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Smithfield timeS
Serving iSle of Wight and Surry CountieS SinCe 1920
Volume 96 Number 21
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
ELECTIONS
Smithfield, Va. 23431
50 cents
FIGHTING CANCER
A Newport resident
has formally announced his candidacy.
— See page 4
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“
I am excited about the opportunity
to work with the School Board,
faculty, staff and the community of
Isle of Wight.
The annual Surry-Isle of
Wight Relay for Life will be
held Saturday at Westside
Elementary School.
”
— Newly IW Superintendent
Dr. James Thornton
— See page 9
A new superintendent
By Allison T. Williams
and Abby Proch
Staff writers
Coming from stormy career in Mecklenburg
ISLE OF WIGHT—The School
Board on Friday unanimously
tapped controversial Mecklenburg County School Superintendent Dr. James Thornton to the
helm of Isle of Wight County
Schools.
Thornton will assume his new
role on July 1, replacing current
Isle of Wight Superintendent
Dr. Katrise Perera. Perera, who
joined Isle of Wight in 2011, is resigning on June 30 to move closer
to family in Louisiana.
“I am excited about the opportunity to work with the School
Board, faculty, staff, and the community of Isle of Wight County,”
said Thornton. “I believe in a
culture of excellence in which
students and educators create
beautiful, quality work.
“I look forward to meeting
everyone soon.”
Thornton leaves Mecklenburg
with a series of controversies in
his wake.
In November 2014, Mecklenburg’s school board chairman
unsuccessfully attempted to oust
Thornton, for the second time,
just three months after the Board
gave him a four-year contract
extension, according to the South
Boston News.
Before the School Board granted the extension, the Chase City
Council unanimously approved
a resolution to oppose the extension, and local newspapers spoke
against it as well.
Private citizens even filed a
lawsuit to void the contract extension, alleging that the School
Board violated the state constitution because the annuity
obligated the Board to pay for
continuing services before they
• See HIRED, p. 8
VDOT told
IW to look
at traffic
ISLE 2040 may
require review
SHS garden
Students (from left) Kaleigh
Walker, Schylor Sweatt and
Rusty Bryant check out the
produce growing in one of
their gardens at Smithfield
High School. See story on
page 9.
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Isle of Wight planners were
sent back to the drawing board
last month to determine if the
residential density increases in
ISLE 2040 would generate enough
vehicle trips to warrant a review
by VDOT.
The threshold for a review by
the state is adding more than 5,000
vehicle trips a day to major roads,
said VDOT spokeswoman Laurie
Simmons.
What VDOT is finding hard to
understand, however, is where
Isle of Wight came up with the
numbers it is using to justify ISLE
2040, she said.
“That number is just a lot,”
said Simmons of the estimated
27,000 new residents projected to
come to Isle of Wight in the next
25 years.
Isle of Wight got the number from a report issued by the
Hampton Roads Planning District
Commission and has relied on it
exclusively in the formulation of
ISLE 2040.
The 5,000 trips is for roads
right off the main arteries, and
• See ISLE, p. 7
Jazz music
Friday
Jazz music will open
the downtown Summer
Concert Series Friday at
8 p.m.
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 17-member jazz component,
known as the VSO Jazz
Orchestra, will perform
on the Gazebo Stage at 228
Main Street.
In the tradition of the
great jazz orchestras of
the world, the VSO jazz
orchestra perform music
of the “Great American
Songbook” arranged by
the greatest arrangers
of our time and of times
past.
The VSO Jazz Orchestra is being jointly sponsored by Smithfield Music
and the Summer Concert
Series sponsors.
Taking property OK’d for bike trail
By Diana McFarland
nounced that Smithfield Supervisor Al Casteen had taken ill before
The Isle of Wight Board of the meeting and was unable to
Supervisors voted 3-1 to allow the attend.
use of eminent domain to acquire
Condemnation would only be
property for the Nike Park bike used as a last resort, said Alphin.
and pedestrian trail.
Isle of Wight County attorney
Newport District Supervisor Mark Popovich said that unless
Buzz Bailey cast the dissenting the county proceeds with acquirvote. Chairman Rex Alphin an- ing right-of-ways and other activNews editor
ities associated with constructing
the trail, the money will no longer
be available.
Much of the cost for the fourmile trail, which will ultimately
run from the Cypress Creek
Bridge in Smithfield to Nike Park,
is covered by federal and state
grants.
Popovich said the county has
been successful in acquiring
property in a number of cases, but
others remain unresolved.
As part of the process, the
county is offering property owners fair market value for their
property, Popovich said.
Dr. Garrett Edwards, who owns
• See BIKE, p. 7
A frustrated
Casteen won’t run
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Pure frustration has
driven Smithfield Supervisor Al Casteen not to seek
a third term on the Isle of
Wight Board of Supervisors.
Casteen said the difficulty of trying to serve has
exceeded the rewards.
“I find myself differing in the preferred approach and procedures in
approaching the administrative and legal affairs of
the county,” he said Friday.
“I’m a minority,” Casteen
said of his position on the
Board, where he was often
at odds with the other supervisors and many times
cast the only dissenting
vote.
“I have a higher commit-
came the county’s most
vocal critic of the county’s
real estate assessment process.
He challenged former
Smithfield Supervisor Tom
Ivy in 2007, and though considered a mostly unknown
long shot, beat Ivy by a
nearly 20 percent margin.
Casteen went on to oppose Benn’s Grant and the
Norfolk water deal and
advocated increasing the
number of voting districts
from five to seven.
He was also a steady
Al Casteen
advocate of greater govment to open government ernment transparency, ofthan I have been able to ten asking staff to provide
get the county to follow,” detailed monthly financial
reports and was candid and
he said.
Casteen burst onto the open with the press.
public stage following the
• See CASTEEN, p. 7
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“Men feared witches and burnt women. It
is the function of speech to free men from
the bondage of irrational fears.”
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Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
Page 2 – The Smithfield Times – Wed., May 27, 2015
Our Forum
It’s time to
kill this snake
Isle of Wight residents have made it abundantly
clear that they do not favor the kind of intense
urban development favored by the county’s administrative staff.
The county organized a structured tabletop
exercise in which county residents were invited to
map out their preferences for future growth in the
county, primarily in its northeast corner.
The groups had a pretty consistent message.
The county already has a growth plan that is
working well, if it is to be changed at all, then the
change should be slight, not substantial. Groups
consistently opposed urbanizing Carrollton, the
key element in ISLE 2040.
The question now is not how people feel. We
clearly know that. The question is what the people
elected to represent them — county supervisors
— will do.
Newport Supervisor Buzz Bailey gave us a clue
in a letter to the editor last week. He loves his
county administrator and hates ISLE 2040. With
that comment, he created a campaign platform on
which he wants to be re-elected.
Al Casteen of Smithfield has similarly been
critical of ISLE 2040.
Dee Dee Darden of Windsor, who hated Benn’s
Grant, seems to like 2040 much better as well as
everything about the administrator.
Carrsville’s Rex Alphin has questions about
2040 and Hardy’s Rudolph Jefferson says he will
support the staff no matter what.
There’s an old country philosophy that if you
keep poking at a copperhead, eventually you’re
going to get bitten. The practical approach to a
poisonous snake is to kill it — now.
Can county residents depend on this board to
vote to kill ISLE 2040 after the election and thus
put an end to effort to turn this into a Chesapeake
or Virginia Beach — if we just trust them?
Before anyone tries to answer that, remember
the seven-district debate when these supervisors
were running for office. Four of the current supervisors (the exception being Jefferson) publicly
favored seven districts and pledged to create them.
Within months of the election, they had changed
their minds and determined that “we” would be
better off keeping five districts.
No debate in modern Isle of Wight history has
sparked more public interest than ISLE 2040. It
has scared the socks off residents of northeast Isle
of Wight who envision traffic gridlock on a scale
never imagined up until now.
Opponents of the plan — and we believe them
to be a huge majority of county residents — need
to see the issue resolved. What’s needed is three
supervisors wielding a hoe this summer and one
dead snake.
Another term?
A recent forum brought Isle of Wight residents together for a discussion of race relations.
While there have been no problems here on a
scale similar to Baltimore and other troubled
communities, there have been issues of sensitivity, or a lack thereof, and the forum was called
to address those.
Newport Supervisor Buzz Bailey was caught,
together with School Board member Herb
DeGroft, exchanging horribly racist emails
targeting First Lady Michelle Obama. DeGroft
refused to resign but did not seek re-election.
Bailey said he would not be forced into resigning, but said privately that he would probably
leave office before the end of his term. He did
not. An effort to remove Bailey from office by
court action failed, as it should have. This was
never a legal issue. It was an ethical one.
Now, Bailey wants voters to elect him to a
second term. For that to happen, his conduct in
the email scandal must be fully addressed. He
must justify circulating racist cartoon emails
of the First Lady. That conduct must be added
to any other matters in his first term for which
he will answer in November.
By seeking re-election, Mr. Bailey has made
the upcoming election a referendum on the
acceptability of disgustingly racist behavior
in 2015.
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Bar backs
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Editor, Smithfield Times
At its meeting on
March 20, 2015, the Isle of
Wight County Bar Association adopted unanimously
a resolution endorsing
Georgette Phillips for
Commonwealth’s Attorney
of Isle of Wight County.
Mrs. Phillips has
distinguished herself as
an outstanding attorney
in serving the citizens of
Isle of Wight County for
the past 14 years as Deputy
Commonwealth’s Attorney. She has served in that
capacity under former
Commonwealth’s Attorneys W. Parker Councill
and L. Wayne Farmer.
We have full faith that
she will carry on the tradition of outstanding performance to the citizens
of Isle of Wight County as
did her predecessors.
Consequently, our Bar
Association encourages
the voters of Isle of Wight
to elect Georgette Phillips
Commonwealth’s Attorney
on Nov. 3.
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The latest
blood drive
The Smithfield Community Blood Drive at Trinity
United Methodist Church
was held on Thursday,
May 21. The Blood Drive
had 86 donors sign in.
The end results were 60
whole blood donors and 18
double red cell donors for
a total of 78 units of blood
to the local Mid-Atlantic
Region.
A Special “thank you”
to the Church of the Good
Shepherd of Smithfield for
being the sponsor and providing the Canteen. Marie
Arinello and her group
of volunteers prepared
some great food and great
service to the donors who
came to this drive. Thanks
always to the Masonic
Lodge #18 with set up and
take down, and to Trinity
United Methodist for the
use of their facilities.
Congratulations to our
first time donors, Kurstin
Hendrick and Samuel Wilson. A sincere thank you
to each “hero” from across
the area who unselfishly
gave a short period of
their time and rolled up
their sleeves to donate the
Gift of Life and thanks
also to all the patrons,
businesses and organizations that supported the
Community Blood Drive.
The next Community
Blood Drive at Trinity
United Methodist Church
is on Thursday, July 23rd
from noon to 6 p.m. The
Sponsor and supporting Canteen will be the
Benn’s United Methodist
Church of Smithfield. We
always have fun, seeing
old friends and meeting
new friends and the great
food is always an award in
itself; so, set the date, join
us and donate.
The Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Region is located
from Frederickburg to
Emporia, VA to Elizabeth City, N.C., including
all 5 major cities and it
uses 6,000 to 7,000 units
of blood. In a month our
local area alone uses an
average of 720 units of
blood. Blood to save lives
is needed every 2 seconds
in the United States.
Again, Thank You, Smithfield Community Donors
for your support.
Willie Rountree
Rescue
Recognizing
the troops
Hopefully we all
honored Memorial Day
for what it truly means
— not just a day off and a
good time to dust off the
barbecue, but as a time to
recognize the brave men
and women, past and present, who fought and died
for our country.
• See LETTERS, p. 3
Beavers — love ‘em and hate ‘em
dictates how high
You can’t help
n he
but admire beathe dam or large
vers.
the pond will be.
A beaver can
You know it must
single handedly
drive regulators
crazy.
(or single pawed,
perhaps?) create
But our relawetlands that
tionship with beawould cost many
vers is a classic
By John Edwards
thousands of dollove/hate one. At a
distance, we love to see what they
lars if built by humans.
And here’s the really cool part. have created. Up close, particularly
Beavers are exempt from permits. when they chopping down trees in
They make huge alterations in the our own backyard, we’re far less
environment — mostly good ones enthusiastic.
— and no government bureaucrat
I bring this up because, driving
watches over their shoulder or to Richmond the past couple of
I T
SHORT
ROWS
weeks, I noticed that the beavers
seem to have won a round in an
ongoing battle to dam a swamp
adjacent to Highway 10.
A beaver had built a house on
the north side of the two-lane
road a couple of miles west of the
Glebe several years ago and over
the years, the house and adjacent
beaver pond kept growing. You
couldn’t miss it because the house
sat within 10 feet of the roadbed.
Then, last fall, the swamp was
drained, the dam and beaver house
gone. I don’t know whether it was
• See ROWS, p. 3
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Fire, rescue fund increase
going to county-paid staff
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Smithfield Supervisor Al
Casteen is concerned that
Isle of Wight’s volunteer
fire and rescue agencies
are receiving flat funding
— with one operating a new
and larger building — while
the rest of funding for the
county emergency services
department funding is going up 9 percent for fiscal
2016.
