FRANKLIN
Police investigate fatal shooting in Franklin
The Franklin Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured Wednesday, Nov. 17. An FPD press release stated that ...
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Windsor Ruritan Club celebrates 90-plus years
The Windsor Ruritan Club, the fourth-oldest Ruritan club in the nation, celebrated its 90th and 91st anniversaries on ...
State Police investigate fatal single-vehicle crash
Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Carrsville on Monday morning, Nov. 22, that resulted in ...
STARTUP awards two food-centric businesses
STARTUP Franklin Southampton held its awards night at Main Event in Franklin on Nov. 10 as two young ...
Capron Elementary hosts its first trunk-or-treat
Capron Elementary School hosted its first trunk-or-treat in conjunction with a Title I Virtual Annual General Meeting, and ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
ARPA funds to aid sanitation workers
The Boykins Town Council used American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funds to help make work safer for the town’s sanitation workers at its ...
by Titus Mohler.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IWA fall blood drive set
The Isle of Wight Academy fall blood drive will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, in IWA’s Vaughan Gym, which is located at ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 26, 2021 5:59 pm
Franklin
Alderman leads Blessing of the Animals ceremony
The Rev. Ned Alderman, pastor of High Street United Methodist Church in Courtland, led the Blessing of the Animals ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 13. UMCdiscipleship.org ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 26, 2021 5:28 pm
FRANKLIN
Public input needed for FCPS FY 2022-23 budget
Franklin City Public Schools is entering the 2022-23 fiscal year budget season and is requesting input on the budget from members of the public. “We ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 26, 2021 5:18 pm
Your Turn
Shop small with us in Franklin Southampton
Nov. 27 is Small Business Saturday this year. Since 2010, Small Business Saturday has been celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage the nation’s ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 11:53 pm
Franklin
Operation Santa Paws collection event set
Blackwater Regional Library (BRL) will host an Operation Santa Paws collection event from Nov. 22-Dec. 22. Collection boxes will be available in each BRL location ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 11:49 pm
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Indians fall in regional quarterfinals
The Southampton High School varsity football team’s 2021 season came to an end Friday, Nov. 12, but it came to an end in a place ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 7:25 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Town accepts funds for utility assistance
The Windsor Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution Nov. 9 accepting American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the state to ...
by Titus Mohler, Monday, November 22, 2021 10:54 am
Your Turn
COLUMN: The decline of reading and writing
I vividly recall one of my elementary school teachers talking about Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in Germany around 1440. History has recorded ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, November 19, 2021 5:21 pm
FRANKLIN
FHS students visit Virginia Tech engineering schools
Franklin High School freshmen through seniors attended the Virginia Tech National Society of Black Engineers on Saturday, Nov. 6. A Franklin City Public Schools press ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 19, 2021 5:04 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Council, police discuss options at gazebo
Windsor Town Manager William Saunders shared at the Town Council’s Nov. 9 meeting what the town has been doing to address concerns brought forward by ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 19, 2021 4:30 pm
FRANKLIN
FCPS establishes employee wellness days
The Franklin City School Board voted unanimously Nov. 4 to follow the superintendent’s recommendation of providing support for faculty and staff by designating employee wellness ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:49 pm
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Open letter to electees
To the Editor: This is an open letter to Mr. Youngkin, Ms. Sears and Mr. Miyares. Congratulations! You won. You ran fair, positive and sensible ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:40 pm
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Sedley Events to host Thanksgiving meal giveaways
Sedley Events has plans to host two separate days of a Thanksgiving meal giveaway to help senior citizens and people in need that are Sedley ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:36 pm
FRANKLIN
Gatten pleads guilty to child porn possession charges
Charles Greer Gatten, of Franklin, pleaded guilty Monday, Nov. 15, in Southampton Circuit Court to five charges of possession of child pornography. Gatten, now 67, ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:13 am
Your Turn
Walk through it
By Ariane Williams “I woke up like this” are the words that popped into my mind one morning as I placed my feet on the ...
by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, November 16, 2021 11:56 pm
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Indians win district titles in cross country
It has been a year to remember to say the least for Southampton High School’s cross country program. The varsity boys team finished the regular ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 16, 2021 9:33 pm
Isle of Wight County
Court documents allege prior excessive force by Gutierrez
Ex-Windsor Police Officer Joe Gutierrez is no stranger to excessive-force complaints, according to the latest court documents filed in Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario’s pending ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 12, 2021 5:11 pm
FRANKLIN
Rock Lions soccer team wins Class 1A title
Rock Church School wasted no time making its mark on the North Carolina/Virginia Christian Athletic Association. The Rock Lions soccer team went undefeated in the ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:50 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Suspect in fatal shooting at Safco remains at large
Law enforcement continues to search for the suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred at the Safco Distribution Center in Isle of Wight County on ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:37 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Police await medical report on suspicious death
The Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office is still awaiting further details in its investigation into the suspicious death of a county resident who was ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:28 am
FRANKLIN
FCPS shares details on cashflow issue
Franklin City Public Schools administrators shared details at a Nov. 4 division school board meeting about the school system’s recent cashflow issue that answered some ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:24 am
WAY TO GO!
Volunteers install 911 signs at Southampton Meadows
The 911 Standard Address Sign helps emergency responders more easily see a location’s address number, and more than 200 homes at Southampton Meadows received these ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:26 pm
Franklin
New state and local leaders elected
The November 2021 election brought new leaders to the state of Virginia at the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general positions, and the election also ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:05 pm
Our View
Say thanks to a veteran
It’s been a century since the last Virginians who fought in World War I came home. Veterans Day — which will be celebrated Thursday — ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:00 pm
FRANKLIN
J.P. King Jr. named a top middle school in state
Franklin City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamara Sterling announced at the Nov. 4 division school board meeting that U.S. News & World Report had named ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:04 am
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