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Southampton reassessments
The company that reassessed 12,000 properties in Southampton County last year will field questions about the process during a 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, forum ... Read more | 1 comment
VFW gets preliminary OK on Carrsville building
The Isle of Wight County Planning Commission gave preliminary approval to allow the Franklin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4411 to open a meeting and ... Read more
Carrsville man indicted for fatal crash
William Byrum Davis, 27, was indicated for aggravated involuntary manslaughter, assault by maiming while driving under the influence, drunken driving and reckless driving for the ... Read more | 21 comments
Windsor woman faces five years in prison for stabbing teen
Sentencing for Nikkol Wade, 18, will be April 3 in Southampton County Circuit Court. Read more
Senate OKs changes to city charter
The state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would require Franklin City Council members to resign to run for mayor, and the House is ... Read more | 4 comments
- Former Franklin superintendent retires from Virginia Association of School Superintendents | 2 comments
- Request to hunt with muzzleloaders denied | 22 comments
- Portion of unspent dollars will not be returned to Southampton schools | 14 comments
- McLemore announces second bid for mayor | 31 comments
- Senate committee votes to lift Sunday hunting ban | 25 comments
- Senate to vote today on requiring Franklin council members to resign to run for mayor | 5 comments
- Franklin Southampton Futures runs out of projects | 1 comment
- New Franklin IP mill manager ‘excited’ for opportunity | 3 comments
- Search for armed robbers continues
- You asked: American Legion posts flags nine days during the year | 2 comments
- IOW supervisors accept $7.5M loan for new school | 3 comments
- Living in poverty
- Siberian-Bengal tiger new addition | 2 comments
- Contributions to pension fund pinch school divisions’ budgets | 3 comments
- Southampton assessment increases 4.9 percent | 12 comments
- IOW gets $110,952 grant for farmland preservation | 1 comment
- Domestic violence topic of program
- Reading foundation raises $4,500 | 1 comment
- Delegate Morris takes office | 1 comment
- Virginia officials hopeful about high-speed rail | 3 comments
- Franklin man to speak at MLK ceremony he founded
- Water quality concerns topic of meeting
- Franklin woman’s cousin stars in films | 6 comments
- Council seats draw interest | 7 comments
Sports
SA loses 69-38 to undefeated Amelia
The Lady Patriots’ 69 points were the fewest they scored in their previous six games. Read more
Outdoors
Ivor fox pen owner opposes bill outlawing them
Robbie Felts’ hobby could go by the wayside if a proposed bill outlawing fox pens passes in the Virginia General Assembly. Read more | 1 comment
Lifestyles
A different time
Larry Rose remembers when blacks had to sit in the balcony at a former Franklin movie theater, when blacks had their own high school in ... Read more | 13 comments
Our Town – 1.13.12 – Jennifer Maynard
Jennifer Maynard, Franklin voter registrar.
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Supervisors send a message
Signs abound of a new era in Southampton County government. The latest is the Board of Supervisors’ decision to return to the county schools only ... Read more
Columns
BB&T donates furniture
When BB&T closed its branches in Newsoms and Courtland, the bank donated furniture and other items ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
Shopping carts need returned to proper places
I was made to help people. People use me to lean on, ride kids, and to pick up groceries around the stores and then transport ... Read more
Business
Green Mountain Roasters begins hiring
Just as a really good pot of coffee needs time to brew, so does building a facility that specializes in the beverage. Read more