It’s one of the reasons he
voted against the fiscal 2016
budget.
“That just frosts me,”
said Casteen in a phone
interview.
The new Isle of Wight
Volunteer Rescue Squad
building is considerably
larger and will cost much
more to operate than the old
facility, he said.
The Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad moved
into its new building on
Great Spring Road earlier
this year.
Isle of Wight Volunteer
Rescue Squad Capt. Brian
Carroll estimated the new
building will cost an additional $15,000 to operate.
The agency will also operate a central medical supply
center and will pick up
that cost too, Carroll said,
adding that a separate fund
will be established for that.
Casteen was surprised
that those additional costs
were not provided for in the
proposed fiscal 2016 budget.
Carroll had requested
$349,449 for fiscal 2016 but
the rescue squad is set to
receive $261,450 — the same
as last year, according to the
proposed budget.
Carroll said his department hasn’t been fully funded for years.
However, Carroll said he
believes the county remains
committed to making sure
the needs of the residents
will be met.
“I am confident, that in
the event of a shortfall of
revenue, that the county
will step up and offset that
difference as the year progresses,” Carroll said.
The county plans to work
with the rescue squad to
make sure its bills are paid,
but the bigger issue is getting accurate information
about the operating expenses for all of the volunteer
fire and rescue agencies,
said Isle of Wight County
spokesman Don Robertson.
“It would be premature
to increase the operational
budget without first determining whether or not the
current funding amount is
appropriate to cover their
operational expenses,” Robertson said.
Casteen is also upset
that the rest of the fire and
rescue budget is going up 9
percent.
The department includes
the paid medic staff and
other departmental expenses, such as training and
uniforms for a total of $2.4
million.
The increase is driven
mostly by the addition of
two full-time medics, Robertson said, adding that
they are being added in
response to requests from
the volunteer agencies.
Casteen pointed out that
the Isle of Wight Volunteer
Rescue Squad responded to
more than half of the calls
in fiscal 2014, with about a
third staffed solely by volunteers.
The remaining fire and
rescue agencies also asked
for an increase in contributions for fiscal 2016, except
for Carrollton, which requested zero funds, according to Isle of Wight County Administrator Anne
Seward.
Carrollton Fire Chief
Joel Acree said his agency
didn’t submit a request
because they were told it
wasn’t necessary if they
wanted the same amount
as last year. Carrollton is
slated to receive $245,536,
according to the proposed
fiscal 2016 budget.
The Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department is
currently in a standoff
with the county over its
facilities use agreement and
hasn’t received a contribution since last fall. County
officials said if Carrollton
submits bills for operational expenses they would be
paid, but so far, Carrollton
hasn’t done that.
The Windsor Volunteer
Fire Department asked for
$199,189 but is expected to
receive $122,918. However,
Windsor is also at odds with
the county over its facilities
use agreement.
Rushmere nearly doubled its request from last
year — from $68,895 to
$133,340, but is also set to
receive flat funding.
The Smithfield Volunteer
Fire Department requested
$281,600 but is expected
to receive $212,680. Carrsville requested $168,965, but
will receive $146,214’ and
the Windsor Rescue Squad
asked for $119,267 but will
receive $118,040.
The Isle of Wight Board
of Supervisors is expected
to approve the fiscal 2016
budget Friday, May 1.
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Farmers Bank stock goes OTC
Far mers Bankshares
Inc. (FBVA), the Windsor-based holding company
for Farmers Bank, recently
announced its common
stock will begin trading on
the OTC Market exchange
under the ticker symbol
“FBVA.” They believe this
will increase the visibility
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Letters
• Continued from p. 2
I can’t think of any better way to say thank you
to these heroes than by doing everything we can to
support and care for them
and their families here
at home. And I am glad
that my representative in
Congress, Congressman
Randy Forbes, represents
me by working to provide
veterans with access to
quality care, to support
for military families, and
to equip and protect our
troops on the frontlines. I
may not always agree with
all of Rep Forbes’ stances,
but I applaud him for his
unwavering support for
our service members.
Having their backs here
at home is the least we can
do for the men and women
who have given so much
for our freedom.
Jennifer Molesworth
Smithfield
Rows
the Virginia Department
of Transportation or the
adjacent homeowner who
attacked the industrious
rodent. I suspect VDOT
had greater resources, but
it could have been. The
beaver pond was backing up
well into the homeowner’s
yard but the beaver was
also using the highway fill
across the swamp as part
of its dam.
Allowing a beaver to
dam up water adjacent to a
highway can soften the road
bed and cause expensive
problems, so VDOT spends
a lot of money each year
keeping beavers away from
their roads.
At any rate, the beaver
— or more likely, another —
appears to have returned to
the site. The water was once
again backing up last week,
though a beaver lodge was
not yet evident.
And this Highway 10 tugof-war is a classic example
of the conflicts we have
in our efforts to improve
the environment. It’s easy
to love beavers from a distance. It’s a lot harder when
they are chopping down
trees in your backyard to
build a pond, even though
the pond is probably far
more valuable to the neighborhood as a stormwater
filter than is your backyard. And who among us
would want to spend tax
dollars rebuilding a section of highway that might
have been saved by simply
killing a beaver. (And kill
is the option. Virginia does
not allow the relocation of
these massive rodents.)
Ever since the 18th century, Americans have been
in love with a “controlled”
environment. The social
and economic leaders of
that era imported ideas as
well as foreign plants and
animals for formal gardens
from Europe and tried to
“tame” our natural environment for our enhanced
enjoyment.
They also had many uses
for fur, and beaver fur was
a favorite. It took less than
two centuries to decimate
the U.S. beaver population.
A more enlightened understanding of the beaver’s
role led to its re-establishment and to the conflicts
that exist today. Hopefully,
the beavers are here to stay,
but because they are, so are
the conflicts they create.
Those conflicts are also
very real — and at times
very costly.
Farmers Bankshares,Inc. reports unaudited earnings of $811,296,
or $1.33 per share for the
first quarter of 2015. These
results are increased about
3 percent from the $786,016,
or $1.29 per share, earned
during the first quarter
of 2014.
Richard J. Holland Jr.,
chair man and chief executive officer, said, “We
are pleased to report these
consistent positive results
to our shareholders and
am proud of the Bank’s
position through the first
quarter of 2015.”
Return on average assets
on an annualized basis of
0.76 percent for the first
quarter of 2015 is comparable to the first quarter of
2014 results of 0.76 percent.
Return on average equity
during the first quarter
of 2015 was 8.42 percent as
compared to the prior year
first quarter of 9.34%.
Net interest income increased 2.30 percent in the
first quarter of 2015 compared to first quarter of
2014. Loan demand held
consistent, however due
to seasonal activity, mainly related to agricultural
lines of credit, total loans
decreased by $2.6 million as
compared to Dec. 31, 2014.
Deposit balances decreased
1.02 percent or $3.5 million
to $340 million in the first
quarter of 2015 from $344
million as of Dec. 31, 2014.
The slight decrease in deposits is largely due to the
cyclical nature of several
large municipal deposits.
Non-interest bearing deposits increased 10.70 percent
over the same period last
year and now make up
about 24 percent of total
deposits.
Non-interest income, exclusive of securities transactions, increased 109.90
percent from first quarter
2014.
Income related to the
Bank’s investment in Manry Rawls LLC contributed $163,000 of additional
income in 2015 over the
same period in 2014. Service
charges increased $42,000
or 54.11 percent when compared to the first quarter of
2014, due to efforts implemented in the fourth quarter 2014 to bring service
charges more in line with
their peers. Non-interest
expense increased 6.46 percent or $168, 000 during the
first quarter 2015 compared
to same period in 2014. Salaries and benefits rose 13.84
percent and loss on other
real estate increased by 100
percent. The major contributing factors in non-interest
expense were the costs associated with writing down
certain other real estate
properties held and employee related recruiting costs.
In March 2015, Farmers
Bankshares Inc. redeemed
$925,000 of capital notes
at a price of 102 percent,
plus accrued and unpaid
interest. This transaction
was to accommodate investor’s liquidity needs and
reduce our debt service
obligations. Even with this
transaction, capital ratios
at the bank level remain
strong and well above regulatory requirements for
“Well Capitalized” financial
institutions. Total riskbased capital to risk weighted assets at Farmers Bank
equaled 18.05 percent as of
March 31.
“ We a re e x t re m e ly
proud of the progress we
have made by focusing on
non-interest income. The
diversification of our revenue streams has helped
to ease the continuation
of compressed net interest margins. We are also
pleased to further service
our customers and local
community by persistently
broadening our financial related offerings” said Vernon
M. Towler, president.
Farmers Bank, founded in 1919, is headquartered in Windsor, and is
a full-service community
bank, which operates six
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McCarty announces for Newport seat
By Diana McFarland
News editor
A Carrollton pastor is
challenging incumbent
Buzz Bailey for the Newport District seat on the
Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors.
William M. McCarty,
senior pastor of Healing
Waters Worship Center in
Carrollton, said he plans
to connect with voters
through conference calling,
as has Del. Rick Morris,
R-64 th, as well as using a
new web-based polling tool
that would allow constituents to weigh in collectively
and individually.
Historic Southside
master Naturalist
Good news on crabs — numbers in the winter dredge
surveys show a rise of 27 percent in population. Even better news: I’ll have to increase my consumption of the tasty
critters by 27 percent to do my part to maintain balance.
The bad news is fewer sooks (females) are around to grow
the numbers even more.
Good news on bluefish — while the big blues remain
over offshore wrecks, the smaller tailor blues inshore are
getting bigger — with 5-and 6-pound fish in Rudee Inlet and
the Atlantic surf. They’re fun to fight on spinning tackle
and as big as you’d like to eat.
The good news on Chesapeake Bay is that water quality
is better. It’s now rated a “C.” Maybe it’s all those oysters.
Bay grasses are doing slightly better but below hopes and
expectations. The bad news is, the Bay still has dead zones
and several fish stocks are in trouble. An unknown: how is
climate change (don’t you dare think “global warming”)
going to affect local species? Apparently about 10 species
are being studied. Stay tuned.
Bad news on stripers: Numbers are down and the big
boys are remaining outside of the three-mile limit. The
good news: Striper reproduction is at 11.0, which is about
average in the recent comeback.
Bad news for local recreational fishermen: The cold
winter has delayed all species by nearly a month. The
good news is croaker have arrived in the James River,
and catfish are still here, though their numbers are decreasing. Flounder catches are increasing and drum are
in the OBX surf.
The good news: God created oysters — lots of them.
The 2014 harvest was up 25 percent to 500,000 bushels.
That’s the best since 1987. Even better news is that I was
able to eat my fair share. There is no bad news when it
comes to oysters.
The bad news: Hurricane season will soon be upon us.
The good news is that a mild year is forecast. The good
news: The sun is warm, the beer is cold, the fish are biting
and it’ll get better and better every day. The bad news is
we’re not still 22 years old. Still, one’s appreciation of the
finer things in life grows with age.
By Biff Andrews
Tween 12 & 20
By Dr. Robert Wallace
Creators syndicate
Dr. Wallace,
Last July I met a super guy at our church retreat. He
was a counselor, and I was one of 50 teens attending the
two-week retreat. He is a 21-year-old college student, and
I’m 16. We like each other very much, and I’ve been going
with him ever since. He’s from Toledo and goes to Ohio
State University, so we don’t see each other very much.
He has an aunt here in town, so he does try to visit me
every 3 or 4 weeks, and he stays with her. My parents
knew how old he was, and were surprised he looked so
young when they met him, but they did allow me to go
out with him.
Last weekend he was in town and went with our family to church on Sunday. When he was ready to leave to
return to OSU, my dad asked him if he thought he was
a bit too old for me. He said he didn’t think so. My mom
said she thought we should end the steady relationship
but that we could still see each other when he is in town.
Both parents thought it would be better if I date guys
my own age and he should date girls closer to his age.
He told them he would abide by their wishes, and I gave
him back his ring.
Now I feel like I’ve lost my best friend and I’m not
really interested in dating any other guys. I think my
parents are being unfair after they allowed us to go
steady in the first place. What do you think?
— Upset, Worthington, Ohio.
Recently, McCarty has
spoken out in support of
first responders, as well as
against the county’s ISLE
2040 plan.
“Scrap that thing,” he
said at the May 21 Board of
Supervisors meeting.
In a press release issuedlast week, McCarty said,
“A community leader must
listen at all times, partner with people through
all times, be transparent
above all times embracing
the greatest asset we have
within our community and William McCarty
that is people.”
McCarty announced his
plans to run for supervisor two years ago in the
wake of Bailey’s scandal
involving comments about
Confederate money and
how the South would rise
again to racist and off-color
emails concerning First
Lady Michelle Obama and
President Barack Obama.
McCarty and his family moved to Carisbrooke
in Carrollton in 1999. In
addition to being pastor,
McCarty volunteers as an
Davis-Bacon tab now $1.5m
Staff Writer
The Isle of Wight School
Board recently signed off
on a fourth round of back
pay totaling $327,060 for
construction workers on
the Georgie D. Tyler Middle
School.
The invoice will be forwarded for payment to the
Isle of Wight County Board
of Supervisors, which last
month voted to assume
responsibilities for future
payments that exceeded
excess construction funds
from the $20 million project,
said Supervisor Rex Alphin.
