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Cady Tatem is International Junior Miss Princess for Virginia

One day last year, Cady Tatem was wearing a crown into Franklin town. When her grandmother, Sylvia Plumley, ...

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Resident enjoys position as public works supervisor

Hart Council, 50, has tried several career paths since he finished high school, but always felt there was ...

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Someone’s in the Kitchen: Melinda Rogers

Melinda Rogers was born in Kentucky and has lived in Florida, but she didn’t really learn to cook ...

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Museum of the Confederacy – Appomattox offers rich displays of Civil War history

Archie Howell wrote a very good article in the Feb. 26 issue of The Tidewater News about the ...

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Crazy about words, numbers

Riverdale Elementary School hosted a program Tuesday evening to inspire children and parents to become extra excited about ...

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Man imagines the faces of Buffalo Soldiers

Thomas Murphy of Franklin has been putting his artistic skills to use lately in creating portraits of men ...

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Children make Franklin’s streets a playground

Every time it snows, the Russell family of Franklin comes out to sled down Third Avenue Downtown.

Lifestyles

Dedicated grandmother sends care packages to troops

When Sonja Hardison’s grandson was stationed with the National Guard in Iraq, he told her that he had ...

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Walters man fascinated by history of War Between the States

Jon David Pyle joined the U.S. Navy to see the world, but said he never set foot on ...

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Someone’s in the Kitchen with Edna Porter

Edna Ree Porter has not forgotten how she insisted when her daughters were young that meal time was ...

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