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Supervisors vow not to raises taxes for school district

Three Southampton County supervisors during a Wednesday meeting with the School Board vowed not to raise property taxes to fund the school’s 2012-13 proposed $28.9 ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:22 am

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Windsor buys 5 acres for $1 million

The town will pay cash for the property, which lies at Shirley Drive and Route 460. Farmers Bank sold the land for 15 percent below ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:33 am

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County to borrow $880,500 for Boykins sewer plant

Southampton County officials plan to borrow $880,500 to upgrade the Boykins sewer treatment plant after it discharged more ammonia and copper than permitted into the ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:34 pm

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South Carolina dog training operation moving to Walters

It will mean 100 more dogs at the Burdette Road facility, a dozen new jobs and a need for more properties for training dogs in ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:31 pm

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County, school officials battling rising pension costs

For the first time, Southampton County supervisors will hold meetings with the School Board to discuss the schools’ budget. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:29 pm

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1940s barber shop gets new home

A piece of Newsoms history will be preserved in Courtland. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:27 am

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SHS freshman does Polar Plunge

Southampton High School freshman Ryan Brown braved the Atlantic Ocean’s 45-degree waters to join 3,556 others in Saturday’s Polar Plunge in Virginia Beach. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, February 10, 2012 9:12 am

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Trailer stolen from Narricot

A semi-truck trailer loaded with aluminum spools with a combined valued of $40,000 was stolen from Narricot Industries in Boykins. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:52 pm

Franklin

City Charter changes all but dead issue

The issue is not dead, yet the chances are slim it will be approved this legislative session. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:23 am

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More than 100 learn more about Southampton reassessment

COURTLAND—Teresa Preston believes the 11 percent assessment increase on the her 25-year-old log home and 344 acres in Ivor was fair despite the lull in ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:02 am

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