So far, the schools have
paid more than $1.5 million
owed to workers under the
Davis-Bacon Act, in accordance with a Department of
Labor investigation.
The previous school
board and administration
neglected to include in the
original contract funding
for the Davis-Bacon Act,
which requires contractors
and subcontractors working on federally funded contracts, constructing public
buildings, to pay workers
no less than the locally
prevailing wages and fringe
benefits.
Contractors’ invoices are
still coming in and could
total as much as $2 million
before it’s over, said Antho-
ny Hinds, the school division’s manager of financial
services and procurement.
For the first time, some
elementary and middle
school students who failed
their SOL tests on the first
try get another chance to
take it, said Assistant Superintendent Laura Abel.
The retakes will be limited
to students who missed
passing by only one or two
questions, will require
students to go through a
one-hour remediation class
during school hours and
parents would have to agree
to the retake.
There will be no penalty
to students whose parents
don’t want their child to
retake the SOL this year,
Abel said.
“There will not be a lot
of time for the retakes this
year,” Abel said. The high
schools have offered SOL
retesting in past years, she
said.
In other business, the
School Board also approved
its 2016 pay scale, which
increased the star ting
teacher’s salary by $1,117
to $38,357, said accounting
manager Nancy Hopkins.
“That will make us a
little more competitive for
entry-level teachers,” she
added.
$28,000 in back taxes paid
Staff writer
Smithfield Associates
LLC — the firm that owns
Smithfield’s Hampton Inn
— paid the town $28,000 in
back taxes late Thursday,
hours before a scheduled
appearance in Isle of Wight
General District Court.
The payment doesn’t
cover the hotel’s total due in
delinquent real estate, personal property and lodging
taxes, and related late fees
and penalties, said Town
Treasurer Ellen Minga.
But it was enough to stave
off Friday’s court hearing,
which was continued until
9 a.m. June 12.
Before Thursday’s payment, the Hampton Inn
owed 2014 town personal
property and real estate
taxes, totaling $5,000 and
$10,914 respectively, to the
town of Smithfield, said
Minga. With late fees and
penalties, the total due to
the town was $18,235, Minga
said.
Additionally, Smithfield
Associates didn’t pay the
Hampton Inn’s quarterly
transient occupancy tax—
more commonly known
as lodgings tax—for the
quarters ending on Dec.
31, 2014 and March 31, 2015,
Minga said. She declined to
estimate how much revenue
may be involved, since it is
based on hotel occupancy
during those time spans.
Legally, money collected
for transient occupancy
taxes is supposed to be put
directly into an escrow
account until it its turned
over to the locality, said Isle
of Wight Commissioner of
Revenue Gerald Gwaltney.
Bill Riddick, attorney for
the Smithfield Town Council, agreed, telling council
members that money collected for the lodging tax
can’t be used to cover other
hotel operating expenses.
“It’s not his money,” Riddick said. In a worst -case
scenario, the town could
ask the Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s Office to investigate missing meal tax
revenue.
During its committee
meeting, council members
discussed making hotels,
motels and bed-and-break-
fasts that are delinquent
with lodging taxes subject
to occupancy audits.
The Hampton Inn is also
delinquent in paying its
2014 county real estate and
personal property taxes,
said treasurer Judy Wells.
But Tejas Patel, of Smithfield Associates, has negotiated a payment plan and
to date, has made regular
payments on his account,
Wells said. The company
still owes the county approximately $8,700.
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Jefferson: Make a call
on Hardy Park future
By Diana McFarland
News editor
In an effort to bring “closure” to long put off plans,
Hardy Supervisor Rudolph
Jefferson is asking if Isle
of Wight needs to spend
money on another wetlands
delineation for the Henry
Brady Park.
The question is whether
the property can be developed into a park, said Jefferson during a recent Board
of Supervisors meeting.
“If we can’t, hey, let’s dissolve the project,” he said,
adding that county staff
seems confident it can get
grant money for the Stoup
property and a park at the
Blackwater property.
But at the same time,
there’s no confidence for
the Hardy District, he said.
The purpose of this inquiry is to bring “closure,”
he said.
Isle of Wight Parks Administrator Mark Furlo
said it would cost about
$7,500 for a wetlands delineation and it would be valid
for six years. Once that
period of time passes, the
county would be required
to get another one before beginning work — or completing construction — of the
park, said General Services
Director Frank Haltom.
Furlo said it appears that
there is plenty of room in
the 50-acre parcel to develop
a park.
Furlo said that in 2009
it was estimated to cost
about $250,000 to clear and
grade a site and create grass
parking.
Unless the county can
come up with a half million
to do a park, it doesn’t seem
the money is available, said
Windsor District Supervisor Dee Dee Darden, who
defended plans to enhance
Heritage Park and build
a park at the Blackwater
property since they could
be possible money-makers.
“We’re still climbing
out of a hole … I know it’s
$7,500, but it leads to higher
price tag than the county is
willing to pay,” Darden said.
Plans to enhance Heritage Park, as well as set
aside money for the Blackwater park were deferred
this year due to lack of
funds.
Chairman Rex Alphin
offered to walk the property
with Jefferson and the issue
was retired for the evening.
The land for the park
was donated by the Lawnes
Point developers and a master plan for the park was
developed in 2008. The next
year, plans for the park were
put on hold after International Paper announced
it was closing. In 2010, the
Board was told the wetlands delineation was set
to expire in 2012. The Board
decided to delay the project
and risk losing the delineation, Furlo said.
The Lawnes Point developers also donated the land
containing the remnants of
the Civil War-era Fort Huger. The county developed
that park at a cost of more
than $800,000. It opened in
2007.
Hurricane supply tax break
RICHMOND — Virginia
is no stranger to hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical
storms, earthquakes and
flooding. That’s why the
Hurricane Preparedness
Sales Tax Holiday is a great
time to prepare for emergencies while saving some
money at the same time.
The weeklong holiday
began Monday, May 25,
and exempts 22 categories
of smaller items from the
state and local retail sales
tax. The exempt items include batteries, flashlights,
bottled water, tarps, duct
tape, fire extinguishers,
cell-phone chargers, smoke
detectors, buckets, rope and
first aid kits. As long as each
item costs $60 or less, it is
tax-exempt.
Last year, gas-powered
chainsaws priced at $350 or
less were added to the list
of tax-exempt items, along
with chainsaw accessories
that cost $60 or less.
Portable generators and
inverters costing $1,000 or
less are also exempt during
the tax holiday.
For a full list of tax-exempt products, answers to
frequently asked questions,
and guidelines for consum-
ers and retailers, visit www.
tax.virginia.gov.
The 2015 hurricane season begins June 1.
While all Virginia retailers who sell the tax-exempt items are required to
participate in the sales tax
holiday, retailers may also
choose to pay the sales tax
themselves on any nonexempt items and pass the
savings on to customers.
Go to www.ReadyVirginia.gov for information from
the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management
about putting together a
family plan and supply kit.
Mission of Hope volunteers
By Diana McFarland
nator Nan York.
And one homeless
Mission of Hope provid- “guest” returned this year
ed shelter and food to about as a volunteer, she said.
20 people during one of the
“ Ku d o s t o t h e h o s t
coldest winters in many churches who went the
years.
extra mile in keeping their
The consortium of 20 doors open during the day
churches and civic orga- when the weather was so
nizations pitched in with very cold and snowy,” York
580 volunteers, who put in said.
about 5,800 hours providMission of Hope proing transportation, night vides what it calls a “night’s
chaperones, laundry, meal stay” at 11 local churches
preparation and more to an and the American Legion.
average of four “guests” a Churches take turns pronight, according to coordi- viding a place to stay for the
News editor
night, dinner and breakfast
and a sack lunch.
The season ran from Dec.
6 to March 21.
Of the 20 “guests” this
year, there were no children
or families, York said.
Churches spent about
$581 a week to provide food,
serving supplies and utilities.
This year, Mission of
Hope also began offering
a daytime outreach shelter
at the Smithfield Library,
held on Fridays in January,
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collapse from erosion
Staff writer
WINDSOR — A sidewalk
built last year along North
Court Street in Windsor
may be threatened by soil
erosion and could collapse.
Isle of Wight County
staff and Windsor Town
Manager Michael Stallings
have found the sidewalk
remains unharmed, but
do have concerns about
future erosion and possible
damage to the sidewalk,
said county spokesman Don
Robertson.
The 1.4-mile sidewalk
stretches north along Courthouse Highway and North
Court Street, and, in some
places, sits precariously on
the edge of roadside drainage ditches.
There is no evidence of
erosion yet and the sidewalk remains open.
The concern arose after
the Virginal Department of
Transportation completed
some ditch maintenance
along the roadway.
Stallings said the threatened portion of the sidewalk lies just south of the
Georgie D. Tyler Middle
School and within Windsor
town limits, which is why
he is working with the county to facilitate repairs.
Robertson confir med
Stallings’ understanding
Stormwater suit on hold
By Diana McFarland
News editor
SUFFOLK — Calvary
Baptist Church temporarily
withdrew its suit against
Isle of Wight County over
stormwater fees.
Associate Pastor Greg
Gray said the judge did not
accept their motion for a
continuance at a hearing
May 5 in Suffolk due to
their counsel being held up
in another trial in North
Carolina.
Calvary Baptist Church
is being assisted by the
Ohio-based Christian Law
Association, which represents churches in court
matters, Gray said.
Calvary plans to re-file
its suit, he said.
“We’re just as committed
to what we’re doing with
the stormwater tax. It’s just
an interruption.”
alleges that Isle of Wight’s
obituaries
Obituaries are posted as received, complete with
visitation and funeral dates/times at:
www.smithfieldtimes.com
Fulton Jethro Jones
Fulton Jethro Jones, 81,
of Smithfield, passed away
May 23, 2015 at his residence
and surrounded by his family. He went home to be
with his Lord and Savior.
Mr. Jones was the son of
the late William Luther
and Lena Dees Jones. He is
survived by his loving wife
of 61 years, Edith S. Jones.
He lived his life for the
Lord, Jesus Christ and was
a faithful member and elder of his church, Rescue
Evangelical Friends, for
more than 50 years. Mr.
Jones worked at Newport
News Shipbuilding for 19
years, and afterwards, he
with his wife founded and
opened their own business,
Smithfield Sheet Metal, in
1969, where they retired
in 2000.
He is survived by his children: Travis Jones, Kathy
Brock (Garland), Sharon
Foster (Mike), Brian Jones,
Bev Dooley (Bill), AND
Dennis Jones (Dee); nine
grandchildren, Melissa,
Sara, Leslie, Crystal, Brad,
Katie, Lacey, Justin and Oscar; eight great-grandchildren; and his sister Virginia
new stormwater fee is actually a tax, and thus violates
the Virginia Constitution
against taxing churches.
Calvary also contends that
the fee violates its First
Amendment religious
rights.
Isle of Wight argued that
the stormwater fee is not a
tax because its purpose is
specific to stormwater management and is not being
used to generate revenue as
a tax would.
that any future fixes will
be VDOT’s responsibility
since the sidewalk falls
within the agency’s easement.
“The sidewalk is constructed within the VDOT
right of way and perpetual
maintenance will be their
responsibility once the project is fully closed out,” said
Robertson.
A VDOT-certified, third
party vendor working for
the county inspected the
sidewalks and the county
served as project manager,
said Robertson.
He said VDOT conducted an on-site inspection in
December and accepted
construction.
used $1.2 million in federal
grants to construct the sidewalks in 2013.
The grants required no
local match from the town
or the county, said Robertson.
Construction began last
spring and finished this
past fall.
Missions anniversary
St. Paul Holiness
St. Paul Holiness Church,
Dendron. will celebrate its
Missionary Ministry Anniversary on Sunday, May
31, 9 a.m. Nuressa Woody,
minister from Tabernacle
Baptist Church-East End,
Newport News, is the guest
speaker.
Main Street
Main Street Baptist
Church will host the baccalaureate service for graduating Smithfield High School
seniors on Sunday, June 7,
6 p.m. The service will be a
student-led celebration that
features oratory, music and
dance. Seniors who want to
participate should contact
Main Street or the SHS
senior class sponsors by
June 3. Family and friends
are invited and a reception
will follow. For information,
call James Ford at 404-6906.
Shiloh Baptist
Shiloh Baptist Church
in Windsor will celebrate
women’s day on Sunday,
June 7, 11 a.m. Guest speaker is Debra Gholston, minister of Christian Home,
Windsor. Colors are red and
white.
Rising Star Baptist
Rising Star is selling
dinner plates for a $10 do-
Partington of Sanford, N.C.
Mr. Jones was pre-deceased
by seven brothers.
The family would like
to thank Lou Sallaz for her
loving care and support.
A funeral service was
held May 26 in Riverview
United Methodist Church,
Rescue, followed by burial
in Meadowbrook Cemetery,
Suffolk.
In lieu of flowers the
family request donation be
made in Mr. Jones’ memory
to Rescue Friends Church,
P O Box 87, Rescue, VA
23424. Condolences may be
registered online at www.
Donald Carmines Bryan,
parrfuneralhome.com.
86, went to be with his Savior, Sunday, May 24, 2015.
He was born in Hampton to
the late Gladys and Charles
Bryan.
