14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (226+ words) Editor, The Smithfield Times: As another Town Council election approaches, we have an opportunity to ask an important question that has very little to do with personalities. Who should govern Smithfield? Should it be political action committees? Should it be…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (104+ words) An Extreme Heat Warning by the National Weather Service forced the Downtown Smithfield Summer Concert Series to cancel tonight's performance. The Tidewater Concert Band had been scheduled to perform patriotic tunes at 7: 30 p. m. on the Main Street Square stage. The next…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (260+ words) Isle of Wight County residents braved the heat to watch the fireworks on July 2 as a massive heat dome sent air temperatures soaring to 96 degrees and the heat index into triple digits. Smithfield's festivities began at 6 p. m. with a reading of…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (541+ words) Surry County supervisors received an update June 4 on plans to create the South Central Transportation Authority, which supporters say would allow the county to receive a portion of state fuel tax dollars for local projects. The initiative is being spearheaded…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (121+ words) Smithfield Times Smithfield 7 U team wins East Zone District tourney The Smithfield District All-Stars 7 U baseball team went 4-0 June 27-28 to win the East Zone District title, finishing with a 9-0 championship victory over Western Tidewater 7 U. Man in custody following non-fatal Eagle…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (583+ words) Two hundred fifty years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence: Our nation has survived and accomplished much in those two-and-a-half centuries, and that is certainly cause for all of us to be celebratory as well as grateful for…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (99+ words) A suspect is in custody after Isle of Wight County sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting the morning of July 2 Eagle Harbor Apartments. According to the Sheriff's Office, a man sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound following a struggle with another…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (191+ words) A Carrollton woman faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child abuse charges. Ifrika Aniya Richardson, 24, pleaded guilty on June 22 to three felony charges: abuse child " serious injury; malicious wounding, and injuring the health of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (158+ words) In celebration of America's 250th Independence Day, several area churches will host bell-ringing ceremonies on July 4 to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Participating churches are as follows: " Christ Episcopal Church, 2 p. m. at 111 South Church St. , Smithfield…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (366+ words) Whenever I hear Katy Perry's "Firework," particularly its opening verse " "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?" " I can't help but think back to my college days. I'd taken environmental science…...