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City manager: ‘No tax increase’ was budget goal
City Council members Monday got their first in-depth look at a no-frills fiscal 2010 budget that would maintain spending cuts made by the council last ...
City Council members Monday got their first in-depth look at a no-frills fiscal 2010 budget that would maintain spending cuts made by the council last ...
Stung by sharp reductions in state funding, the city school board Thursday approved a fiscal 2010 budget that cuts spending 7.3 percent and eliminates 23 ...
As many pundits and financial analysts write the obituary for the newspaper industry, a pertinent question becomes, “How’s our local newspaper doing?”
The City Council agreed informally Monday to appoint a task force that would explore solutions to rising crime in the city.
The City Council on Monday lifted the “interim” from City Manager June Fleming’s title and gave her a salary.
We devote lots of space in our newspaper to people and institutions in Western Tidewater who are doing good things.
Why Franklin? Ask Steven Hager. He’ll be happy to tell you.
Suppose that a husband, every time he hurt his wife’s feelings, intentionally or not, told her huffily: “Get over it. You’re being oversensitive.”
In a city where property taxes are, in my view, too high, there are only a couple of causes for which I’d voluntarily pay more.
David Benton is not a bigot. I say so with some conviction because I know a bigot when I meet one. I’ve known a lot ...
The UNC Greensboro Spartans versus the Wofford Terriers is one of five games on the Wednesday college basketball…
There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Wednesday that feature ACC teams. That includes the…
The VMI Keydets (6-7, 0-0 SoCon) will look to break a six-game road losing streak when squaring off…
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers play the Virginia Tech Hokies. Below, we break…
The Dallas Mavericks against the Houston Rockets is one of eight exciting options on today’s NBA card. We…