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smithfieldtimes.com | Stephen Faleski
Published 9:11 am Thursday, May 15, 2025 One member of Smithfield’s Planning Commission says he isn’t in favor of granting a special use permit that would allow a phase of the proposed “Promontory” development to exceed the maximum units per acre in the requested mixed-use zoning. Two others say allowing higher density is beneficial to the town by increasing its tax base.
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smithfieldtimes.com | Stephen Faleski
Published 5:08 pm Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Virginia’s budget, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed on May 2, includes $1.2 million in additional state funding for Isle of Wight County Schools. IWCS plans to use just over $500,000 of the unexpected increase to restore the 1% to 2% annual raises for teachers under its 35-step pay scale, which had been frozen last year.
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smithfieldtimes.com | Stephen Faleski
Published 12:57 pm Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Every second counts when a collision traps an injured driver or passenger inside a car. “The quicker we get them out, the quicker we get them to the hospital,” said Ryan Brown, a firefighter and life member of Smithfield’s Volunteer Fire Department. In a crisis, there’s no time for unfamiliarity with the tools or proper procedures involved in safely cutting through crushed metal to free someone.
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smithfieldtimes.com | Stephen Faleski
Published 9:45 am Wednesday, May 14, 2025 The developer of a battery energy storage system proposed for Surry County says the 12- to 18-month construction process would generate far fewer trucks traveling to and from the site than Surry has seen from recently approved solar farms.
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3 days ago |
smithfieldtimes.com | Stephen Faleski
Published 6:21 pm Tuesday, May 13, 2025 A grand jury indicted a former Isle of Wight Academy teacher accused of possessing child pornography. Zachary Hinz, 37, was arrested at IWA on Dec. 12 as a result of an investigation the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office conducted in coordination with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a nationwide network of more than 5,400 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
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