P.D. Gwaltney Jr poses with his pet ham - Isle of Wight County Museum Tucked away in the tiny hamlet of Smithfield, Virginia, lies an incredible piece of preserved pork famous enough to have its own ...

In 1931, P. D. Gwaltney Jr. entered a hotel in Washington, D.C. with a suitcase in his hand and a question on his mind: Could he stow a piece of luggage in the hotel’s vault? The clerk looked at the ...

I come from a ham town and everyone knows it. The mention of Smithfield conjures pork. But to most, it is factory farms, picket lines and Paula Deen, things associated with Virginia’s monolithic ...

SMITHFIELD, Va. — With Christmas just around the corner, Smithfield Foods is helping feed families across Hampton Roads and the surrounding areas with its "Hams for the Holidays." On Saturday, the ...

KENANSVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Some Eastern Carolinians in need received a free ham just in time for the holidays thanks to an event put on by a food company. Smithfield Foods hosted a food distribution ...

SMITHFIELD, Va. — One in eight Virginians faces hunger, and that need intensifies during the holiday season. On Tuesday, Smithfield Foods, along with Kroger, the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank, and the ...

SMITHFIELD, Va., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, in collaboration with Kroger, distributed 1,000 free holiday hams and grocery bags filled with side dishes as part of its Season of ...

Company delivers more than 286,000 pounds of hams to food banks in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin SMITHFIELD, Va., Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods donated 64 ...

(AP) You can’t go far in this historic southeastern Virginia town without seeing a pig. A herd of life-size swine statues lines its downtown, an ornament of a piglet wearing a bandanna adorns a front ...

You might've seen it on a holiday dinner table, or served in slices next to biscuits at a family restaurant. Yes, this is a story all about Virginia ham, arguably the Commonwealth's most iconic food.