2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (459+ words) Three culinary arts students from Smithfield High School will represent the state in a national restaurant management competition after taking first place in the Virginia ProStart Invitational. The trio's winning concept was for a restaurant called "The Looking Glass," which…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (901+ words) As part of the United States" 250th birthday celebration, a fleet of tall sailing ships will visit Hampton Roads in June, including one vessel that will stop in Smithfield. The Smithfield Maritime Rendezvous, set for June 12-14, will see the 1901-built skipjack…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (145+ words) Editor, The Smithfield Times: Isle of Wight roadsides are disgraceful. I drive Route 258/10 to Surry. I've never lived anywhere where the community does not take pride in the appearance of the roadside. All of the garbage/fallen limbs on the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (460+ words) After lying dormant for 40 years, one of Isle of Wight County's oldest approved but unbuilt housing developments may come back to life. But the development was never built and the land has changed hands several times over the past four…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (310+ words) March 3 marked a milestone in YMCA history. On that date in 1896, the Virginia General Assembly incorporated the Young Men's Christian Association of Newport News, now known as the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas. Last week, several Hampton Roads YMCA branches,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (359+ words) Virginia's Board of Historic Resources has approved a proposal to add a historical highway marker at Cypress Baptist Church in Surry County. Virginia has erected more than 2,600 markers along its roadways since 1927. The cast aluminum double-sided signs feature the state…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (187+ words) Letter " Fascinating feature story'Smithfield Times Letter " Fascinating feature story Letter: Smithfield resident Rick Bodson praises reporter's feature on Isaac Holleman highlighting intertwined histories of enslaved and enslaving families. Editor, The Smithfield Times: Stephen Faleski's feature in the March 4 edition of…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (600+ words) It was 40 years ago last month that Anne and I bought The Smithfield Times. I looked back this week at the announcement we jointly made on Feb. 5, 1986, with Tom and Betty Phillips, who had owned the paper for more than…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) Boo, a 41-year-old umbrella cockatoo who lives with Amy and Doug Hurst in Smithfield, is taking part in a national fundraising campaign supporting the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program. Funds raised help deliver therapy animal visits to people in health…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (249+ words) Good causes, y'all: Murder mystery shows net $1,000 for IW Ed Foundati...Smithfield Times Good causes, y'all: Murder mystery shows net $1,000 for IW Ed Foundation, Dolly Parton library Local theater troupe's murder mystery dinners fund $1,000 donations to the Isle of Wight…...