Don g raduated from
Fork Union Military Academy in 1948. He served
in the Merchant Marine
in 1949 and the U.S. Army
from January 1951 until
November 1952. He married
his late wife, Marie Oliver,
on Nov. 14, 1952. In 1956,
Don graduated from Embry
Riddle Aeronautical University and entered NACA
1957 flight research, which
changed to NASA in 1958.
He served on Project Mercury (first man in space)
Rev. Ray Rowland will be of- from 1959-1962. In 1986,
ficiating. Burial will follow Don retired as head of the
in Bacon’s Castle Old Brick research aircraft section.
On Nov. 23, 2003, Don and
Church cemetery.
The family extends spe- Betty Barlow Elliott were
cial thanks to her doctors at married. Don was a memPeninsula Cancer Institute ber of Smithfield Baptist
and Riverside Hospital, Church where he served as
and to her caregivers Joyce deacon, chairman of the
Price, Barbara Spratley and usher committee, and was
a member and secretary of
Dinah Davis.
Memorial contributions the Baraca Class.
Don leaves to cherish
may be made to Bacon’s
Castle Old Brick Church his memory his wife of
Memorial Assoc., c/o: Mary 11 years, Betty Ann BryHayes, 5251 Colonial Trail an; son, Vernon A. Bryan
(friend, Jean); daughters,
East, Surry, VA 23883.
Service arrangements Vickie M. Brown (Pete) and
are in the care of Colo- Patricia B. Eldridge; grandnial Funeral Home, Car- children, Jeremy, Joshua,
rollton, Smithfield, Isle of Trevor, Cameron and SkyWight and the surrounding lar; and brothers;,Charles F.
communities. Family and Bryan (Nancy) and Michael
friends are encouraged to M. Bryan (Patsy).
A service celebrating
share condolences and remembrances at colonialfu- Don’s life will be held
neralhomesmithfield.com. Thursday, May 28, 11 a.m. in
nation on Friday, June 5 and
Saturday, June 6.
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor Church of
God in Christ is hosting a
prayer breakfast Saturday,
June 6, 9 a.m. Donation is
$10. The event is sponsored
by the Mother’s Board.
JoAnn Jones will be the
speaker.
Mount Sinai Baptist
Mount Sinai Baptist,
in Suffolk, is hosting its
Inspirational Choir’s 3rd
anniversary concert on
Sunday, May 31, at 3 p.m.
Riverview UMC
The Riverview United
Methodist men are having
a yard sale Saturday, May
30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Power House Equipment,
600 W. Main St. in Smithfield. Proceeds benefit Heart
Havens.
Mt. Zion
The men of Mt. Zion will
be observing Men’s Day on
June 7, 3 p.m. followed by
a men’s prayer breakfast
on Saturday, June 13 with
minister Cherie Y. Hollomon from Antioch United
Church of Christ in Suffolk.
The event is free but a love
offering will be collected at
the June 14 at a 7-up service
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(757) 365-0111 fax
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These Local Churches welcome you and
your family to weekly services
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Central Hill Baptist Church
10270 Central Hill Rd, Windsor 357-2225
Rev. Roger Johnson, Pastor
Parsonage 757-539-7759
Sun School 10am, Sun Worship 11am
Wed Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7pm
1/16
300 Smithfield Blvd., Smithfield
Sat. Vigil Mass 5pm; Sun, Mass 9am
Weekday Mass: Tues & Thu at noon,
Wed at 6:30pm Fri at 9am,
Phone: 365-0579 Fax: 757-365-4749
Pastor: Fr. Oscar . Paraiso
email: admoin@cgsparish.org
www.cgsparish.org
Healing Waters Worship Center Hope Presbyterian Church
12/15
12172 Smith’s Neck Rd, Carrollton, VA
356-1515; www.hwwcnow.com
Pastor William M. McCart, Senior Pastor
Sunday am Worship 9 & 11am w kid’s church
Wednesday worship 7pm & Bible study
with Girsl Club & Royal Rangers
Nursery available for all services
12/15
A Reformed PCA Church
259 James Street
Luter YMCA
Worship: 9:30 am
www.hopepca.com
Pastor George Boomer, 771-2243
Mill Swamp Baptist Church
Sandy Mount Baptist Church
2/15
6329 Mill Swamp Rd, Ivor, VA; 357-2575 16091 Scott’s Factory Rd, Smithfield
Church School - 9:00-9:45am
Sunday: Sun. Sch. 9:30am, Worship 10:45am,
Prayer & Praise - 10-10:15 am
5:50-7:30 p.m. AWANA for children and WORD OF Worship Service 10:15 am
LIFE for teens, bible studies for adults 5:30-7:30.
Bible Study - 2nd & 4th Wed. @7pm
Wednesday 6:00-7:30 p.m. “THE LOFT” children’s Office Hours - 2-5 pm
program, bible studies.
12/15
12/15 Rev. Dr.Bobby L. Taylor Pastor
15155Turner Drive, Smithfield,VA 23430
Pastor Dan E. Gray Phone: 357-5718
“A Church Home for Your Family”
Sunday: 8:30 am; 11 am; 6:30 pm
Sunday School: 10:00 am
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer Mtg. &
Children’s Ministry @ 7 pm
2/16
Smithfield Baptist Church
100 Wainwright Dr., Smithfield, 357-2536
Sun. Sch. 9:40am/Worship 8:30am & 11am
Wed, 5:15 Cherub Choir, 5:30 Dinner,
6:30 Bible Studies & Missions,
7:30 Adult Choir, 7:30 Children’s Choir
Dr. Donald R. Rhoton, Pastor
sbchurch@smithfieldbaptist.org
1/16
Joy Church
For Worship Service Hours
see web address: www.smithfieldjoy.com
Rev. Dr. Bryan Brooks - Senior Pastor
Offers Professional Pastoral Counseling
Adding Joy in a complicated world.
Main Office: 320 Grace St., Smithfield, VA
1/16
757-542-3070
Trinity United Methodist Church
201 Cedar St.,
Sunday School 9:30
Worship 8:30 & 11am,
9:30am Rivers of Life
357-3659
12/15
Benn’s United Methodist Church Christ Episcopal Church
111 S. Church St., Corner Church & Main
Sunday Services 8:30 and 11:00am
Sunday School 9:45am
9AM - Contemporary Service
10AM - Christian Education
11AM - Traditional Service
Rev. Derek Pringle, Rector
Rev. O.H. Burton, Jr., Ph. 357-3373
Bennsumc@yahoo,com
1/16
Woodland United Methodist Church
20051 Orbit Rd. Windsor, VA 23487
Traditional Worship Service 9:30AM
Sunday School 10:45AM
Rev. Mandy Newman
(757) 357-7499
8/15
Be At Home Community of Believers
15042 Carrollton Blvd , Ste K
Carrollton, Virginia 23314
Sunday Worship Celebration: 10:15 am
Wednesday Word Revelation: 7:00 pm
3rd Friday: Family & Youth Night: 7–9:00pm
4th Sunday: Family and Friends Day:
Pastor Ricky B. Wamble
757-603-1790 Revvrick1@gmail.com
9/15
6/15
Bethany Presbyterian Church
5358 Zuni Circle, Zuni, Va. 23898
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Rev. Dr. Steven Frazier, Pastor
5/15
www.bethanyzuni.org
Oakland Christian United Church of Christ
(757) 255-4353 Rev. Greg Ryan,M.Div.,M.A.
(pastorryan@oaklanducc.com)
Services: Sunday at 8:45am and 11am
Sunday School (all ages) 10am
www.Oaklanducc.com
8/15
Smithfield Assembly of God Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Gail Drewery Brock
SURRY — Gail Drewery Brock, 62, passed away
Sunday, May 24, 2015 at
her home. Gail was the
daughter of A. Frank Drewery and the late Eula Belle
Doggett Drewery. Also preceding her in death is a
brother, Arthur F. “Artie”
Drewery Jr.
Gail enjoyed reading and
gardening. Her passion was
teaching and being with
children. She taught at Isle
of Wight Academy for 25
years and then taught in
Williamsburg-James City
County for 15 years. She
was a member of Surry
United Methodist Church.
In addition to her father,
Gail leaves to cherish her
memory her husband of 40
years, John Massey Brock
Jr.; sons, Jay Brock (Lorelei), Jeff Brock (Christine);
daughter, Stephanie Hudik
(Ronald); grandchildren,
Isabella, Lachlan, Lily and
Alaina; a sister, Bonnie Adams; and a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins, friends
and extended family all
who loved her, and were
inspired and challenged by
Gail’s courageous fight with
cancer and her strong “will
to live.”
A service celebrating
Gail’s life will be held
Wednesday, May 27, 11
a.m. in Smithfield Baptist
Church, 100 Wainwright
Drive in Smithfield. The
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Carrollton Holiness Church
Smithfield Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Dr. Donald R.
Rhoton officiating, followed
by a reception in the church
family life center. The committal service, with military
honors, will begin at 2 p.m.
in Parklawn Memorial Park
in Hampton. Family and
friends will gather from 6:30
-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 27
in the church for visitation.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Smithfield
Baptist Church, Bereavement Committee, 100 Wainwright Drive, Smithfield, VA
23430 or the American Heart
Association, Isle of Wight
Chapter, 4217 Park Place
Court, Glen Allen VA 23060.
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ISLE
in this case, includes Route
17 because it’s considered a
“corridor of significance”
by the state, Simmons said.
According to the code
of Virginia, a locality is
supposed to make those
calculations and submit the
plan to VDOT, if necessary,
for review and before adoption by the locality.
Isle of Wight didn’t submit its plan to VDOT until
April 21 — a month after it
went before the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing and possible vote. The
plan was derailed by strong
public opposition and has
since been sent back to the
Planning Commission.
VDOT isn’t saying Isle of
Wight did anything wrong
since the plan was not adopted when submitted to the
Casteen
He often angered former
Board members, and former
Newport District Supervisor Stan Clark went so far
as to not appoint him to the
Smithfield Intergovernmental Committee — despite the
town being in his district.
He’s also been at odds
with the Smithfield Town
Bike
property along Nike Park
Road that would be included
in the bike and pedestrian
trail, said using eminent domain for a trail was “silly.”
He asked why the county couldn’t shift the trail
to the other side of Nike
Park Road and use land
already earmarked for development.
Project Manager Jamie
Oliver said the route of the
trail was chosen for several
reasons, and switching to
the other side of the road
would jeopardize the $9
million already invested in
the project.
state, Simmons said.
Simmons also said Isle
of Wight has told VDOT
that ISLE 2040 is not a comprehensive plan change, but
merely a land use change
and that’s why the county
staff didn’t think it needed
to go the state for review.
However, in the Planning
Commission and Board of
Supervisors agendas, the
item is clearly described
as a comprehensive plan
amendment.
Isle of Wight spokesman
Don Robertson said the
terminology is a “matter of
semantics.”
Robertson said ISLE 2040
is an area master plan,
such as the Route 58 master
plan, but does not constitute a comprehensive plan
change.
“A change and an update
is a different thing,” he
said, referring to the update
required by the state every
five years.
“An amendment is not
an update,” he said, adding
that he understood how the
public may have become
confused over whether it’s
an update or change to the
comp plan. The county still
has to do its overall fiveyear update, he said.
Simmons went on to say
that Isle of Wight plans to
submit its complete ISLE
2040 plan to VDOT early
next year.
Meanwhile, the Board of
Supervisors and the Planning Commission will have
a joint meeting Wednesday,
June 3, 6 p.m. at the Courthouse Complex to go over
the recent citizen input
session and discuss what
to do next.
Council on numerous occasions, most recently over a
boundary line adjustment
agreement that the county
reneged on. The dispute led
to talks of annexation.
Meanwhile, Smithfield
resident R.L “Dick” Grice
recently picked up a candidate packet and is busy
getting the necessary materials together to run. So
far, he is othe nly candidate
to express an interest in the
Smithfield seat. Grice ran
for a seat on the Smithfield
Town Council several years
ago but was defeated.
The deadline to file as a
candidate is Tuesday, June 9
at 7 p.m. at the Isle of Wight
Registrar’s Office.
For more information,
call 365-6230.
A citizen committee i n c r e a s e c o n n e c t iv i t y
initiated the Nike Park throughout the county.
bike and pedestrian trail
a decade ago as a way to
Field grading at WCP
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
The Smithfield Town
Council voted recently to let
Smithfield VA Events level
the orchard field at Windsor
Castle Park.
Director of Tourism Judy
Winslow said the organization wants to level the
field for use during its festivals, either for activities
or parking.
Smithfield VA Events
is responsible for the BOB
Fest every January, the
Smithfield Wine & Brew
Fest every April and the
Bacon, Bourbon, and Beach
Music Fest every October at
the park site.
Smithfield VA Events
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work, which is expected
to cost between $3,000 and
$5,000, according to town
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were rendered, according to
the Mecklenburg Sun.
A judge dismissed the
suit, saying that the citizens were not personally
aggrieved by the contract
extension.
Thornton’s detractors
complained that under
T hor nton’s watch, the
school division fell into
disarray, lacked consistency in the curriculum, saw
teachers shifted among
schools without warning or
reason, created restrictive
class schedules, contributed
to poor teacher morale, and
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turned the fully accredited
division with two Blue Ribbon schools to a division
with only one school fully
accredited, one on academic
watch, and one deemed a
focus school.
