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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

  1. Former Franklin superintendent retires from Virginia Association of School Superintendents | 2 comments
  2. Request to hunt with muzzleloaders denied | 22 comments
  3. Portion of unspent dollars will not be returned to Southampton schools | 14 comments
  4. McLemore announces second bid for mayor | 31 comments
  5. Senate committee votes to lift Sunday hunting ban | 25 comments
  6. Senate to vote today on requiring Franklin council members to resign to run for mayor | 5 comments
  7. Franklin Southampton Futures runs out of projects | 1 comment
  8. New Franklin IP mill manager ‘excited’ for opportunity | 3 comments
  9. Search for armed robbers continues
  10. You asked: American Legion posts flags nine days during the year | 2 comments
  11. IOW supervisors accept $7.5M loan for new school | 3 comments
  12. Living in poverty
  13. Siberian-Bengal tiger new addition | 2 comments
  14. Contributions to pension fund pinch school divisions’ budgets | 3 comments
  15. Southampton assessment increases 4.9 percent | 12 comments
  16. IOW gets $110,952 grant for farmland preservation | 1 comment
  17. Domestic violence topic of program
  18. Reading foundation raises $4,500 | 1 comment
  19. Delegate Morris takes office | 1 comment
  20. Virginia officials hopeful about high-speed rail | 3 comments
  21. Franklin man to speak at MLK ceremony he founded
  22. Water quality concerns topic of meeting
  23. Franklin woman’s cousin stars in films | 6 comments
  24. 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

  1. Franklin 6-1 in district
  2. TA puts down Lady Dukes
  3. Chargers surge past Denbigh Baptist

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

  1. Business as usual | 2 comments
  2. Riverkeeper Report: Duck hunters leave a mess

Lifestyles

A different time

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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Western Tidewater Living

Our View

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

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