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Letter – Why hate data centers?
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (286+ words) Smithfield Times Letter – Why hate data centers? Smithfield resident Keith Armstrong argues data centers could bring jobs and tax revenue. Editor, The Smithfield Times: I am having a hard time understanding the rush to ban data centers in Isle of…...
Final price, vote on Surry YMCA financing set for Sept. 3
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (656+ words) The county remains well positioned to take on the additional debt, according to a representative of Davenport & Co., the county’s financial advising firm. The supervisors voted last year to authorize an agreement with the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas and…...
Column – Crisis home for mentally ill deserves IW’s support
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (589+ words) The “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) attitude is the most prevalent source of opposition to community changes of all kinds. It’s most often displayed against proposals to increase the residential, commercial or industrial presence in a community, and is an…...
Miss America Cassie Donegan to appear at tomorrow’s downtown...
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (333+ words) Cassie Donegan, who last year was crowned Miss America 2026, will return to Smithfield for a meet-and-greet at Friday’s Downtown Smithfield Summer Concert Series performance. Smithfield-Isle of Wight Tourism announced Donegan’s return to her hometown on social media Aug. 12. Donegan, 28, represented…...
Editorial – Town, county on opposite sides of growth debate
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (373+ words) While the Smithfield Town Council moves to tap the brakes on rapid residential growth, Isle of Wight County’s growth machine keeps finding higher gears. Tucked inside a seemingly benign package of updates to the county’s zoning ordinance are two changes…...
Smithfield Foods lowers expected 2026 profit
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (886+ words) Smithfield Foods has lowered its year-end profit projection, citing more cautious consumer spending. In an Aug. 11 conference call with shareholders, Chief Financial Officer Mark Hall said the company’s 2026 adjusted operating profit is now expected to be $1.225 billion to $1.375 billion, a…...
Smithfield police investigating West Main Street shooting
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (223+ words) Smithfield Times Smithfield police investigating West Main Street shooting Smithfield police are investigating after officers found casings from two firearms and blood after an early morning West Main Street shooting. Smithfield police are investigating an early morning shooting on West…...
Deborah Ann Webb Lane
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (239+ words) Smithfield Times Deborah Ann Webb Lane Deborah Ann Webb Lane, 77, of Smithfield, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, August 7, 2026. She was the daughter of the late James Garland Webb and Myrtle Virginia Blanks Webb. Deborah was a loving…...
Letter – Good decision on school meals
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (177+ words) Editor, The Smithfield Times: Isle of Wight County Schools' recent decision to keep all five of its participating schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the coming school year (“IWCS nixes plan to withdraw two schools from free meal…...
Severe storm cuts power to 1,100 across Smithfield
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (203+ words) Over 1,100 Smithfield area residents lost power following a severe thunderstorm that blew through the area Aug. 10. Dominion Energy's online outage map showed 1,138 homes and businesses in the dark across Isle of Wight County as of 9:30 p.m., accounting for just over 7% of…...