The newspaper also reported that Thornton had a
strained relationship with
the county’s Board of Supervisors.
School Board Chairwoman Denise Tynes said the
School Board was familiar
with Thornton’s controversial history in Mecklenburg.
The Virginia School
Board Association—which
Isle of Wight hired to assist
with its superintendent
search—kept the board
apprised of most issues,
she said.
“The agency (VSBA) was
familiar with a lot of candidates and we trusted them,”
Tynes said. “We hired him
(Thornton) because of his
leadership experience …
and of all the candidates
we interviewed, he was the
strongest in what we were
looking for.”
In particular, the Board
was looking for someone
with a strong background
in technology who would
carry on the Isle of Wight’s
focus on STEM (science,
technology, engineering
and math).”
Tynes said she is not concerned about Thornton’s
controversial background
in Mecklenburg.
“Those are issues he
had there and he left them
there,” Tynes said. She said
Mecklenburg has always
been an area known among
educators for conflict.
Newport District representative Ed Easter said
he isn’t concerned with the
“rumors” printed in Mecklenburg’s local newspapers
about Thornton’s past.
Easter pointed to Thornton’s development of a successful math program in
Mecklenburg and his interest in improving Isle of
Wight’s elementary school
performance on SOL testing
as reasons he is a perfect for
the county.
In Mecklenburg, Thornton introduced the Cortez
Math program and other
programs like project-based
learning, a bring your own
device initiative and Rosetta Stone, according to news
reports.
Thornton could not be
reached for comment, as
he was out of the office
Tuesday.
The Isle of Wight County School Board awarded
Thornton a three-year contract, running through June
30, 2018, with a starting
annual salary of $142,500.
The county will also provide Thornton with a car,
computer, an iPad and up to
$10,000 annually for professional development.
In Mecklenburg, Thornton most recently earned
$125,000 year, plus a $9,000
annuity, and had a county
car.
Thornton was one of 34
applicants for the Isle of
Wight position; just under
half of those applications
came from Virginia.
Thornton has 11 years
of experience as a superintendent and more than
25 years in education. Over
the years, he has served as
an assistant superintendent, principal, assistant
principal, athletic director
and teacher.
T h o r n t o n re c e ive d
the Jefferson Professional Achievement Alumni
Award for Distinguished
Service and Leadership
from Longwood University in 2011. In 2008, he was
presented the Cumberland
Branch NAACP Community Service Award. The
Virginia Association of
School Superintendents
named Thornton the Re- degree from Virginia State
gion 8 Superintendent of University and his bachethe Year and in 2007, he lor’s degree from Longwood
received Longwood Uni- University.
versity’s College of EducaThornton and his wife,
tion and Human Services’ Mary, have two children: a
Located on Alliance Rd., 2 miles off
Professional Who Made A son, Sean, who attends TideRt. 10, east of the town of Surry. Th
Difference Award.
water Community College,
location is also 2 miles from Chippok
Thornton earned his and a daughter, Kelsey, who
State
Park andTech
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doctorate in education fromPlantation
will start
at Virginia
Jamestown-Scotland
Ferry.
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Wednesday, May 27
WINE AND PAINT —Drink wine and
paint an acrylic canvas with artist
Sara Hair on Wednesday, May 27, 6-9
p.m., at Arts Center @319. Everyone
leaves with a finished painting.
All materials supplied. Fee is $45
for members, $55 non-members.
Reserve a space by calling 357-7707.
Saturday, May 30
YARD SALE—Riverview United
Methodist Men are having a yard sale
on Saturday, May 30, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Power House Equipment, 600 W.
Main St.
YOUTH PRAYER—A free prayer
breakfast for youth against violence
and bullying is planned for Saturday,
May 30, 8 a.m., at Main Street
Baptist Church’s Samuel & Georgia
L. Williams Mission Center, 517
Main St. The event is open for youth
from ages 6 to 18. Guest speakers
will include School Superintendent
Katrise Perera; Tracy Williams, a
retired Harlem Globetrotter and
motivational speaker; M. Julius
Hayes, founder of the Saturday
Academy for Positive Development
in Youth; Kurt Beach, a former
Smithfield police officer, and student
performers and devotional leaders
from local churches.
Staff photo by Abby Proch
The luminaria ceremony is one of the highlights of the Relay and is a way to honor or remember friends and family.
Time to Relay
RELAY FOR LIFE—The Surry/Isle of
Wight Relay for Life will be held at
Westside Elementary School on
Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to
10 p.m.
Monday, June 1
CIVIC LEAGUE—The Carrollton Civic
League meets Monday, June 1, 7
p.m., in the conference room at
Sentara St. Luke’s Medical Center,
20209 Sentara Way. Guest speakers
Fred Mitchell, president of the
Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department,
and Dale Scott, commissioner of the
Windsor Volunteer Fire Department,
will discuss the facility use
agreement issue with the county. For
more information, call 613-6183.
OIL PAINTING—Monday, June 1 is the
last day to sign up for oil-painting
classes that are scheduled for June
3, 10 and 17, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at
the Art Center @319. Cost is $75 for
members, $85 for non-members. To
register, call 375-7707.
Thursday, June 4
AG TRAINING—The Virginia Tech
Tidewater Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, 1045 Hare Road,
Suffolk will hold an early-summer row
crop tour on Thursday, June 4, 8:30
a.m. Specialists will be on hand with
information about the 2015 crop
season, with special topics discussed
including nutrient management, pest
management, crop management
and legal aspects of pesticide use
in Virginia. Lunch will be served. For
more information, call 657-6450.
CHAMBER BREAKFAST—The Isle of
Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber
of Commerce is hosting the State of
the County breakfast on Thursday
June 4, 8 –10 a.m., at the Smithfield
Center, 220 N. Church St. Smithfield
Foods CEO Larry Pope, county and
town officials will share plans and
perspectives for the future. A buffet
breakfast will be served. Tickets are
$18 for members, $20 for nonmembers.
Friday, June 5
BRIA—Former “Voice” finalist Bria
Kelly will perform at Windsor’s new
free concert series. Kelly takes the
stage Friday, June 5, 6-9 p.m. at
Robinson Park. Granny’s Kitchen
and M.A.M.A.S Creative Sweets will
provide food.
CRUZ-IN—The All-American
Performance Car Club, Colonial
Corvette Club and Bombers & Betties
will be featured at the Lion’s Club
Cruz-In on Friday, June 5, 6 – 9 p.m.,
at Sentara St. Luke’s Medical Center.
People showing cars will be charged
$2 donations. There is no charge for
spectators.
BINGO—The Isle of Wight Department
of Parks and Recreation’s family
bingo night is Friday, June 5, 6 p.m.
at the Windsor Fire Station. People of
all ages are invited to the free event.
By Diana McFarland
News editor
W
atching her father
suffer from cancer
prompted Michelle
Jones to start a Relay for Life
team, the Longview Crew.
Her dad, Ralph Oliver, had recurring lung cancer, among other
health issues, and died two years
ago. Ultimately the treatments no
longer worked.
“There was nothing else they
could do,” Jones said of her dad.
The Longview Crew will be at
Saturday’s Relay for Life, having
raised about $885 — with their
signature fundraiser being Oliver’s special sauce and pork barbecue. This is the Crew’s first full
year as a Relay team. They join
38 teams and 322 participants in
the fight against cancer, which so
far has raised more than $74,400.
The Isle of Wight Relay for
Life begins at 10 a.m. May 30 at
Westside Elementary School, 800
West Main St. in Smithfield.
Jones is motivated to raise
money for the Relay, which is used
for cancer research by the American Cancer Society, because the
disease seems to run in her family.
Various relatives have been
stricken with esophageal cancer,
brain cancer, ovarian cancer and
leukemia, Jones said.
“The Oliver family seems to
have it running through their
family,” Jones said, adding that
the disease has affected her dad’s
mother’s side of the family too.
Photo courtesy of Michelle Jones
Jones wants to stop cancer so
The
Longview
Crew
relays
for
Ralph
Oliver,
far left, as well
she can grow old and her children
as
family
members,
Johnnie
Oliver,
Norman
Oliver, Vernon
can grow old too.
Oliver
and
Raymond
Oliver.
Top fundraising teams this
year include the Smithfield Soccer
Club with $10,751, the Power of Smithfield High School drumline. continue the fight.
Hope at $10,110 and BCBC Truth A second survivor/caregiver lap
The solemn luminaria ceremoTrotters at $6,453. Top partici- will be held at 6 p.m., along with ny begins at 9:30 p.m.
pants this year are Candee Lovett the community praise band, DeParticipants can purchase a
with $4,945, Pam Jordan at $4,394 voted and Divine.
lighted luminaria bag with the
and Lois Little at $4,325.
The fight back ceremony be- names of friends and loved ones
Following opening ceremo- gins at 8:30 p.m. where partici- who are fighting cancer or who
nies is the survivor/caregiver pants reflect on how far they’ve have passed away.
lap, which will be joined by the come and why it’s important to
The event ends at 10 p.m.
Garden teaches students life skills
Staff writer
The gardens outside Smithfield High School are growing
more than flowers, lettuce,
squash and tomatoes.
The gardens are also growing confidence, team-building
skills and work ethics for the
13 special education students
in teacher Jill Gwaltney’s class.
The flowerbeds, decorated with
handmade birdhouses, have
been built and maintained by
Gwaltney’s students.
The program is funded with
a grant from the Isle of Wight
Education Foundation. The
foundation also funded a biology department’s grant request
to build a greenhouse at Smithfield High.
“This gives these kids real
world experience and teaches
them to work together,” said
Gwaltney, keeping an eye out
as her students planted flowers,
unloaded mulch from a pickup
truck and yanked weeds from
Staff Photo by Allison T. Williams
• See GARDEN, p. 10 Smithfield High School students plant flowers in the raised beds they built outside the
school. The students are responsible for weeding and watering their flowers regularly.
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Saturday, June 6
FORT HUGER—Enjoy a walking
tour of the Civil War-era Fort
Huger Saturday, June 6, 10
a.m. The park is located at
15080 Talcott Terrace.
BATTLE—Learn about the
Civil War Battle of Smithfield
Saturday, June 6, 2 p.m.
starting at the Isle of Wight
County Museum. Suggested
donation is $2 per adult.
GOSPEL CONCERT—The
Golden Keys will have a gospel
concert at James Baker’s
home, 861 Hosier Road,
Suffolk on Saturday, June 6,
1 p.m. Food will be available
to buy.
Monday, June 8
CITIZENS—The Isle of Wight
Citizens Association meets
Monday, June 8, 7 p.m.,
in the conference room at
Sentara St. Luke’s medical
building, 20209 Sentara
Way, Carrollton, Va. 23314.
Isle of Wight Sheriff Mark
Marshall is speaking about
school resource officers. For
information, call 357-5352.
Tuesday, June 9
FORKLIFT CLASS—Paul D.
Camp Community College is
offering a forklift, forklift clamp
truck and reach truck operator
certificate training class from
Tuesday, June 9 to Thursday,
June 11, 5-10 p.m. at PDCCC’s
Hobbs Campus, 271 Kenyon
Road, Suffolk. Cost is $150.
To register or get more
information, call 569-6050, or
visit www.pdc.edu.
Friday, June 12
PEANUTS—The Isle of Wight
Museum, 103 Main St., is
open late to celebrate National
Peanut Butter Cookie Day on
Friday, June 12, 4-8 p.m. Stop
by for a peanutty treat and a
little history at the free event.
For information, call 356-1223
or visit www.historicisleofwight.
com.
BINGO—The Isle of Wight
Department of Parks and
Recreation’s family bingo night
is Friday, June 12, 6 p.m. at
the Nike Park, 13036 Nike
Park Road.
Saturday, June 13
ST. LUKE’S—Historic St. Luke’s
Church is sponsoring the first
of a two-part series, “The
Establishment in 17th-century
Virginia: The Role of the
Church of England in the Early
Commonwealth” on Saturday,
June 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Local
author and church historian
Tony Williams is the guest
speaker. There is no charge
for members at the friend
or patron level. Otherwise,
registration for the event is
$25 for individuals, $40 for
couples prior to 5 p.m. June 5.
After that, the cost increases
to $35 for individuals, $50 for
couples. Registration ends on
Friday, June 12, at 5 p.m. Call
357-3367 for information.
BREAKFAST—VFW Post
8545 invites the community
to a fund raising breakfast
featuring “salted fried spot
fish” Saturday, June 13, 7
– 10 a.m. at the VFW Post
located at 223 Washington
St. across from the Smithfield
Library. Menu items include
scrambled eggs, bacon,
sausage, sausage gravy, grits,
biscuits, cornbread and mixed
fruit, as well as omelets to
order. Coffee and juice are
included in the $8 donation.
All proceeds support local
veterans and community
projects.
Upcoming
OLDEN DAYS—The Smithfield
Olden Days Festival is June
26-27 on Main Street in
downtown Smithfield. Those
wanting to participate in the
car show or as a volunteer or
vendor should contact terry.
rhinier@iwus.net.
Smithfield
STORY TIME—Story time is
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. for
ages 3-5. Story time for ages
2-3 is Wednesdays at 10:30
a.m.
