Obituaries

George T. Giles

FRANKLIN — Mr. George T. Giles of Harrison Street passed away on Jan. 22, 2016. The homegoing service ...

Obituaries

Darrick O. Haskins

FRANKLIN — Darrick O. Haskins, 41, departed this life on Jan. 22, 2016, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He ...

Obituaries

James E. Jones Jr.

SUFFOLK — James Eldridge “Jim” Jones Jr., 69, a resident of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on Jan. ...

Breaking News Archive

Little snow, but more winds expected

Western Tidewater remains under a winter weather advisory through midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Wakefield. ...

Obituaries

Doris Wilson Parsons

NORFOLK — Doris Wilson Parsons, 94, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Born in ...

Franklin

Mayor will not seek re-election

The City of Franklin’s first elected black mayor, Raystine Johnson-Ashburn, has announced that she will be not be ...

News

Bill would punish hunters who deliberately release dogs on property

Del. C. Matthew Fariss (R-59) of Albemarle, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell and Nelson counties on Thursday submitted a House ...

Franklin

Flood plain rules, name change on agenda for Franklin City Council

At the upcoming Franklin City Council meeting on Monday night, there will be a joint public hearing between ...

Isle of Wight County

Environmental group offers 460 alternative

In response to the proposal for Route 460 put forth by the Virginia Department of Transportation, a multi-state ...

Outdoors

Riverkeeper report: Strippers caught red-handed

Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 13th through 15th on the Blackwater below Franklin. The water was ...

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