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Public hearing set for Ward 1, Ward 3 Franklin City School Board seats

Franklin City Council will be hearing nominations Monday, May 22, for the Ward 1 and Ward 3 seats ...

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Isle of Wight County Fair Scholarship Pageant set for Aug. 13

The Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Scholarship Pageant Committee will soon accept entries for the 2023 Scholarship ...

Sports

Broncos, Indians soccer teams to face off in district tourney

The Franklin High School varsity boys soccer team won big in a game against Brunswick High School on ...

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Speed enforcement cameras proposed for Isle of Wight County’s school zones

Automated speed enforcement cameras may come to Isle of Wight County’s school zones within the next six months. ...

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VAACC presents $15K to aid Franklin’s Juneteenth event

The city of Franklin gained key support May 8 for its forthcoming Juneteenth Cultural Celebration. The Virginia African ...

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Judge: No new trial for guardsman who sued Windsor officers

The Virginia National Guardsman who sued Windsor police officers for holding him at gunpoint and pepper-spraying him during ...

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Bronco Federal Credit Union awards $23K in scholarships

Bronco Federal Credit Union was pleased to award high school seniors who are members with scholarships to help ...

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Camp Community College baseball team wins NJCAA Region 10 championship

The Camp Community College Hurricanes baseball program has had a historic year, which will continue later this month. ...

Lifestyles

Varnell set for commissioning and graduation

Cadet Nathan J. Varnell is to be commissioned on Monday, May 15, as a second lieutenant in field ...

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Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County plays key role in historic ceremony

Members of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, including Chief Walt “Red Hawk” Brown, were invited ...

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Newspaper sweeps up

The Tidewater News was honored with the Advertising Sweepstakes award and the Grand Sweepstakes award by the Virginia ...

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A ‘down home’ calm before the storm

Stormy weather held off long enough on Saturday, April 22, to allow the Southampton Heritage Village and Agriculture ...

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Southampton County budget public hearing set

The Southampton County Board of Supervisors will be holding a public hearing Monday, May 15, to hear input ...

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Franklin City Council adopts fiscal year 2023-24 budget

The Franklin City Council voted unanimously Monday, May 8, to adopt a fiscal year 2023-24 general fund budget ...

Sports

Isle of Wight Academy sports: Baseball, softball teams ranked sixth in state

By James J. Lidington Isle of Wight Academy BASEBALL Jackson Cofer was a perfect 4-for-4 and fellow senior ...

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Isle of Wight County sees flurry of solar farm proposals

Isle of Wight County has seen an influx of proposals for new solar farms over the past two ...

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Francis announces $93K in grant funding

Southampton Circuit Court Clerk Richard L. “Rick” Francis recently announced that he has received $93,000 in funding to ...

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Youngkin signs bills supporting first responders

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to Suffolk Fire Station No. 6 on Friday, May 5, to deliver remarks ...

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Lumberjack Festevent set for May 6

The sights, sounds and skills of the forestry industry during the 19th century will come alive in downtown ...

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Torrance makes all-state first team

The Franklin High School varsity boys basketball team had a storied 2022-23 season, and key to making that ...