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Tidewater Academy wins its first baseball crown
Tidewater Academy’s baseball team won its first state championship on Saturday, defeating Fuqua 3-0 at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights. Read more | 2 comments
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Franklin police seeks information about Sunday morning shooting
The Franklin Police Department is investigating an early Sunday morning shooting at Dorchester Square Apartments. Read more | 4 comments
The Latest
Residents plead for libraries
Six people spoke on behalf of libraries during the public hearing on the Isle of Wight County’s proposed $96.7 million budget next fiscal year. Read more
Local man self publishes book
Franklin native Willie Jester has self-published a book titled “Religion is a choice — Christ is a decision.” He will hold a book signing June ... Read more
Driver charged with DUI
The driver of a tractor-trailer, which overturned near Capron Elementary School Tuesday, has been charged by authorities with driving under the influence. Read more
Budget proposal includes raise
Franklin City Manager Randy Martin presented an overview of his 2013-2014 balanced budget to city council Monday night. Read more | 2 comments
Hunterdale Ruritan’s event is golden
The weather cooperated and offered up sunny skies and a Nottoway River breeze, as the Hunterdale Ruritan Club celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Beef ... Read more | 1 comment
- Capron resident honored for cancer fight | 1 comment
- No tax hikes in store for Windsor
- School budget vote delayed
- No answers on project
- Two nominations made for Franklin school board
- City Council sends congrats to Scout troop on 100 years
- IW Sheriff reports burglary series | 2 comments
- Support for more Isle of Wight school funding questioned
- $96.7M budget proposed for IW
- Food for the soul | 3 comments
- Person of interest held in Ivor burglaries | 5 comments
- Buggs Island working to bring Wi-Fi to south-central Va. | 2 comments
- Virginia Symphony playing in Courtland
- Suffolk: We’re in SPSA past 2018
- No students on IW academy bus accident
- Body found in car in Camptown
- Where is Franklin Pellets? | 10 comments
- Official: Good, positive budget | 1 comment
- Former Scouts needed for video history
- Cuts demanded: New IW school budget could mean 48 jobs would be lost | 16 comments
- Love’s project includes upgrades | 8 comments
- Day in the Country draws crowd
- Southampton County budget keeps same tax rate | 7 comments
- No decision on SPSA
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Sports
Tidewater Academy wins its first baseball crown
Tidewater Academy’s baseball team won its first state championship on Saturday, defeating Fuqua 3-0 at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights. Read more | 2 comments
- Indians Blank Bulldogs
- SA softball comes up just short in state final
- Tidewater Academy baseball in first championship game
Outdoors
Floating fishing school to get underway in June
It’s summer and it’s time for some fishing fun. Join a VDGIF Fisheries Biologist and the Angling Education Coordinator aboard “The Floating Fishing School,” a ... Read more
Business
Business continues to grow
The timing for Vicki Brown’s business couldn’t have been better, although at the time it sure didn’t seem that way. Read more
Agribusiness
Good yield of strawberries at Goose Hill Farm
Every year for the past seven years Amp Cobb, owner and operator of Goose Hill Farms, has offered locals a chance to pick their own ... Read more
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March of Dimes celebrates 75
The March of Dimes is celebrating 75 years. This Sunday, many local teams consisting of members of civic groups, churches, families, Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin ... Read more
Columns
A rewarding chapter partially closes
Bidding farewell to a regular presence on this page saddens me almost as much as leaving ... Read more | 2 comments
Letters to the Editor
Supervisor should resign over comments
Newport District Supervisor Buzz Bailey is so uneducated and insensitive that he stated in an official meeting on May 13th that in Isle of Wight ... Read more | 2 comments
Lifestyles
Sorority’s local chapter presents its biannual cotillion
On behalf of the Lambda Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., President Syretha Wright is pleased to present eight young ladies to ... Read more | 2 comments
