Isle of Wight schools lower the grading bar
After months of pressure from parents, the Isle of Wight County School Board voted Thursday to make it easier for students to get A’s on ... Read more | 19 comments
Operation Warm distribution
James Baker, an 11-year-old S.P. Morton Elementary School student, was among more than 100 students to receive a new coat Wednesday, thanks to Operation Warm ... Read more
Gas prices approach $3 a gallon
Unha Bradshaw has noticed customers being more careful about what they pick up in her family’s Carrsville store as gas prices approach the $3-a-gallon mark. Read more | 5 comments
No action on Navy plan
The City Council declined Monday to move forward on a proposed “memorandum of understanding” with the Navy on the use of Franklin Municipal Airport for ... Read more | 72 comments
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