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Life under lockdown
Anna Heffington adjusts to New York City in the days of COVID-19 NEW YORK A little over 1-1/2 ...
Walking path being created in Courtland
Community helping to fulfill ‘Call to Action’ COURTLAND The Courtland community is responding to the Surgeon General’s Call ...
D.J. Dillon delivers 1,000th point for Rock Church Lions
By Megan Woodward FRANKLIN Rock Church Lions finish their season with a record of 11 and 3. The ...
CES teachers go on love parade for their Bulldogs
CARRSVILLE Faculty members and administration of Carrsville Elementary School created a parade on Thursday afternoon. All of this ...
BREAKING NEWS
First Franklin resident diagnosed positive with COVID-19
FRANKLIN A Franklin resident has been diagnosed as the first person in the city limits to test positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This is ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, March 30, 2020 5:42 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Governor issues statewide Stay at Home order
RICHMOND Gov. Ralph Northam today issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, March 30, 2020 2:24 pm
Breaking News Archive
Virginia cases top 1,000
Virginia surpassed 1,000 total cases of COVID-19 in Monday morning’s report from the Virginia Department of Health. The current case total stands at 1,020, which ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, March 30, 2020 11:46 am
Breaking News Archive
COVID-19 cases statewide up 20 percent
The number of COVID-19 cases in Virginia went up 20 percent from Saturday to Sunday. The state now has a total of 890 cases, with ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, March 30, 2020 12:46 am
Franklin
Exemption extended for SNAP recipients
Deadline to stay a month after emergency ends FRANKLIN The Franklin locality-wide exemption for residents having to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per ...
by Stephen Faleski, Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:11 pm
Opinion
Amid pandemic, cyber scams a growing threat
By Tom Purcell The dirty rotten crooks. While the rest of the world is doing its best to sacrifice to beat an unseen biological virus, ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:09 pm
Opinion
China virus quarantine may kill economy
By Michael Shannon The politician’s response to the coronavirus is the medical equivalent of the 10 percent across-the-board budget cut where politicians faced with a ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:08 pm
Breaking News Archive
Western Tidewater Health District reports first death from COVID-19
The Western Tidewater Health District is reporting its first death related to COVID-19. The man, who is in his 60s, was a patient in a ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:19 pm
Faith
City parks closed because of virus
FRANKLIN Until further notice, all city parks in the City of Franklin, will be closed to the COVID-19 crisis, according to information provided by Franklin ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:16 pm
Franklin
FSEDI launches Business Assistance Grant
By Lauren Sloan FRANKLIN In response to the economic distressing period most small business owners are currently experiencing, Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. (FSEDI) has ...
by Contributor, Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:47 am
Franklin
FS stronger together: Professional development tools for your business
By Lauren Sloan FRANKLIN Franklin Southampton Economic Development, Franklin-Southampton Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Franklin Association are partnering together with this article series to ...
by Contributor, Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:46 am
Opinion
Thank a health care worker by staying home
Earlier this week, Gov. Ralph Northam issued Executive Order No. 53, which closed all schools for the remainder of the academic year and shut the ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:44 am
Franklin
Temporary signs available for businesses
FRANKLIN The Department of Community Development has announced that effective as of March 20, retail and service business operators may put up one temporary sign ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:43 am
Breaking News Archive
UPDATE: Western Tidewater Health District reports fourth case
FRANKLIN The Western Tidewater Health District reported its fourth case on Thursday. The case is in a man who is originally from Southampton County but ...
by Contributor, Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:59 pm
News
Deadline to pay waste management fees extended
COURTLAND In consideration of how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is strongly affecting Southampton County — and likely for quite some time — the residents have ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:12 pm
Franklin
Bon Secours to suspend billing related to COVID-19
FRANKLIN Should anyone become a patient at Southampton Memorial Hospital that is diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the statements and billing for treatment will ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:49 pm
News
Library, branches to remain closed indefinitely
COURTLAND The Blackwater Regional Library and all its branches are closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 virus threat, according to information received on Wednesday afternoon ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:48 pm
Opinion
Agriculture is critical to our nation
By Westley B. Drake Dawn …. Few things are as predictable as the sunrise. As I look out of my kitchen window, I can see ...
by Contributor, Thursday, March 26, 2020 3:48 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Former Southampton County man tests positive for COVID-19
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N.C. A man formerly from Southampton County who lives at an assisted living facility in Northampton County, North Carolina, has tested positive for ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 26, 2020 3:13 pm
News
Northam directs postponement of elective surgeries
Order intended to preserve hospital beds, protective equipment for COVID-19 response RICHMOND Gov. Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD, MA, on ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:53 pm
Opinion
A blessed career in medicine
To think that Michael A. Cicero could have been a psychiatrist. Thankfully, for countless children and their parents, Cicero realized decades ago that pediatric medicine ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:49 pm
Isle of Wight County
Parade of Carrsville teachers planned for Thursday
CARRSVILLE In an effort to let students know that their teachers have not forgotten them despite schools remaining closed for the rest of the academic ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:23 pm
BREAKING NEWS
State leaders praise national stimulus package
RICHMOND Virginia state leaders praised the stimulus package agreed to by Congress overnight during Gov. Ralph Northam’s Wednesday afternoon press conference. “I would encourage them ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:03 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Virginia cases of COVID-19 up to 391
Virginia saw an almost 35-percent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases from Tuesday to Wednesday. There are now 391 reported cases, up from 290 Tuesday. Northern ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1:08 pm
Franklin
Small businesses can apply for loans
FRANKLIN Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc., along with the Franklin Southampton Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Franklin Association offer this advice for small businesesses possibly ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:24 pm
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