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Windsor youth baseball camp a success
Windsor High School’s baseball program held a youth baseball camp over spring break, drawing a level of participation ...
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Fire at Hampton Farms causes $20M-plus in damage
A fire broke out in a roaster at the Hampton Farms commercial facility in Franklin on April 13 ...
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Man charged in crash involving Southampton County school bus
The Southampton County Sheriff’s Office received notification of the accident at 3:24 pm in the 18400 block of ...
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Franklin man sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder
A Franklin man was sentenced today to 22 years and nine months in prison for conspiracy to commit ...
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Franklin PD searching for missing teen
UPDATE: Brayden Evans has been located and is safe without injury. The City of Franklin Police Department is ...
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Tidewater Logistics Center developer to hold public meeting at Windsor Town Center
The developer of the proposed Tidewater Logistics Center is looking to hear from the public about the project ...
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight Tourism wins state award for annual festivals
Smithfield and Isle of Wight County’s shared tourism department won a VIRGO award in the niche marketing category ...
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SPSA braces for waste-to-energy plant closure
The Suffolk landfill serving eight Hampton Roads localities, including Isle of Wight County, could reach capacity by 2027, ...
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FHS highlights standout academics and athletes
Franklin High School had an Academic Awards assembly in March that also recognized a key athletic achievement and ...
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Youngkin amendment to ‘skill game’ bill could keep slots-style machines out of IW, Surry
Slots-style betting machines would likely remain illegal throughout Isle of Wight and Surry counties under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ...
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Tax rates adjusted in proposed Southampton County budget
Southampton County Administrator Brian S. Thrower shared with the county’s Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, April 10, a ...
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UPDATE: Missing person found and is safe
UPDATE: The City of Franklin Police Department reported Wednesday evening, April 17, that Aletha Hoffler was located. She ...
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Franklin Rotary Club celebrates century of service
The Rotary Club of Franklin’s 2024 Charter Night was one for the ages because it doubled as the ...
Schools
Capron Elementary School celebrates spirit day
Capron Elementary School celebrates every Friday by having a different spirit day. PreKindergarten students in Ms. Davis’s room ...
Business
Southampton County land transfers — March 2024
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of March: Grace ...
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Meherrin AG building new facility in Franklin
Meherrin Agricultural and Chemical Company is building a grain-buying facility on Route 671, across the road from Crowder ...
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VFW Post 4411 presents awards to program winners
Sgt. USMC Jayton D. Patterson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4411 held an awards ceremony on March 23 ...
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Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — April 12, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, April 12: In Virginia, state graded ...
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Britches and Boots 4-H Horse Club hosts Model Horse Clinic
The Britches and Boots 4-H Horse Club hosted a Model Horse Clinic and show on March 30 at ...
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Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs for IWCS students
Elementary students across Isle of Wight County Schools attended one of two special concerts from the Virginia Symphony ...
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DAR awards scholarships
The Col. William Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, at its March 6 meeting at ...
Lifestyles
Smithfield Ruritans host car show
The Smithfield Ruritan Club enjoyed their first cruise at the Luter Sports Complex selling hot dogs and drinks. ...
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Carrollton library presents to Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club of Carrollton heard from Megan Wilson, left, and Andrea Mullany, of the Blackwater Regional Library’s ...
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Two IW 2023 candidates face ‘Stand By Your Ad’ fines
The Virginia Board of Elections, on March 19, assessed minor fines against two Isle of Wight County candidates ...
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Fosters honored for 42 years of Pig Pickin’ hostin’
James and Nancy Foster, the gracious, long-time hosts of the Windsor Ruritan Club Pig Pickin’, received due recognition ...