ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW teachers remember 9/11
When al-Qaida terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and forced it to collide with the north tower of the World Trade Center, Windsor Elementary School ...
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Sedley VFD honorees
The Sedley Volunteer Fire Department honored eight senior firemen Friday, Sept. 3, by awarding them lifetime membership status ...
Foodbank gathers community ideas for produce hub
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore held a Community J.A.M. Session — or Joint Action ...
A 9/11 reflection from Franklin to New York City
Twenty years have passed since a 31-year-old Don Wilson went from hearing, in Franklin, about the Sept. 11 ...
27th annual Heritage Day
The 27th Heritage Day, which offers an interactive experience of a previous time, will be held Sept. 11 ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
County aims for universal broadband coverage
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 24 to adopt a resolution supporting a regional Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) grant application and committing local ...
by Titus Mohler.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW to continue providing free school meals
Isle of Wight’s school system will continue providing free breakfast and lunch for students during the 2021-2022 school year, regardless of family income status. As ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, September 17, 2021 8:34 am
FRANKLIN
Franklin recognized for having no traffic deaths in ’19, ’20
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has recognized several jurisdictions across Virginia that achieved zero traffic deaths in 2019 and/or 2020, including the City of ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, September 17, 2021 8:22 am
FRANKLIN
VFW accepting entries for Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen scholarship contests
The Veterans of Foreign Wars organization is now accepting entries for its 2021-22 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions, according to a ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, September 17, 2021 8:14 am
WESTERN TIDEWATER
Help available for veterans
Veterans who may feel in need of extra help lately have a lifeline available in the Western Tidewater Community Services Board. The board covers Suffolk, ...
by Tracy Agnew, Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:57 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IWA girls volleyball team improves to 4-0
By James J. Lidington Isle of Wight Academy The Isle of Wight Academy girls volleyball team ran its record to 4-0 to start the season ...
by Contributor, Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:41 am
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
McEachin calls for Veteran of the Year nominations
Congressman A. Donald McEachin, on Sept. 8, announced the launch of his annual Veteran of the Year program to honor the service of veterans living ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 6:31 pm
FRANKLIN
DAR promotes Constitution Week — Sept. 17-23
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the U.S. Constitution during this month’s annual observance honoring this foundational document ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 6:28 pm
WESTERN TIDEWATER
Foodbank president and CEO to resign
Jones Nichols to fight hunger, its root causes at national level The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore recently announced the resignation of ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 5:58 pm
FRANKLIN
Health district donates pandemic protections to FCPS
The Western Tidewater Health District presented Franklin City Public Schools with extra protection against the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, Aug. 31, in the form of 660 ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 5:30 pm
Franklin
Notice of Intent issued to award contract for courthouse project
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 7 to issue a Notice of Intent to award the contract for the Southampton County Courthouse renovation ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 5:17 pm
WESTERN TIDEWATER
Where you were on that September day
The Tidewater News asked people for their memories of where they were, what they were doing and what they were thinking on Sept. 11, 2001. ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, September 11, 2021 10:00 am
News
A timeline of the morning of Sept. 11, 2001
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes bound for California. The planes departed from airports in Boston; Newark, New ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, September 11, 2021 9:54 am
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Southampton County board establishes solar moratorium
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 on Sept. 9 to establish a 12-month moratorium on consideration of utility-scale solar energy projects. The moratorium ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, September 10, 2021 4:28 pm
FRANKLIN
S.T.R.I.K.E. event looks to empower area youth
Ariane Williams and her organization, Image Affirmed, want to empower the youth in the Franklin community through a free event called S.T.R.I.K.E. that is set ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, September 10, 2021 3:38 pm
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Supervisors opt to not require vaccine for county employees
Southampton County supervisors discussed, on Aug. 24, the possibility of requiring county employees to either obtain the COVID-19 vaccine or pay for their own weekly ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:19 am
FRANKLIN
Relay for Life of Franklin Luminaria Ceremony returns
While the COVID-19 pandemic is limiting the scope of the Relay for Life of Franklin Luminaria Ceremony this year, the ceremony itself will be making ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:10 am
COVID-19
Health department adds testing events statewide, just 2 in Western Tidewater
With 7-day positivity rates for COVID-19 around the state hovering around 10% and with 90% of cases in Virginia caused by the Delta variant of ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:25 pm
FRANKLIN
Broncos lose football opener to Amelia
FRANKLIN The Franklin High School Broncos opened their 2021 varsity football season by dropping their first game Sept. 6 at Armory Drive Football Stadium. The ...
by Frank Davis, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 8:31 am
Your Turn
Renewing you
By Ariane Williams To resume after an interruption is to “renew.” The question is, “What is the interruption?” How do we view the experience in ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:52 am
FRANKLIN
Franklin City Public Schools welcomes back students with carnival
Approximately 400 Franklin City Public Schools students and their families accepted the invitation and braved the heat to participate in the Back-to-School Carnival on Aug. ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:37 am
WESTERN TIDEWATER
Region’s health care organizations to require vaccines for employees
Sentara Healthcare and Riverside Health System are among the Hampton Roads health care organizations that will require their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ...
by Jimmy LaRoue, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 7:29 pm
FRANKLIN
IP’s Franklin mill not affected by spinoff
It will continue to be business as usual for International Paper’s Franklin mill, as IP’s global papers spinoff, the recent naming of it and the ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 7:19 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
New WHS student liaison appointed to school board
Isle of Wight County Schools has appointed Windsor High School junior Kylie Sharpe as the school’s student liaison to the school board. Sharpe is a ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, September 6, 2021 5:51 am
FRANKLIN
FCPS board open to revisiting trans policies, if needed
The Franklin City School Board stated that, if necessary, it will revisit the topic of transgender policies after a recent memo from Virginia Superintendent of ...
by Titus Mohler, Monday, September 6, 2021 1:14 am
FRANKLIN
Ribbon is cut on a new 757 Mobile Market
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of its 757 Mobile Markets that it unveiled to those ...
by Titus Mohler, Monday, September 6, 2021 12:38 am
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