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YMCA continuing school programs
Smithfield’s Luter Family YMCA and Isle of Wight County Schools are working together to help provide an option for working families needing before and after ...
Nate Delesline III, Author at Smithfield Times
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Surry homicide suspect due in court
A Surry County man is due in court in April for a preliminary hearing on second-degree murder charges. Benjamin Franklin Chiarky, 31, of Spring Grove, ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:24 pm
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‘We’re supposed to do things like this’
For nearly 30 years, Tom Finderson has worked hard to take care of his hometown. He was part of a small, nondescript group of volunteers ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:17 pm
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School construction referendum bill dead
Legislation that would have allowed Isle of Wight County voters to OK a sales tax increase to pay for new school buildings by deciding the ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:11 pm
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Smithfield couple celebrates love landmark
Westside Elementary School is a love landmark for James P. Tynes and Claudia Newby-Tynes. It’s where the Isle of Wight natives met and shared their ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 6:01 pm
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SHS band hits high note despite pandemic
On a recent sunny afternoon, evidence of a modest return to the pre-pandemic normal was audible from the front doors of Smithfield High School — ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 5:58 pm
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Packers win state championship
For the first time in the school’s 115-year history, Smithfield High’s boys basketball team are state champions. The 61-54 victory over John Handley High School ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 5:54 pm
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SHS wrestling succeeds
The Packers wrestling team recently achieved a first. Smithfield’s wrestling team recently won a regional championship title for the first time in program history. The ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 5:52 pm
Education
Budget may shift for math, reading specialists
Isle of Wight County teachers — especially those who serve the youngest students — will probably need additional support professionals in the classroom to help ...
by Nate Delesline III, Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:08 pm
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Police: Bad drug deal led to IW murder
Casey Dakota Cagle’s Dec. 5 murder in Carrsville was a drug deal turned robbery attempt that went bad, according to the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s ...