KNIT—Knit at Night is
the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month at
6:30 p.m. The next meeting
in Wednesday, May 27.
QUILTERS—Experienced
quilters are invited to bring
their own projects to work
on in a group on the fourth
Wednesday of each month
from noon to 5 p.m.
Carrollton
TUTORING—Free GED
Tutoring on Tuesday nights,
5 - 7 p.m. The Pruden Center
provides tutoring on math
and writing for adults who
are preparing for the GED
test. For more information,
call 925-5651.
COMPUTERS—Computer
tutoring sessions are one
hour, one-on-one session for
beginners. Sessions held on
the first and third Wednesday
afternoons by appointment
only. Registration required.
KNIT, CROCHET—Knitting
and crocheting class meets
Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m.
Beginners welcome but
more experienced knitters
are needed. Bring a pair
of needles (suggested size
8) and yarn. Registration
required.
STRETCH AND TONE — This
fitness class for ages 50 and
up meets Fridays at 10 a.m.
Registration is not required,
but it is first-come, firstserved.
SEED SWAP—Bring in seeds
to share for use in the
garden.
STORY TIME—Story time is
on a break until the summer
reading program begins June
22.
ART EXHIBIT—Local artist
John Faunce will exhibit
his work in the Carrollton
Library’s art gallery through
Friday, May 29. His work is
a collection of oil paintings
in various styles, including
realism, alter-realism and
abstraction.
WEATHERIZATION—Free
weatherization seminar
Monday, June 22, noon to 3
p.m. for qualified residents.
Families receiving SSI are
automatically eligible.
MEDICARE—Medicare
counseling available with
Senior Services counselors
on the second Tuesday
of each month. The next
session is June 9.
BOOK CLUB—The book club
meets Wednesday, June
10, 3 p.m. to discuss Bill
O’reilly’s “Killing Patton.”
Light refreshments served.
GARDENING—The Master
Smithfield man
killed in dispute Garden
Staff writer
WALDORF MD — A
Smithfield man was shot
to death outside a Maryland
McDonald’s on May 20,
according to the Charles
County, Md., Sheriff ’s Office.
Robert Michael Mange,
25, of Smithfield was shot
multiple times in his car
outside the fastfood restaurant, at 1025 Mall Circle,
Waldorf, Md., around 5:48
p.m., said Janelle Love,
s p o ke swo m a n f o r t h e
Charles County Sheriff ’s
Office.
A 24-year-old woman
with Mange was hospitalized with a single gunshot
wound, Love said. She is
expected to survive and
police are not releasing her
identity.
The double shooting is
connected to an ongoing
custody dispute involving
the unnamed woman and
her two young children,
Love said.
Police have arrested Caroline Marie Conway, 51, of
Waldorf, who is reportedly
the son of a Prince George’s
County, Md. police officer
and the paternal grandmother of the unnamed
woman’s children, Love
said. Conway is in custody
and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first
degree murder, four assault
charges, two reckless endangerment charges, and
one count each of handgun
on person and possession of
a firearm used in a felony/
violent crime, according to
Maryland’s electronic court
records.
L ove s a i d C o n w ay
got into the back seat of
Mange’s vehicle, allegedly
fired between four and six
shots and fled from the
scene on foot. She was apprehended a short time
later, Love said.
The McDonald’s was
apparently used as an exchange/drop-off point for
the children involved in a
custody dispute, Love said.
The children were not in
the car when the shooting
occurred, Love said. She
declined to say whether the
children were on the property at the time or to give
their ages.
the raised beds. “These are
all skills they need to know
when they leave here.”
The lessons don’t stop
there, Gwaltney said. For
example, building beds
required basic math and
construction skills. If students are able to sell their
produce to teachers, they
will lear n how to make
change and basic customer
service skills, she said.
Cooking sauces using the
herbs grown in the garden
teaches fractions, measuring and basic cooking.
“I don’t mind pulling the
weeds out,” said student
Basil Hassell, 20. “I just
library
Carrollton Public Library
14362 New Towne Haven
Phone: 238-2641
1750 Courthouse
130 Main Street, Smithfield
Claremont Public Library
March - December
Smithfield Public Library
Volunteer days are Monday - Thursday
Two Shifts: 10am - 1pm & 1pm - 4pm
Phone: 866-8627
255 James Street
Phone: 357-2264
Surry Public Library
11640 Rolfe Highway
Phone: 294-3949
Windsor Public Library
18 Duke Street
Phone: 242-3046
On the internet:
www.blackwaterlib.org
Gardeners will offer a
session titled “Outsmarting
Destructive Weather,”
Saturday, June 20, 10 .m.
SUMMER READING—Summer
reading registration is
Monday, Jun3 22, 10 a.m. to
noon. Registration will still
be open to those unable to
attend or stop by the library
at this time.
STORYTIMES SERIES—Enjoy
a summer series of musicthemed story times starting
Thursday, June 25, 10:30
a.m. For ages 2-5.
FORT LEE BAND—The Fort
Lee Army Band performs
Monday, June 29, 11
a.m. outside and weather
permitting. Free.
VOLUNTEERS—The Friends
of the Carrollton Library are
seeking volunteers, such as
a vice president, secretary
and marketing coordinator.
Call 238-2641 or email
sconroy@blackwaterlib.org
for registration and more
information.
Windsor
BOOK CLUB—The book club
meets the third Tuesday
of every month at 7 p.m.
Registration not required.
STORY TIME—Story time for
ages 2 through 5 will be
at 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays.
Registration is not required.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION—
Free one-on-one computer
instruction on Wednesday
mornings. Registration is
required. Call 242-3046 or
email blauver@blackwaterlib.org.
FRIENDS—Friends of the
Library meets at 5 p.m. the
second Monday of each
month. Everyone is welcome.
Surry
KIDS —BRL Kids, first
Wednesday of the month,
Ages 6-11, 4 – 5 p.m.
BOOK CLUB—Book club, first
Thursday of the month, 1 – 2
p.m., “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
STORY TIME—Story time,
every Monday at 10 a.m.,
Ages 3-5.
KNIT—Knit and stitch, every
Tuesday, 1 – 2 p.m.
don’t like getting my hands
too dirty.”
Student Tiffany Whitsitt,
21, said she appreciates
lear ning more cooking
skills.
“When we live on our
own, we will have to take
care of ourselves,” she said.
Previously, her cooking experience at home had been
limited to pancakes, eggs
and macaroni-and-cheese.
Persistence and the possibility of developing future
skills for a paycheck are
student Marquil Birchette’s
life lessons from the garden.
“This teaches us to work
hard, not give up when it
gets too hot and to push
through it,” she said.
Governmental meetings
•Windsor Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Wednesday,
May 27, Windsor Municipal
Building, 8 E. Windsor Blvd.,
242-6218
•Dendron Town Council,
Monday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.,
town municipal building,
Volunteers Needed as Docents for the
2855 Rolfe Highway. 267-2508.
•Smithfield Town Council,
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 2,
The Smithfield Center, 220
N. Church St., 365-4200
•Claremont Town Council, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday,
June 3, town center, 4115
Spring Grove Ave., 866-4827
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Windsor concert stars Bria Kelly
Former “The Voice” finalist Bria Kelly will perform at Windsor’s new concerts in the park.
Kelly takes the stage
Friday, June 5 at Robinson
Park. The concert begins
at 6 p.m.
Granny’s Kitchen will be
on hand serving up locally
grown fare and M.A.M.A.S.
Creative Sweets will offer
up its array of tasty sweets.
M.A.M.A.S. was recently
named the Isle of Wight
Entrepreneur of the Year
and was recently voted one
of Virginia’s top three “Best
Chocolatiers” by Virginia
Living magazine.
Windsor is offering concerts in the park the first
Friday of the month from
May through September,
except for July when it becomes the Fourth of July
celebration. The concerts
are free and residents are
urged to bring a chair or
blanket.
BuSineSS
BrieFS
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management among
leading meat companies
in a new report from
business sustainability organization Ceres.
Achieving the top ranking,
a significant accomplishment given the water-use
challenges across global agriculture, underscores the
company’s leadership position in providing sustainable food. The Ceres report
awards Smithfield 33 out of
a possible 100 points in four
categories: governance
and management; direct
operations; manufacturing supply chain; and
agriculture supply chain.
The next-closest ranking
for a meat-industry competitor was 12, with the
lowest of five companies’
scores at three.
Bria Kelly
To play college ball
Jordan Brooks, center, signed on to play basketball recently with
Southern New Hampshire University. Brooks received a full scholarship
and will play shooting guard and small forward for the Penmen. Brooks
played for the Packers for four years and was a team captain. Brooks
is pictured with her parents, Shawn, left, and Marlo, right. Also pictured
is coach Greg Dockery and Principal Dr. Joyce McDowell.
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Lady Packers defeat Islanders
The Smithfield High
School Lady Packers soccer
team won its eighth game
of the season on May 4 at
Packer Field.
The Packers defeated the
Poquoson Islanders 6-3.
“This was a tight game
for the first half with the
score being 1-1 at halftime,”
said Coach Jeremy Gibson.
“The Packers switched to a
more attacking formation
and scored four goals in a
10-minute stretch to start
the second half.”
Smithfield’s Erin Lee
(SHS) scored a hat trick
(three goals) and had one
assist. During the game, Lee
scored her 23rd and 24th goals
of the season.
Smithfield’s Savannah
Cook scored a goal.
The defense played a
solid games, led by Smithfield’s Sydney Zari, Kenzie
Kohrs, Lindsey Walker and
Sophia Erickson.
FIRE shuts out Sharks
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The Smithfield FIRE girls U12 soccer team recently finished its second
season with a 3-0 shutout against the Williamsburg Sharks. The team,
which went 6-1-1 for the season, only allowed nine points to be scored
against them the whole season compared to the well-known Beach FC
with 17 points. Pictured, left to right: coach Anna Bondurant, Olivia
Pack, Jessie Richardson, Lexi Bondurant, Deanna Cena, Baylee Bagget,
Lily Lugar, Ally Ross, Josie Altizer, Kaitlyn Stephens, coach Randy Pack
and Abbie Epperson in front.
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conference tournament as
the top seed.
The Lady Packer’s first
conference game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,
May 26 at Packer Field.
The May 21 game against
Warwick High School’s
Lady Raiders was cancelled
due to rain.
On May 19, the Lady
Packers beat the Bruton
Lady Panthers, 3-2, in seven innings. Sydney Gay
pitched seven innings, had
10 strikeouts and allowed
no earned runs on two hits.
During the game against
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medics to send her by Nightingale to Sentara Norfolk
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medical tests. She was released the next day.
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Smithfield High School announced third quarter honor roll
Smithfield High School
announced its honor roll for
the third quarter.
•Twelfth grade
All A’s — Nicholas Baham, Anna Basile, Ashley
Bennett, Seffron Boyle, Logan Brich, Joely Brockwell, Joseph Brown, Lauren
Bull, Lynley Burton, Cameron Caufman, Christina
Cross, Kelsea Crotts, Ashley
Deese, Jojuan Delk, Brandon DuLong, Matthew Ellis,
Kayla Ervin, Colin Gary,
Jatlyia Hardy, Natasha Harris, Bobbie Dee Kennedy,
Scarlett Lemons, Caroline
Markley, Emma McIntyre,
Michael Meyer, Mason
Miles, Nicholas Mojica,
Rebecca Mummaw, Arleigh
Murphy, Brenna Murphy,
Makenzie Myers, Ashley
Newman, Marc Novelli,
Brittany Parker, Maiya Picott, Haley Province, Claudia Shelor, Caitlin Stiles,
Mira Stock, Adrian Tatum,
William Watt, Tiffany West,
Christopher Williams.
A-B honor roll — Shelby
Adams, Robert Armstrong,
Ryan Balentine, Quimara
Bedminster, Kelsea Brown,
Jordan Burke, Elysia Cardenas, Sharday Chisley, Austin Churchwell, Terren
Clarke, Minyara Coleman,
Rebecca Daugherty, Flora
Davis, Patrick Davis, Grace
Douma, Katie Ellis, Brogan Ernst, Molly Farrell,
William Fielding, Stephon
Flemming, David Formella,
Jeffery Foster, Haley Gank,
Kelcie Garnett, Sydney Gay,
Moises Gonzalez, Daniel
Gould, Elizabeth Griffin,
Theodore Guillot, Breonna
Hall, Kayla Harrell, Mary
Katherine Hassell, Dylan
Herbert, Aaron Hoover,
Ashleigh Jackson, John
Johnson, Rose Johnson,
Takeia Johnson, Trevor
Jones, Kaitlin Kelly, Liza
Kremer, Tyler Krohn, Jamie Lanzalotto, Dawson
Lawhon, Amber Malloy, Addison Martin, Molly McKay,
Jessica McKinnon, Charles
McNure, Hayley Meyer,
Jamie Moose, Me ghan
Morris, Taylor Morton,
Steven Mummaw, Avanti
Perera, Tia Pinner, Taylor Povich, Alysha Pratte,
Stephen Pullen, Larreka
Rainey, Kristina Raymer,
Natalie Ricciardi, Georgia
Richardson, Grant Rosen, Kathryn Schau, Morgan Segner, Monica Sekut,
Mitchell Sherwood, Xavier
Sivels, Ashley Smith, Celine
Stewart, Hannah Stoup, Michaela Stull, Sydney Taylor,
Kayla Torrey, Jayde Truitt, Tyler Tucker, Gregory
Villareal, Ezekiel Wamble,
Tiffany Whitsitt, Victoria
Wilkins, Trinay Williams,
Casey Zirges.
