News
UPDATED: Franklin-Southampton Fair canceled after storm damage
What the National Weather Service is reporting preliminarily as a “thunderstorm wind event” left a wake of destruction ...
Lifestyles
COLUMN: Plant pathology for vegetable gardeners
By Mark Carroll and Stephanie Kensicki Do you have problems with your plants and don’t know what is ...
Agribusiness
Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 2, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 2: In Virginia, state graded ...
News
City of Hampton to join Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority
Suffolk took the final step to allow the City of Hampton to join the Western Tidewater Regional Jail ...
News
Fairgrounds sustain extensive damage in Sunday storm; fair canceled
Storms barreled through Southampton County Sunday leaving a wake of destruction in its path, including on the property ...
News
Babb receives honor from state treasurers’ association
Franklin Treasurer Dinah M. Babb recently was presented with the Commonwealth Award from the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia ...
News
Franklin City Council candidate Q&A: Richard S. Grizzard
Name: Richard S. Grizzard Age: 55 Family: Wife: Leigh Ann Grizzard; Sons: Nicholas Grizzard, married to Katelyn Grizzard ...
Outdoors
COLUMN: Smooth Beardtongue
By Stella Payne Master Naturalist I am enjoying the native plant Smooth Beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus). The plant was ...
News
Franklin mayoral candidate Q&A: Paul E. Kaplan
Name: Paul E. Kaplan Age: 70 Family: Married for 45 years to Joyce Kaplan, a retired Franklin elementary ...
Outdoors
RIVERGUARD REPORT: Fishing for catfish was the cat’s meow
Whispering Bear and I spent July 27-29 on the Blackwater below Franklin. The water was a little high, ...
SportsPlus
How to Watch ACC College Basketball Games – Monday, November 25
ACC teams will be in action in four games on Monday’s college basketball slate. That includes the Dayton…
How to Watch McNeese vs. Liberty on TV or Live Stream – November 25
The McNeese Cowboys (4-2) will look to build on a three-game winning run when they visit the Liberty…
Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Nov. 30 Tickets & Start Time
The Virginia Tech Hokies and Virginia Cavaliers will go head to head, each one hoping to bring home…
Liberty vs. Sam Houston Nov. 29 Tickets & Start Time
The Liberty Flames and Sam Houston Bearkats will meet on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Elliott T. Bowers…
Liberty vs. McNeese Basketball Tickets – Monday, November 25
The Liberty Flames (6-1) will meet the McNeese Cowboys (4-2) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, November 25,…