COVID-19
No-fuss vaccinations
Health Department administers shots to 1,000 people SUFFOLK East End Baptist Church in Suffolk was the site of a mass COVID-19 vaccination event on Feb. ...
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Lifestyles
Mary Blythe’s ‘quiet strength’ keeps her going at 100
FRANKLIN The family of Mary Blythe of Village at Woods Edge came to pay homage to their matriarch on Saturday. What made this visit extra ...
by Stephen Cowles, Tuesday, February 9, 2021 5:35 pm
COVID-19
Vaccination appointments fill quickly
Residents frustrated by process FRANKLIN Will Drewery, emergency manager for the Western Tidewater Health District, feels the pain that many regional residents have been experiencing ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, February 4, 2021 5:00 pm
Business
Belk to restructure through Chapter 11
FRANKLIN The Belk stores in Franklin, Suffolk and Williamsburg will remain open as the popular department store chain undergoes financial restructuring through Chapter 11 of ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:19 pm
Schools
FCPS names alumnus for January: Dr. Antwan Hatch
FRANKLIN The January Franklin City Public Schools Alumnus of the Month is Dr. Antwan Hatch. A proud member of the football team and Bronco Band, ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 8:22 pm
News
Board decides on road name
COURTLAND Signpost Road is the new name voted on by the Southampton County Board of Supervisors. The unanimous decision took place on Jan. 26 following ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 11:13 am
Isle of Wight County
Windsor man documents military presence in D.C.
Bryan Myhr serves in Virginia Air National Guard WASHINGTON, D.C. Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr of Windsor has been employing his photography skills for the past ...
by Stephen Cowles, Friday, January 29, 2021 12:16 pm
News
Western Tidewater gets first major snowfall of 2021
COURTLAND On Thursday morning, Western Tidewater and the Greater Hampton Roads region experienced its first major snowfall of 2021. The National Weather Service in Wakefield ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, January 28, 2021 6:27 pm
COVID-19
East Pavilion residents getting protection
FRANKLIN The majority of residents in East Pavilion at Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center have received the first of two Pfizer vaccinations against COVID-19. Pharmacists ...
by Stephen Cowles, Friday, January 22, 2021 6:02 pm
Franklin
Children, adults change the narrative
Group seeks to unify community in positive ways FRANKLIN On Saturday morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Franklin, 11 children were ...