3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (510+ words) Early voting has begun for the Aug. 4 primary elections. In Congressional District 2, which includes Isle of Wight County and seven other localities, four candidates are vying for the Democratic Party's nomination to run against incumbent U. S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va. Candidates…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (326+ words) Smithfield Times Jesse Anderson Atkins, 86, of Chesterfield passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. He was the son of the late Oliver Atkins and Florie Bell Jones. He is survived by his wife, Frances Raye Atkins; daughter, Tara Atkins-Brady (Ed) and son,…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (288+ words) We are honored to celebrate the life and legacy of a beloved father, grandfather, businessman and community leader whose impact on Smithfield, Surry and Isle of Wight will be felt for generations to come. This is the story of O. A. Spady....

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (456+ words) Great Oaks Learning, a downtown Smithfield tutoring business and microschool, is proposing to expand to a second location on Main Street. The town's Planning Commission, on June 9, unanimously endorsed Sarah Edwards' request for a special use permit to operate a…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (267+ words) Repaving of three roads in Isle of Wight County, including a long-planned rehabilitation of Grace Street in downtown Smithfield, is set to begin this summer. The Virginia Department of Transportation announced contractor crews are scheduled to begin the work June…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago  (320+ words) Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 4-1 on June 18 to adopt an ordinance allowing but limiting battery energy storage system, or BESS, projects on solar farms. Chairman Rudolph Jefferson, Vice Chairwoman Renee Rountree and Supervisors Robert Eley and Joel Acree in…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (445+ words) A regular vendor at the Smithfield Farmers Market has taken the leap to a permanent bricks-and-mortar location downtown. Aurora's Bakery hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 12 at 107 Institute St. , Suite B. Owner Eunice Ortiz-Carrucini said the business is named for her…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (522+ words) Isle of Wight County officials should pay close attention to the fierce resistance nationally to so-called data centers, which are driving a wedge between elected officials and the citizens they serve. Here at the Times, we're still a bit bruised…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (258+ words) A Surry County citizens group has signed an open letter to Gov. Abigail Spanberger urging her to support ending the state's sales tax exemption for data centers. The state legislature has until June 30 to resolve an impasse between dueling House…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (480+ words) Isle of Wight and Surry counties have two days of festivities planned for Juneteenth, the June 19 state and federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the date in 1865 when African Americans in Galveston, Texas,…...