•Eleventh grade
All A’s — Samuel Bachman, Donaghvan Brown,
Rusty Bryant, Kelsey Davenport, Alexandra Destasio,
Rachel Fields, Giulia Garzon, Gabrielle Guill, Kevin
Leroy, Nicholas Manfred,
Rosario Manfred, Cassidy McKelvie, Benjamin
Ormond, Sydney Poehls,
Grace Reon, Abigail Rossit-
er, Leah Shewmaker, Bryan
Staha, Tyler Sturgill, Kayla
Vasilauskis, Kaleigh Walker, Isaac Wasserman, John
Zengel.
A-B honor roll — Nicholas Adams, Bryson Anderson, Jordan Anderson, Tavis Andrews, Devon Avery,
Joshua Bartlett, Madison
Bollhorst, Jahvon Boone,
Daniel Brower, Taylor
Bush, Charles Camp, Skyler Campbell, Delanie Center, Bradley Chellis, Emily
Christian, Erin Coleman,
Tyler Collins, Kimberly
Cratsley, Christina Duck,
Briceson Everett, Taylor
Figeac, Kaylee Fortney,
Jessica Gardner, Jessica
Gates, Jessica Gookin, Emily Grant, Keshuad Green,
Jordan Gwaltney, Rebecca
Haynes, Demetrius Holden, Haley Hooven, Elexia
Hopson, Jenilyn Hughes,
Clayton Ippolito, Kaitlyn
Johnson, Benjamin Jones,
Charles Jones, Crystal Kimball, Samantha Kreyling,
Trent Kurasaka, Madison
Lee, Michaiah Lemon, Sydney Leonard, Kirk Lindsay, Melody Lucas, Justin
Malsbury, Ashlyn Mangum, Alexis Manson, Emma
Mathisen, Jordan McCallister, Jordan Miller, Noah
Morris, Daniel Morrison,
Connor Murphy, Morgan
Nunes, Rebekah O’Brien,
Tyler Oliver, Lesleigh Pack,
Claire Piatak, John Polak,
Gavin Reed, Amanda Reilly, Kailey Reiser, Joshua
Riddle, Tia Robinson, Alexandra Rose, Ian Senter,
Brittany Sharon, Kendell Shepherd, Genevieve
Smith, Tiara Southerland,
Noah Squires, Logan Standley, Claire Stewart, Abigail
Swanick, Schylor Sweatt,
De’Stanye Swittenberg, Jordan Talley, Alexander Talton, Zachary Thacker, Meredith Throckmorton, Felicia Tucker, Bailey Turpin,
Alexis Uzzle, Essence Uzzle,
Nicole Vasilauskis, Holly
Waddell, Wesley Weaver, Julie Wiegand, Alyssa Willis,
Kassandra Wood, Victoria
Wyatt, Katelyn Yates.
•Tenth grade
A l l A’ s — C a m i l l e
Brayshaw, Jessica Bruner,
Alexander Culver, Brannon
Dixon, Alecia Guishard,
Ashley Guishard, Kelsy
Henley, Kira Iannetta, Kelly Ivy, Luke Jaax, Sidney
Jones, Samantha KingCash, Josie Kremer, Carley
Morehead, Hannah Mullen
Fox, Katerina Nemec, Ashlyn Newberry, Aryan Nolette, Brianna Peterson, Davis Pillow, Delisia Puryear,
Imani Sanders, Stanley
Smeltzer, Christian Smith,
Zachary Stock, Samantha
Strunk, Patrick Torchia,
Sydnie Wheeler, Mya White,
Breanna Wing.
A-B honor roll — Paige
Allen, Phil Araneta, Megan
Balentine, Reese Barbee,
William Barlow, Robert
Barnes, Samantha Bauer,
Michael Bell, Lisa Blair,
Julianna Bush, Teresa Canis Bonnin, Jordan Caravas, Dayron Cardoso,
Dymine Clarke, Hannah
3
Happy
rd
Collins, Carley Conover,
Savannah Cook, Gunnar
Copeland, Matthew Cripps,
John Darden, Shontina
Denson, Nicholas Duffy,
Madeline Ericksen, Reagan Ernst, Lawson Farmer,
Maeda Feliciano, Dominic
Fontana, Joseph George,
Jamie Graham, Mahri
Grant, Noah Guill, Mikaiah
Hamlin, Travis Hancock,
Jacy Hazlitt, Ana Herrera
Vallina, Anne Hirlinger,
Daniel Holt, Dymon Humphrey, Grayson Ippolito,
Brianna Johnson, Infinity
Johnson, Jaleesa Jones,
Ronald Jones, Justin Kiersch, Carson King, Mitchell Lancaster, Travis Latimer, Sebastian Leenders,
Sarah Lemon, Meng Li,
Parker Lindgren, Bennet
Lockridge, Cole McCarty,
Kembry McNeil-Thompson,
Logan Meyer, Darius Miller, Samuel Mott, Nicholas
Nemec, Hannah Pappal, So
Yun Park, Carley Peacock,
Christopher Pierce, Emily
Pope, Amber Reid, Morgan
Riddle, Davis Ring, Alyssa
Rose, Branden Scoville,
Tyler Sharon, Destiny Shivers, Rachel Sigrist, Sabrina Sims, Elton Skinner,
Jacob Smith, Sascha Stafford, Emma Stewart, John
Swartz, Bryce Thompson,
Nora Thompson, Haley
Vierrether, Gabrielle Vines,
Jacob Walker, Lindsey
Walker, Cameron Wheeler,
Matthew White, Noah Williams.
•Ninth grade
All A’s — Trevor Addison, Cameron Bandy,
Brayden Bird, Kathryn
Britt, Breigh Campbell, Loganbay Campbell, Noelani
Christy, Geor ne Clarke,
Abagail Conyers, Savannah Cook, Ciara Cross,
Ian Cullen, Gabriel Culver,
Elizabeth Darden, Howard
Dunleavy, Sophia Erickson, Ethan Frantz, Julie
Gates, Thomas Gover, Connor Green, Kristina Harvey,
Skylar Hedgepeth, Creid
Johnson, Leah Johnson,
Hailey Joyce, Katelyn Kelly,
Clayton Ketcham, Rebecca Kiser, Kenzie Kohrs,
Lauren Lanzalotto, Brooke
Locascio, Samuel Mathisen,
Seamus McGowan, Erik
McNally, Dylan Miller, Kelly
Moore, Joshua Phillips, Desiree Pierce, Krista Rhodes,
S yd n e y Ro o t s, C o n n o r
Rosenberry, Molly Ryan,
Harrison Senter, Mackenzie Sherwood, Kevin Siu,
Dawson Stevens, Zachary
Thomas, Brittany Vietez,
Carson Wallner, Samuel
Wiggs, Randall Willis, Hannah Zengel.
A-B honor roll — Jeremy Allen, Richard Alpert,
Cody Armstrong, Lauren
Barrett, Imani Batten, Madelyn Bauman, Hunter Bell,
Rafe Bene, Amber Bennett, Olivia Blatt, Morgan
Bond, Mckenzie Breedlove
Donlon, Vaughn Briggs,
Dionte Brown, Brooke Burnette, Ariella Butterworth,
Angel Carpenter, Daemon
Carroll, Parker Caterbone,
Malaysia Chevere, Matthew Clark, James Clifford,
Brianna Cornett, Jordyn
Cowen, Marcus Custis, Karlena Diggs, Cameron Easter, Elizabeth Ferguson, Ja
Heaven Ford, Benjamin Gittelman, Nicole Gomez, Carter Greer, William Gulyas,
Baileigh Hall, Kirsten Hall,
Brianna Hamilton, William
Hamilton, Kamari Hayes,
Joshua Hedgepeth, Katherine Henk, Tristin Hogge,
Amayaflor Hughes, Lucas
Hyatt, Madison Iannetta,
Preston Jeffrey, Karra Johnson, Jameek Jordan, Willie
Jordan, Heather Kennedy, James Kenny, Michelle
Knight, Alexandra Krohn,
Lea Lanzalotto, Erin Lee,
Alexis Little, Benjamin
Lockwood, David Logan,
Asiah Major, William Malley, Matthew Malsbury,
Grace Mar tin, Corwin
Matthews, Kylie McCormick, Padraig McGowan,
Mateo Mejia, Jordan Miles,
Marnie Mitchell, Jessica
Morris, Krystal O’Brien,
Caleb Pierce, Joshua Pierce,
Ethan Price, Kiarra Price,
Daisy Pritchard, Austin
Reed, Nicholas Rhodes,
Connie Robinson, Courtney Rogers, Christopher
Rosenbalm, Sarah Rossiter,
Austin Santana, Torrence
Saulsberry, NyJah Silver,
Taija Slack, Cassidy Sloane,
Kendall Stalls, Allyshea
Stewart, Taylor Tharpe,
Briana Thompson, Logan
Tur pin, Justin Walker,
Noah Wellington, Matthew
Werner, Madison Wessels,
Quinn Wilson, Piper Witherspoon, Madison Yates,
Gregory Yelverton, Shannon Yerabek.
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Suffolk, VA
$15,000
1993 Liberty
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757-595-9231
Scrap Removal
Sale Location:
Motel 6
3BR /1BA G R E AT
STARTER Home in
Surry, 5 min. from
538-0123
fe r r y. 1,0 0 0 sq.f t.
on .69 acre. $99,500
c a l l 757-59 2 -2 811
Qualifies for 100% Lease Or Rent
U S DA f i n a n c i n g .
May6/4tp/22431
2 B E D R M To w n
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home-Wilson
Rd. $900, 3Bed r m
SURRY LAND
Town home-Wilson
Rd. $1150, 2Bedrm
32 acres, fields
and woods off
mobile Jones Creek
College Run,
$800, 4 Bedrm 3.5
$95,000.
Bath waterfront
MLS# 1419883
h istor ic home 223
3 acre homesite
S. Church St. $2250.
w/perc, $28,000
Right Move Realty.
MLS# 1414499,
O/A 757- 88 0 -7191
May6/4tp/22332
Call Surry Side
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Realty at
DU PL E X A P T. 2
804-894-0676
Bedroom/1Bath
3BR/1BA Single fam- a l l a p pl i a n c e s i n ily home on corner lot. cluded. Of f st reet
$56,000 in Smithfield parking. $1250/mo.
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May6/4tp/22361
May6/4tc/2303
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SPACES ava i lable
i n H ist or ic Dow nDouble Wide
tow n Smithf ield.
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Oakwood Homes
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+ deposit. No pet /
smoking. Credit and
Ba ckg rou nd check
Cal l 201-585 - 8229
May20/2tp/22568
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WATERFRONT
Home for rent in Carrollton, VA. 2 Bedroom/ 1Bath. $1,000/
month, $1,000 Deposit. For more details
c a l l 757- 636 -3395
May20/2tp/22577
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Bacon's Castle Hunt Club,
located in Surry County, is
looking for 150 to 1000
acres or more hunting
land in Surry or any
surrounding county. If
you own land that you
would consider leasing,
please contact Jim Adams,
BCHC President, at
757-218-3106
Mar23/tfc/1028
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FURN/UNFURN
RUSTIC Small Art/
Crafts/Music studio
w/small bd r/ ba / k it.
Woodsy setting on
Surry farm. Fenced
yard. $400/mo.+ utilities. 757-323-8929
May20/2tp/22574
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OFFICE/RETAIL/
I n s t i t u t i o n a l Fo r
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sf available br3573113 o r s e r v ic e @
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Aug8/tfc/1028
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RENT NEWLY Renovat e d 3BR /1BA
H e l p Wa n t e d
D u mp Tr uck D r iver-EXPERIENCED
CDL Driver w/good
driving record, dependable and honest.
F/ T 757- 6 63 -9501
May20/2tp/22570
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of TLC. Please call
( 757 ) 8 8 0 -7 3 4 4 o r
email resume to meddocliaison@aol.com
May20/4tp/22578
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SH EA R SUCCESS
Hair Styling is looking for talented licensed hair stylists.
Must have 2 or more
years experience and
a clientele following.
this is a drug free
workplace. Call 757438-5921 for more info.
May27/4tc/481
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MANAGER
NEEDED
for country store in Surry.
Please reply by email to
baconscastlepeanuts@
gmail.com
or call 357-6159
with resume & references.
T RU C K D R I V E R
Wanted. Must have
Class A CDL Dump
t r uck , D u mp t railer, and lowboy experience. Call Drew
a t 757- 810 -533 4
May20/4tp/22533
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For
Sale
5 YARDS of clean
top soil delivered.
$195, 5 yards of fill
dirt delivered $115.
C a l l 757- 813 -1879
May27/4tc/1013
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A L L N E W M ATTRESS SETS! Twin
$89; Full $99; Queen
$129; King $191 Hand
delivered, Free layaway! 757-236-3902
Miller’s is now hiring May6/4tp/22395
Sales Assoc, for our ————
BA R N YA R D Eggs
Smithfield location.
