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News

Southampton reassessments

The company that reassessed 12,000 properties in Southampton County last year will field questions about the process during a 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, forum ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, January 27, 2012 10:02 am

Columnists

BB&T donates furniture

When BB&T closed its branches in Newsoms and Courtland, the bank donated furniture and other items to non-profits and churches in both communities. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, January 27, 2012 9:51 am

Business

Southampton supervisors, farmers oppose Sunday hunting

Virginia Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm advocacy group, continues to oppose Sunday hunting, as do some members of the Southampton County Farm Bureau as ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:46 am

News

Portion of unspent dollars will not be returned to Southampton schools

Supervisors voted 6-0 to return $1.1 million of the $1.6 million that was unspent for fiscal year 2011. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:26 am

Lifestyles

A different time

Larry Rose remembers when blacks had to sit in the balcony at a former Franklin movie theater, when blacks had their own high school in ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:04 am

News

Living in poverty

Michelle Stivers blames the increase in Western Tidewater children living in poverty on the 2010 closing of International Paper’s Franklin mill, when 1,100 lost jobs. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, January 20, 2012 9:44 am

COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

Spreading word on heart defects

Joey Walker of Courtland, whose son, Ethan, was born with a congenital heart defect, wants to make readers aware of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, January 20, 2012 9:25 am

Franklin

Siberian-Bengal tiger new addition

Between 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, the non-profit will open its doors out of season for his debut. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:40 am

News

Southampton assessment increases 4.9 percent

The overall assessed property value in Southampton County increased 4.9 percent since 2010, something that surprises two Franklin real estate appraisers. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:49 am

Franklin

Reading foundation raises $4,500

Proceeds from the sale of sports memorabilia, including an autographed basketball from Virginia Tech Head Coach Seth Greenburg and a Terrible Towel from Pittsburgh Steeler ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Monday, January 16, 2012 3:57 pm

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