Surry News

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News Editor Users of the Scotland-Jamestown ferry got a scare earlier this year when state officials threatened to reduce hours and boats.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News Editor For some Dendron residents, the proposed coal-fired power plant is seen as a potential economic engine, for others it's a dangerous health and environmental hazard.

Emily Pittman with daughter Elizabeth head home from the new Hampton Target store after some after Christmas shopping Saturday.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has announced a change to the morning schedule at the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry due to increased demand.

The weather today and Sunday might be a flurry of snow for some areas or a record-setting downpour for others.

By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer SURRY - A coal plant proposed in Dendron took a big step forward Monday, when the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval for all nine land-use applications.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final installment of our monthly bacon reviews.

Residents within 10 miles of the Surry Power Station will hear a siren warning test on Dec.

The Surry County Planning Commission meets tonight to decide what could be the future of a massive coal-fired energy plant in the center of Dendron, a tiny town in the county with an industrial background that dates back to the early 1900s.

The Virginia Department of Transportation encourages motorists to avoid driving if at all possible.

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry connecting James City County with Surry is not running.

Loading... Video: Barge threatens pier. 1 of 6 A stranded barge along the Sandbridge area creeps closer to a pier just hundreds of yards away on Friday, Nov.

Urbannaa TMs Virginia Street was filled with onlookers at the 52nd annual Oyster Festival Firemana TMs Parade on Friday night.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor In a state race heavily weighted to the Republican side, Democrat incumbent Del.

Election signs dot Route 10 today outside the Mount Nebo Baptist Church polling place in Surry County.

Here are the trick-or-treat times: Isle of Wight has a 5-8 p.m. limit on trick-or-treating for children 12 and under.

This weekend, students from the College of William and Mary traveled to northern Virginia for the regional Power Shift Conference.

Candidates for the 64th District Virginia House of Delegates tackled questions on a proposed coal-fired power plant, transportation and taxes during a candidate forum Thursday.

A proposed coal-fired power plant in Surry County would add "significant and harmful" amounts of mercury and other pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay and several rivers in coastal Virginia, a new study concludes.

On a plot of land in Dendron, off of Route 31 in Surry County, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative officials want to build the largest coal-fire power plant in Virginia.A If you drive through the Dendron area, the debate over the Cypress Creek Power Plant is clear.