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In case you haven’t heard, The Tidewater News earned several honors last week at the annual Virginia Press Association awards banquet, not the least being ... Read more

Group’s motives unclear

During Monday’s Franklin city council meeting, the grassroots organization Concerned Citizens Against High Utility Bills requested the city provide them access to certain documents that ... Read more | 11 comments

Celebrate clean rivers day every day

Earth Day is a fairly new commemorative celebration. It is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection ... Read more | 1 comment

Shad Planking fundraiser still relevant

The Wakefield Ruritan Club’s annual Shad Planking is known for two things: The fish and the politics. For decades, people have traveled to the event ... Read more | 1 comment

Standing side by side with Boston

It is hard to draw many comparisons between the little communities that comprise Western Tidewater and the sprawling, densely populated metropolitan area of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Read more