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EMS contract benefits city and county

When Medical Transport LLC informed Southampton County that it intended to terminate its emergency medical services agreement with ...

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Summer fun giving way to fall fun

The vacations to the beach and pool have had their season in the sun. With autumn beginning on ...

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One day of caring is not enough

As reported this past weekend, many city employees volunteered in making improvements to the Franklin Cooperative Ministry. This ...

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Putting the past to rest

Monday will mark 20 years since Hurricane Floyd made landfall and battered the Mid-Atlantic region. The flooding in ...

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A time of remembrance

The National Day of Service and Remembrance, also called Patriot Day, was born out of tragedy. The terrorist ...

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Answer the call to service

In our experience, people who enter the ministry have often stated that they felt called by their Lord ...

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Take Dorian seriously

Residents of Western Tidewater know all too well that it doesn’t take a direct hit from a massive ...

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School’s happening. Be ready

Several years ago we asked in this space who’s ready for school. That is, are the teachers and ...

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Scheduling conflict

Given the fact that both the Franklin City Council and Southampton County Board of Supervisors routinely discuss business ...

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Quick work resolved storm’s effects

Storms come and go, but the effects have an unfortunate way of lingering, such as downed power lines ...

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