News
Longtime Capron Elementary principal to retire
After 37 years in education, Capron Elementary School Principal Sandra Pettigrew will retire at the end of the school year.
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Columnists
Looking a lot like Easter
For Easter, Dr. Floyd and Mary Clingenpeel decorated the bronze statues of two girls jumping rope in their front yard at 305 Hunterdale Road, Franklin.
by Gwen Albers, Friday, March 23, 2012 10:29 am
Obituaries
Shirley L. Dickens Vann
MURFREESBORO, N.C.—Shirley Dickens Vann peacefully passed away March 21, 2012. She was predeceased by her husbands Perry Mecum Dickens and Lloyd Vann. Shirley made her ...
by Gwen Albers, Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:52 am
News
Weigh in on Courtland power plant
A public hearing on Dominion Power’s plan to convert its Courtland power plant from coal to wood-fueled will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April ...
by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:00 am
News
PDCCC celebrates upgrades
FRANKLIN—Paul D. Camp Community College has launched a new Web site and renovated three classrooms. Since 2006, full-time enrollment has jumped nearly 35 percent, creating ...
by Gwen Albers, Monday, March 19, 2012 10:50 am
Franklin
iPad 3 sales slow here
Friday’s release of the Apple iPad 3 had customers lined up for blocks and camped overnight in some cities, but not in Franklin.
by Gwen Albers, Saturday, March 17, 2012 11:30 am
Franklin
Thursday’s temperature ties record high of 86
MacKenzie Gay tanned in the sun for more than an hour Thursday, when temperatures in Franklin hit 86 degrees, tying a record set for the ...
by Gwen Albers, Friday, March 16, 2012 9:52 am
Franklin
Dairy Queen Business of Year
Mid-Atlantic Dairy Queen will be recognized during the Chamber’s annual dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at Cypress Cove Country Club.
by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:42 am
News
City electric fund loses $1 million
Rate increase possible.
by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:36 am
News
Mayors face opposition in Newsoms, Ivor
There will be races for mayor in two Southampton County communities for the May 1 election.
by Gwen Albers, Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:06 am
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