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Isle of Wight NAACP leader calls for supervisor’s resignation

Dottie Harris of Smithfield is not laughing. As president of the Isle of Wight County Chapter of the NAACP, she called for Isle of Wight ... Read more  | 42 comments

Western Tidewater native takes on region’s economic development

Amanda Jarratt, the new president and CEO of Franklin-Southampton Economic Development Inc., has worked toward this position since she was in college, she says. Read more

No tax hikes in store for Windsor

No recommended tax increase, no use of the fund balance, a balanced budget and no new programs or initiatives are the highlights for Windsor’s proposed ... Read more

No answers on project

In following up to The Tidewater News story about Franklin Pellets (“Where is Franklin Pellets?” May 4, 2013), the paper has since received no direct ... Read more