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Isle of Wight County

Windsor fire destroys 10 to 15 acres of wheat

No one was hurt and no structures were damaged when a fire destroyed 10 to 15 acres of wheat in the Windsor area on Wednesday. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Thursday, June 9, 2011 11:41 am

Franklin

Another scorcher

Wednesday’s record-breaking 100-degree heat in Franklin felt even hotter to Steve Tucker. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Thursday, June 9, 2011 10:51 am

Business

Nearly 300 local farmers to share $447,323 refund

Some 298 farmers who are Colonial Farm Credit customers in Southampton and Isle of Wight counties will share $447,323 refunded by the agriculture cooperative. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 10:36 am

Franklin

Franklin arrests increase 11 percent

The City of Franklin saw adult arrests increase 11 percent in 2010 from 2009, while juvenile arrests dropped 40 percent, according to Virginia’s annual Crime ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 10:17 am

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Powell breaks state record in 200-meter dash

Southampton High School senior Ronnie Powell for a second year in a row won the 100-meter dash at the Virginia High School League Group AA ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:58 am

News

Graffiti in Boykins related to man hit by train

Police are offering up to $1,000 to find out who spray-painted graffiti on the playground in Boykins and the Narricot Industries building in memory of ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 10:23 am

Franklin

Towed for taxes

Willie Emory went to Walmart on Wednesday for a half-gallon of ice cream to go with his wife’s homemade peach cobbler. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Saturday, June 4, 2011 10:19 am

News

Legendary Hayden, Franklin High coach dies

Even before Sam Jones arrived in 1970 to teach at Franklin Public Schools, he’d heard about the legendary Peggy Wilkins — a strict teacher and ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, June 3, 2011 9:46 am

News

Edwards announces bid for supervisor

Two-term Republican Southampton County Supervisor Anita Felts will face opposition in her re-election bid. Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, June 3, 2011 9:40 am

Columnists

Franklin woman writes book

Franklin resident Lois Billings’ family has always enjoyed hearing her stories about growing up as a sharecropper’s daughter in the 1930s and 1940s in Bertie ... Read more

by Gwen Albers, Friday, June 3, 2011 9:38 am

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