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Folks enjoy ‘magical’ event via Polar Express
(See photo gallery below the story.) The embers of nostalgia burned brightly on a cold night in December ...
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Boykins festivities yield award-winners
The first full weekend of December was full of festivities in the town of Boykins, with the GFWC ...
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Big Red dominates all-district accolades
Southampton High School’s varsity football team was the 2024 undefeated champion of the Tri-Rivers District, winning its six ...
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Council secures interim financing for projects
Franklin City Council voted 4-1 on Dec. 9 to adopt a resolution providing for the issuance, sale and ...
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Patterson to retire as Franklin police chief
The City of Franklin Police Department announced Thursday, Dec. 12, that Steve Patterson will be retiring as its ...
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Youth invited to Basketball and Cheer League
Boys and girls ages 4-14 from Franklin, Southampton County, Isle of Wight County, Greensville County, Suffolk and Northeast ...
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Southampton County School Board seeks FOIA report
Southampton County School Board members and Southampton County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Gwendolyn P. Shannon discussed during the ...
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FCPS stakeholders offer ideas on use of title grants
Just as a corporation has investors, so too does the Franklin City Public Schools (FCPS) Division. An FCPS ...
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Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Dec. 13, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Dec. 13: In Virginia, state graded ...
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Virginia State Police warn of jury duty phone scam
Phone scammers impersonating as the Virginia State Police (VSP) have been making fraudulent phone calls to Virginia residents ...
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Board receives SCPS vacancy report
Southampton County Public Schools Human Resources Coordinator Latonia Hutcheson shared with the Southampton County School Board on Monday, ...
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Rock Lions off to a hot 3-0 start
By Miles Dawkins Contributing Writer The Franklin-based Rock Church School varsity boys basketball team’s start to the 2024-25 ...
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FSEDI awarded $10K from Norfolk Southern for Community Visioning Process
Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. (FSEDI) has been awarded $10,000 from the Norfolk Southern Corporation to support its ...
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Broncos drop back-and-forth opener
(See more photos after the story.) Franklin High School’s varsity boys basketball team dropped its season and home ...
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Repayment expected for Camp Parkway bush hogging
The Southampton County government recently paid to bush hog property on Camp Parkway that was purchased in June ...
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Broncos’ JV squad falls to Cavs
Franklin High School’s junior varsity boys basketball team fell 54-21 in its season opener Tuesday, Dec. 3, against ...
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Franklin girls struggle in loss to Lakeland
By Frank A. Davis and Titus Mohler Franklin High School’s varsity girls basketball team struggled Tuesday, Dec. 3, ...
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Isle of Wight Academy teacher facing child pornography charges
An Isle of Wight Academy teacher has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. The Isle of Wight ...
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LOOKING BACK: Hercules builds plant in Southampton County
Seventy years ago, The Tidewater News — in its Dec. 11, 1954, edition — reported that Hercules Powder ...
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Patterson to retire as Franklin Police chief
Police Chief Steve Patterson has announced his retirement from the city of Franklin effective Jan. 1, 2025. A ...
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Fizz Fusion: An innovative soda shop in Windsor
Francesca Ciula is bringing a West Coast phenomenon to the town of Windsor in the form of her ...
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New subdivision offers affordable housing in Franklin
The Summit by Ryan Homes is a developing 150-lot subdivision that aims to meet the significant need for ...
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Woman’s Club provides hurricane relief
Fifteen members of the Woman’s Club of Windsor, and one granddaughter, met on Saturday morning, Nov. 30, in ...
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Franklin Christmas Parade draws high praise
(See a gallery of photos below the story.) The 2024 Franklin Christmas Parade garnered rave reviews, with some ...
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Franklin Sportsman Association hosts cornhole tourney
The men of the Franklin Sportsman Association hosted a cornhole tournament earlier this year. An FSA news release ...