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Police investigating fatal Dorchester Street shooting

The Franklin Police Department is investigating a Dorchester Street shooting incident reported early Saturday morning, Sept. 28, that ...

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Festival underway downtown

The Franklin Fall Festival is featuring music, food and a significant variety of vendors on Saturday, Sept. 28, ...

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Spectrum outage caused by Helene, restoration time unclear

Damage to lines is said to be the cause of the widespread Spectrum outage Friday. Charter spokesperson Scott ...

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Woman’s Club of Windsor honors 9/11 victims

The Woman’s Club of Windsor placed a commemorative sign in town accompanied by American flags to honor and ...

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Flash Flood Warning issued for Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning on Friday, Sept. 27, for Franklin, Southampton County and ...

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Walters Ruritan Club celebrates 75 years

The Walters Ruritan Club was joined Thursday, Sept. 12, by Ruritan National representatives to help celebrate the WRC’s ...

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Weather Alert: Tornado Watch Issued for Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for several counties including Southampton and Isle of ...

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Revised Tidewater Logistics Center plan to be presented to public Sept. 26

The Meridian Group is holding a public meeting Thursday, Sept. 26, to present to Windsor residents the recent ...

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Isle of Wight Health Department begins rabies investigation

The Isle of Wight Health Department received information Wednesday, Sept. 25, that a raccoon found within the county ...

Business

The Cookie Chic set to open Sept. 29

The Cookie Chic LLC is a new bakery that will sweeten the area beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, when ...

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How area schools are addressing cellphone policy

School systems in the area are taking different paths in their response to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive ...

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FCPS sees some encouraging gains in SOL scores

The latest Standards of Learning data report for Franklin City Public Schools offered results that the Franklin City ...

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City seeks to help Dorchester Square residents

Franklin City Council formed a plan at its Monday evening, Sept. 23, meeting to aid residents of Dorchester ...

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TowneBank and Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. announce merger plans

Hampton Roads-based TowneBank (NASDAQ: TOWN) and Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. (NASDAQCM: VBFC), the parent company of ...

Agribusiness

Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Sept. 20, 2024

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Sept. 20: In Virginia, state graded ...

Business

El Mexa serves up authentic Mexican food in Windsor

Citizens of Windsor and beyond have a place they can go to for authentic homemade Mexican food, and ...

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Paws to Read Program returns in Courtland

The Paws to Read Program with Bella the therapy dog is back at the Courtland branch of the ...

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Camp Spring Scholarship application opened Sept. 18

Thinking ahead to the 2025 Spring semester, the online scholarship application for Camp Community College opened Wednesday, Sept. ...

Sports

Broncos lose home opener in overtime

The Franklin High School varsity football team played its first home game of the season Friday, Sept. 13, ...

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School board to form ad hoc liaison committee

The Southampton County School Board reached a consensus at its Sept. 9 meeting to move forward with establishing ...