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Help prevent wildfires
Fall wildfire season is here, and the Virginia Department of Forestry is urging folks to help keep themselves ...
Letters to the Editor
Former IACP member endorses Marshall for sheriff
During the last 45 years I have had the privilege of working closely with many top-notch professionals in ...
Letters to the Editor
Girl Scouts of Troop 1707 have something to say
This month we have been discussing things that are really important to us. Our girls have expressed concern ...
Obituaries
Lessie T. Edwards
FRANKLIN — Lessie Tillery Edwards, 92, passed away on Oct. 13, 2015. Mrs. Edwards was born in Bertie ...
Obituaries
Charles J. Arrington Jr.
COURTLAND — Charles James Arrington Jr. passed away on Oct. 12, 2015, at the age of 84. He ...
Obituaries
Shady Lee Joyner Jr.
FRANKLIN — Shady Lee “Buck” Joyner Jr., 85, retired superintendent of Roll Finishing at Union Camp Corp., died ...
Obituaries
Kathy D. Cooke
PENDLETON, N.C. — Kathy Dunlow Cooke, 62, passed away on Oct. 10, 2015. She was born in Roanoke ...
Obituaries
Ruth B. Doughtie
SUFFOLK — Ruth Byrum Doughtie, 91, formerly of the 8800 block of Whaleyville Boulevard., passed away on Sunday, ...
News
‘Shades of Pink’ gala returns
The “Pink is Powerful” cancer support group, along with the Empowerment and Uplifting Foundation, will host its third ...
News
Boykins preps for PumpkinFest
If it’s October, then it must be time for the Boykins PumpkinFest.
SportsPlus
NBA Best Bets: Nets vs. Hornets Picks for November 19
The Charlotte Hornets (5-8) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they attempt to break a five-game road slide when…
How to Watch SoCon College Basketball Games – Monday, November 18
Only one SoCon game is on Monday in college basketball play. That contest is the VMI Keydets squaring…
How to Watch Big South College Basketball Games – Monday, November 18
The Monday college basketball slate includes two games featuring a Big South team in play. Among those games…
How to Watch ACC College Basketball Games – Monday, November 18
ACC teams will be in action in three games on Monday’s college basketball schedule. That includes the VMI…
How to Watch CUSA College Basketball Games – Monday, November 18
There is one game featuring a CUSA team on Monday in college basketball play. Watch men’s college basketball,…