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Smithfield · SmithfieldEditor, The Smithfield Times: I read recently a piece in the Daily Press that Chesapeake and Suffolk were facing lawsuits over the use of speed cameras. I like to refer to these things as “machines that write summons to another machine with a request to send $100 or challenge the summons at the courthouse.” Since I first heard of these things, I have been wanting to go to some court somewhere and challenge the constitutionality of these things. …See the Story
Letter - Speed cameras unconstitutional
Smithfield · SmithfieldEditor, The Smithfield Times: An open letter to thank our Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors, the Town of Windsor, Southeastern Virginia Senior Services and area sponsors for their support of The Better Together Café held in the Windsor Town Center three days a week. This service provides meals, activities, field trips, social interaction and information to senior citizens in Isle of Wight who otherwise are sometimes homebound and Isolated. J…See the Story
Letter - Grateful for senior cafe
Smithfield · SmithfieldEditor, The Smithfield Times: On April 9 we experienced a forest fire at our farm on Burwells Bay Road. We want to thank everyone who came out and participated in fighting this fire. The wind was blowing and this made the fire go much quicker, but the fire departments and others who helped were able to keep it under control. I will say that when we have a disaster, our county, surrounding area and community pull together, and everyone works for…See the Story
Letter - Many rallied to fight fire
Smithfield · SmithfieldThe suspect accused of stabbing a man last week turned himself in to Smithfield Police on Monday morning, May 6. Police were dispatched on Thursday afternoon, May 2, to the 600 block of Quail Street, where they found a man with a stab wound. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and is receiving treatment, according to a department news release published to the department’s Facebook page a few minutes after 7 p.m. Police have named Tar…See the Story
Stabbing suspect surrenders to Smithfield Police
Smithfield · SmithfieldIsle of Wight County supervisors will hold a public hearing May 9 on a proposed 5-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate, ahead of a planned same-day vote on the matter. The supervisors previously held a separate hearing on April 18 concerning the county’s proposed $108.9 million fiscal year 2024-25 budget. If approved, the budget and proposed tax rates would take effect July 1. Isle of Wight currently charges 71 cents per $100 of as…See the Story
Hearing set on IW real estate, meals tax increases
Smithfield · SmithfieldCHARLOTTESVILLE —The Smithfield Times earned 28 awards in the Virginia Press Association’s 2023 news and advertising contest. The May 4 awards banquet, an annual statewide gathering of journalists and advertising professionals, was held at The Omni Charlottesville Hotel in Charlottesville. The Times competes in the VPA’s Non-Daily 2 category against other newspapers throughout the state with paid print circulation between 1,600 and 3,999. The aw…See the Story
Smithfield Times wins 28 awards for 2023 journalistic, advertising excellence
Smithfield · SmithfieldIsle of Wight County’s plans to build additional boat slips at Tyler’s Beach have hit a snag. The county removed debris and derelict vessels in 2020 and created a master plan that called for replacing the bulkhead and boat ramp, and adding 10 finger slips, or narrow docks that would extend perpendicular from the two main docks. The Army Corps of Engineers is presently responsible for dredging, or removing sediment buildup, from the harbor and la…See the Story
Isle of Wight nixes adding boat slips at Tyler’s Beach, for now
Smithfield · SmithfieldBids proposing alternatives to the Southeastern Public Service Authority’s near-capacity Suffolk landfill are in but staying secret for now. SPSA, which operates the regional landfill on behalf of Isle of Wight County and seven other Hampton Roads localities, solicited proposals due May 1 from companies looking to fill the void come June 30 when the WIN Waste, formerly Wheelabrator, waste-to-energy plant that had been diverting more than 70% of …See the Story
