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Child left on school bus after drop-off; driver not charged

According to Southampton County’s Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, April 12, an elementary school student was left on a ...

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Planning Commission reappoints three

With three of the planning commission’s nine terms set to expire at the end of April, the Southampton ...

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Recent rise in firearm theft

The Franklin Police Department is recommending that firearms not be left unattended in vehicles, especially unlocked vehicles, due ...

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General Thomas Highway signalization to be discussed

The Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the ...

Lifestyles

Looking back: Stage set for Council elections

Election for Franklin City Council is now six weeks off; and, with the deadline for candidates to file ...

Columnists

Can your work be done with the lights off?

It seems pretty obvious to me that in order for most people to get their work done they ...

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Why did city worker litter, asks resident

On May 2, around 2:45 that afternoon, I was in Franklin at the intersection of College Drive. I ...

Our View

Remain cognizant of inclement weather

Western Tidewater got the slightest taste of Mother Nature’s power on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Columnists

Celebrating a century of preservation

In 1786, while living in Paris, Thomas Jefferson recalled his Virginia home to his friend Maria Cosway, writing, ...

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Suffolk man dies in single-car accident on 58

COURTLAND A Suffolk man is reported dead following a single vehicle accident that became a fatality in Southampton ...

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