$2.75/dozen, 2 dozAll candidates must
10 0 7 0
pass pre-employment eSnt a l$l 5i n. 0g0s. C
reek
background check.
D r. 757-357-339 4
We are looking for
May27/1tc/383
enthusiastic & hard- ————
working team players. HOR SE H AY, Excellent quality, Local
Please apply
farmer, FOR SALE,
in person at:
Sq. Bales & round
13458 Benns Church Blvd. bales. 757-724-7869
Smithfield, VA 23430 o r 75 7 -7 7 8 - 0 8 0 8
Deliver y Available.
May13/8tp/22489
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D E L I V E RY Va n
Dr iver Needed for
Home
local a re a . Plea se
c a l l 757-357- 6159
Improvement
May27/1tc/7
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BU I LDI NG CONFULL TIME Land- TRACTORS:
scaper needed. Must AFFORDABLE
have at least 2 years H O M E R e p a i r ,
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censed & Insured. Call
net for an application Ror y 757-262-8547
or call 757-279-0111 May6/4tp/22393
May20/4tp/22579
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DAVID BOYD RESILIAISON/MARDENTIAL BUILDER
KETER for Medical – Lifetime resident
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people skills, computer skills, organization and flexibility.
Apr29/4tp/22322
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NEW
C O M PA N Y se ek i ng Ca re givers. Must be able
to pass background
check. Must like seniors and have a lot
Now Hiring!
Y A R D&E S T A T E
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Feb16/tfc/251
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HANDYMAN & REPA I R Work, yea rs
experience with Period homes! Please
call Bob Lewis
a t 7 5 7 - 6 8 1 - 17 9 8
May6/4tp/22394
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HANDY MAN SERVICES, Inc. - Electrical/plumbing repairs,
installations. Doorknobs, locks, fence,
g at e r e p a i r s , r o of
leaks, window glass
and screens. Licensed
and Insured. Free estimates. Call Larry Williams 757-357-7408.
Apr8/12tp/22028
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Handyman services
T.H.G. Construction,
Affordable prices, we
do it all, 33 years
of service. Give us
a call.757-897-1637
May27/8tp/22628
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PA I N T I NG, Home
repairs/improvements, handy man
s e r v i c e s , r e pl a c e ment windows, house
washing, lawn care.
C a l l 757- 651-5570
May27/4tp/22627
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Lawn
Care
CARROLLTON, VA (OFF RT. 17)
Many Homes Participating
th
MAY 30
7-until
Lots of $5 fishing poles,
watches, too much to list
Rain make up date - June 7
YARD
SALE
Riverview United Methodist Men
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Power House Eqpt. 600 W. Main St.
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357-3288
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Landscaping Installation, Fertilization,
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Cleaning, Hedge
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contracts. Free estimates. 757-274-2479
Apr29/5tp/22317
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Commercial, Move
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available. Licensed
& Insured Call Susan at 757-358-2029
May20/4tp/22590
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May6/4tp/22396
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hedge trimming and
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Commercial and res-
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May20/4tp/22580
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GLENN’S TRENCHI NG S e r v i c e a n d
water line installation. No job too
small. 757-242-6245
or 757-812-1816 (cell).
Apr22/8tp/22147
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SHS Teacher
“Ms. Quant”
Retirement, 37 years.
Superman had
foster parents
Kids in our community need super parents
like you to foster or adopt.You can be the wind
beneath their cape.
Call us today! 855-367-8637
www.umfs.org
Part-time childcare teacher's assistant needed.
Hours to vary weekly. Must be at least 18 years
old and high school graduate with minimum
6 months previous experience required.
Call Lil Folks Learning Center at
757-238-8278 for more information.
ADVERTISE YOUR YARD SALE HERE. YOU GET
A YARD SALE KIT AND 20 WORDS FOR ONLY
$15.00. ADDITIONAL WORDS .40 CENTS A WORD.
ASHBY NEIGHBORHOOD
YARD SALE
idential. Reasonable
prices. Licensed and
i nsu red. Free est im at e s. You r law n
is my lawn!!! Call
James Young 757-3575569 or 757-334-0615.
May6/16tp/22392
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Catch Me Without My Hat
I’ll Buy Ya’ Lunch!
Susan Milton
Real Estate Hat Lady
757-641-2077
www.realestatehatlady.com
Smithfield Police Department
Employment opportunity
The Smithfield Police Department is currently
accepting applications for the position of
Administrative Assistant. A person in this position
must be able to work under pressure in a fast paced
setting, answer phones, greet and assist the public
and provide clerical support for the department staff.
Responsibilities also include keeping track of budget,
data entry and preparing reports. Successful
candidate must obtain and maintain dispatcher
certification. Excellent communication and
computer skills are required. This is a full-time
position. Starting salary is $25,462 annually with
excellent benefits including full health care coverage
and Virginia State Retirement.
Formal job description may be viewed on the PD’s
website: www.smithfieldpolice.com. Employment
applications may also be downloaded from the site.
Applications for this position must be submitted to
the attention of Kristi Jenkins, Office Manager. All
applications must be mailed or hand delivered to
913 South Church Street, Smithfield VA 23430 by
5:00 p.m. on or before May 29th, 2015.
The Town of Smithfield is an Equal Opportunity and Drug
Free Workplace Employer.
The Smithfield Times – Wed., May 27 2015 - Page 15
LEGALS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
TOW N COU NCI L OF THE TOWN OF
SMITHFIELD
AMENDMENT TO
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN
Not ice is
hereby given pursuant
to Sections 15.2-2204
of the Code of Virginia,
(1950), as amended,
that the Town Council
of the Town of Smithfield, Virginia will
hold a public hearing
at the regular meeting
of the Town Council
in the council chambers in The Smithfield
Center, 220 N. Church
Street, meeting room
A, Smithfield, Virginia, on Tuesday, June
2, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. to
consider an amendment of the Smithfield Comprehensive
Plan adopted August 4,
2009, and as amended,
by the adoption of a
revised Growth Area
map.
Copies
of the current Comprehensive Plan for
Smithfield, Virginia,
and all amendments
thereto, along with
copies of the proposed
map amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan
for Smithfield, Virginia, are on file and may
be examined in the office of the Department
of Planning, Engineering, & Public Works,
310 Institute Street,
Smithfield, Virginia.
Any person
desiring to be heard in
favor of, in opposition
to, or to express his
or her views with respect to the aforesaid
amendment may appear and be heard.
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD
By: Lesley
G. King, Clerk
Publish: May 20 and
27, 2015
L15-65
5-20/2t
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
SALE
Auction! Please take
notice of a public auction for the sale of delinquent or abandoned
items in Sawco Self
Storage Units 133, 141,
346, 361, 377, 427 Auction to be held June 13,
2015 10:00am on site
at 15111-D Carrollton
Blvd., Carrollton, VA
23314. TERMS CASH!
L15-68
5-27/1t
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SURRY COUNTY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Full-Time Dispatcher
The Surry County Sheriff’s Office
is accepting applications for the position of deputy
sheriff. The following requirements are applicable:
Surry County is seeking a full-time dispatcher to work in the 911
Communications Center of the Sheriff’s Office. The preferred
candidate must be able to; multi-task between radio and phone
communications, communicate information clearly to deputies,
fire, rescue and animal control as necessary for emergency and
non-emergency calls for service. This position also requires;
typing ability, knowledge of the county geographically and/or
the ability to read maps, data entry, compliance with policies and
procedures and the ability to handle stressful situations while
communicating with the public and first responders. The
candidate must be able to complete all required training and
maintain certifications after completion.
Note: Requires availability to include days, evenings, midnights,
rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and extended shifts.
Dispatchers are essential personnel and are placed on standby
for all major events to include weather related emergencies
and special events.
The preferred candidate must have a high school diploma or
GED. The preferred candidate must also possess a valid driver’s
license; have reliable transportation and no criminal record. The
position will remain open until filled. Interested persons are
encouraged to download an application and return the
completed county job application form to:
Sheriff Alvin W. Clayton, Sr.
P. O. Box 233
Surry, Virginia 23883
If you have any questions, please contact Sheriff Alvin W. Clayton,
Sr. or Tamara B. Arthur, Emergency Services Coordinator
at (757) 294-5264.
SURRY COUNTY IS AN EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
1. Must be a citizen of the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the United States.
2. Must have a Virginia Operator’s License in good
standing.
3. Must undergo a criminal record check and a
background investigation.
4. Must have a high school diploma or GED.
5. Must be in good health and pass a physical.
6. Experience and Law Enforcement training
preferred
7. Must successfully complete mandated training.
8. Must furnish a copy of your high school, GED and
college transcripts as well as any other information
requested.
Applications will be accepted until the position(s) is
filled. Any questions should be addressed to the
Surry County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 294-5264.
Applications can be obtained from the County
website at www.surrycountyva.gov and should be
mailed to:
Surry County Sheriff’s Office
Post Office Box 233
Surry, VA 23883
I, Sheriff A. W. Clayton, Sr., reserve the right to reject
any and all applications that I receive.
The Surry County Sheriff’s Office is an equal
opportunity employer.
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to certain decrees of the Isle of Wight County Circuit Court, entered in the chancery causes of
County of Isle of Wight, v. the unknown heirs, devisees and successors in interest of Flute Edwards,
Case No. CL14-575 et al; County of Isle of Wight, v. Lavern Vanommeren, et al., Case No. CL14-133;
County of Isle of Wight, v. Nancy Taylor, et al, Case No. CL14-210; James J. Reid, Esquire, Special
Commissioner, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at
6:00 PM at the Motel 6, 2864 Pruden Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434.
Owners(s)
Flute Edwards
Lavern Vanommeren
Nancy Taylor
Tax Map#
54B-01-241
54B-03-003A
33-01-130
Reference for Legal Description
LOT & HOUSE
ADJ EVA JOYNER LOT
REYNOLD DR./ADJ J.T. GOODMAN
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED
Address
104 S. Court St.
23400 N. Court St.
Reynolds Dr.
The terms of the sale shall be cash, or in the alternative, a down payment of not less than 20% of the
successful bid price for properties sold for more than $3,000.00, by certified or cashier’s check, with the
balance due in ten (10) days, also by certified or cashier’s check, made payable to Isle of Wight Circuit
Court. Properties sold for $3,000.00 or less, will require full payment at the Auction. The successful
bidder shall deposit the bid price and/or down payment with James J. Reid, Esquire, Special Commissioner. The said real estate shall be sold, “As Is,” in gross and not by the acre, and subject to, without
limitations, restrictions, conditions, easements, liens or encumbrances of record, possible rights of
parties in possession, encroachments, overlaps, gaps and gores, deficiencies in quantity, all question of
boundaries, location and acreage which a current and accurate survey would disclose, roadways,
environmental and wetland matters, unrecorded easements, matters which would be disclosed by an
inspection of the premises, or any other matter of record or not of record. The sale shall be subject to
confirmation by the court.
GREAT POSITION FOR:
College Students
Retirees
Homemakers
Part-time Job Seekers
QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma or GED
Driving Record Free of Moving Violations
for the past 3 years
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Interested applicants must submit an
Isle of Wight County School Support Staff application to:
IWCS Human Resources Office
820 West Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Applications are available by calling (757) 357-0652 or
through the division web site, www.iwcs.k12.va.us.
James J. Reid,
Esquire, Special Commissioner
David, Kamp & Frank, L.L.C.
(757) 595-4500
Virginia Auction Co., Inc., VAF # 662
A D N ET WOR K
CLASSIFIEDS May
24, 2015
Three Day Auction
-1500+ Items May
29-31 Lifetime Collection (Bill Lane)
3212 Hu l l St re et
Roa d , R ich mond ,
VA , 23224. R a re
Bicycles, Tricycles,
Toys, Wild West, Advertising signs www.
tilmansauction.com
infor mation, VAL
#348
R E A L E STAT E
AUCTION. Bla nd
Co., VA. 52+/- acres
joining National Forest, offered in 4 tracts,
with a log home and
long frontage on Little Walker Creek. 2
Guest cabins, 4-stall
horse barn, 2 equipment sheds and garage. Tax assessment
$50 0,10 0. P roperty being offered to
highest bidder over
$349,000. Auction
held on June 12 at 4
PM at Little Creek
Volunteer Fire Department. 5% Buyer’s Premium. For
infor mation, visit
www.woltz.com or
call Woltz & Associates, Inc. (VA#321)
Real Estate Brokers
& Auctioneers, 800551-3588.
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presents 5 STATEW I DE LIQU I DATION AUCTIONS
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Bull and Bear Club
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St ore ( R ich mond
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VA), 4. Estate Moving
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Ending Dates & Bidding Info online now:
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FORECLOSURE
S A L E 4 . 4 6 ± AC ,
Waterfront, Corrotoman River. 3,561±SF,
4 B R /4 B A H o m e .
366 Grand Villa Dr.,
Weems, VA. SALE
H E L D: T H U R S .,
6/11 @ 11AM. Lancaster Co. Cou r thouse www.motleys.
com • 1-877-MOTLEYS VA16 EHO
R E A L E STAT E
AUCTION 2-Commercial Buildings
on 2.5-Acres; Over
11,000 sq. ft. Total.
Friday, June 19 @
12pm. 6004 R ichmond Road, Warsaw,
VA 22572. Preview
5/29 & 6/5, 12-2pm.
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