed to Aug. 13, the first date a third-party consultant will be available. As of […]
Town Council votes to offer Smithfield Times building for sale
Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on July 1 to solicit sealed bids to purchase the town-owned Smithfield Times office at 228 Main St. The town acquired the 3,300-square-foot building in 2020 from Times Publisher Emeritus John Edwards and currently leases a portion of the building to Smithfield Newsmedia, which publishes the Times, Slice of Smithfield […]
100 years of Bethany Presbyterian
Bethany Presbyterian Church, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this September, has become intertwined with the history of Zuni over the past century. The circa-1924 sanctuary was one of the few structures left untouched in 1999 when Hurricane Floyd dumped a foot and a half of rain on Zuni, flooding most homes to their rooftops […]
Carrollton Publix could open this fall, developer says
Carrollton residents craving a “Pub Sub,” the submarine-style sandwiches offered at Publix supermarkets, may not need to wait much longer. The Publix that will anchor the commercial phase of The Crossings at Bartlett Station, a mixed-use development at Carrollton and Brewers Neck boulevards, could open by early fall, according to The Crossings’ developer, Jerry Bowman. […]
Surry crash kills pedestrian
A pedestrian died early Tuesday morning, July 2, after being struck by a car in Surry County. According to Virginia State Police, the fatal collision occurred just after 4 a.m. at Magnolia Circle, a mobile home community just outside the town of Surry’s limits, when a 2015 Volkswagen heading east on Colonial Trail was unable […]
Sowden, Curro named all-state in soccer
A recent Smithfield High School graduate and rising senior each made the Virginia High School League’s Class 4 all-state girls soccer teams. Defender Kennedy Sowden, who played in 17 games her junior year, was named first team all-state. Brianna Curro, a 2024 graduate who played in 19 games this season, was named second team all-state. […]
Local author Angela Martin publishes historical fiction novel
Angela Martin, Isle of Wight County’s newest author, has self-published her debut historical fiction novel. “These Gifts HE Gave,” set in the wake of World War I and the fading terror of the Spanish flu, follows Mae Johnson, a survivor of domestic abuse who finds herself widowed and facing a future with three children and […]
Clay Street extension complete
Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on July 1 to accept the extension of Clay Street as a town-maintained road. The council sold 1.5 acres of town-owned land at Washington and James streets in 2021 to developer Joseph Luter IV for a proposed eight-home subdivision that included the planned extension of the formerly dead-end Clay Street […]
Isle of Wight comprehensive plan group plans first meeting
A comprehensive plan-focused stakeholder working group under Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold its first meeting on July 9 at 6 p.m., though not all of its members have been appointed. The meeting may be postponed to Aug. 13, the first date a third-party consultant will be available. As of […]
Ferry to operate at reduced service
Starting July 8, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Jamestown-Scotland Ferry will operate under a new schedule and reduced service until further notice due to current staffing levels among an industry-wide shortage of certified maritime positions. The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry will continue to run 24 hours per day, seven days a week, transporting motorists for free in […]
Former Isle of Wight School Board member’s conspiracy lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed ex-Isle of Wight County School Board member Michael Vines’ lawsuit against a prosecutor and sheriff’s deputy. Vines, who lost his seat on the board to challenger Jason Maresh in 2022’s elections, filed the suit last year accusing Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy Kristopher Coughlin and Assistant Suffolk Commonwealth’s Attorney […]
An inside look at Surry’s new grocery store
An opening date for the long-awaited Surry Marketplace at the corner of Routes 10 and 31 has become a burning question on social media among county residents eager to shop for groceries without the half-hour drive to Smithfield. Every few months, a post on one of the Surry-centric Facebook groups asking for an update will […]
Gym franchise seeks to locate in Smithfield
“Fit Body Boot Camp,” a gym franchise with more than 200 locations across the United States and Canada, is proposing its next in the Smithfield Commons shopping center next to the McDonald’s on South Church Street. Smithfield’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing during its 6 p.m. meeting on July 9 on the application […]
Changes in store for farm vehicles starting July 1
July 1 marks the start of a statewide crackdown on unauthorized “farm use” license plates. Virginia’s General Assembly, in 2023, passed legislation setting a one-year grace period for farmers to purchase permanent plates issued by the state Department of Motor Vehicles for trucks and SUVs with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 7,500 pounds […]
Smithfield High alum named president of family physicians academy
Dr. Morris Brown III, a physician and 1983 graduate of Smithfield High School, was recently named president of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. As SCAFP president, Brown – himself a family physician in Lake City, South Carolina – will advocate on behalf of family physicians and patients to inspire change in the U.S. […]
Riverside Smithfield Hospital hosts beam-signing ceremony
Riverside Health held a ceremony on June 13 to commemorate the final structural beam placement in the construction of the new Riverside Smithfield Hospital. The event provided an opportunity for Riverside team members, leaders and community members to mark the occasion by signing the final steel beam before its final installation. Guests were provided the […]
IW Planning Commission urges ‘no’ on Old Stage Highway solar farm
A month after opposing two solar farms, Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission recommended rejection of a third. The commission voted unanimously on June 25 to urge county supervisors to deny a permit for the project. Denver-based Pivot Energy subsidiary Elk Development LLC landowners William Pennie Jr. and Teresa Crocker have applied for a conditional […]
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