Smithfield Sun

Richmond's Black and White Days: More movies, no melodrama

Community

RICHMOND—Richmond city is adapting to changing times for its 95th annual Black and White Days. At a meeting Wednesday night of the activities committee, previous successes, failures and new ideas were discussed. The city hopes to bring back the same scale of participation that the celebration had in its early days. (Continued…)

Richmond library board reports circulation boomlet

Community

RICHMOND—The city library board is thrilled over the major growth the library has experienced in the last three years. The number of items checked out yearly has increased by 6,357 since 2007, said librarian Juliene Parrish The library had 1,548 visitors and 4,336 items checked out in January alone. (Continued…)

Lee's Marketplace honored for support of people with disabilities

Community

Image: Shari and Jonathan Badger

Lee’s Marketplace provides a friendly place to work and shop to people with disabilities. “You see it in the front office, you see it in the aisles and you see it in the interactions in the store,” said CPD Director Bryce Fifield. (Continued…)

House Votes to Rename Smithfield Post Office in Honor of Hazen Hilly

Community

Washington—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation introduced by Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), H.R. 3767, to rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah as the “W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building.” W. Hazen Hillyard was Postmaster in Smithfield, Utah for 29 years (1934 – 1963.) (Continued…)

Group hopes to recreate 1859 Richmond Fort

Community

RICHMOND—A group of former and current members of the community will gather tonight for what they hope will be the first step in the recreation of Richmond Fort. Settlers first arrived in Richmond in the summer of 1859, establishing Richmond Fort the following spring. (Continued…)

Richmond's library celebrates 95 years of service

Community

RICHMOND — The Richmond Library began a weeklong celebration Tuesday, commemorating its 95th anniversary. (Continued…)