BREAKING NEWS
No outbreak at East Pavilion, VDH confirms
FRANKLIN The Virginia Department of Health currently lists an eighth long-term care facility outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in its Western Tidewater Health District, but ...
Breaking News:
District COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000
Top Stories
Mountain-mints easy to grow in the home garden
By Helen Hamilton Mountain-mints Pycnanthemum tenuifolium/muticum What’s not to like about a native perennial that is attractive to ...
Southampton back-to-school plans proposed
COURTLAND On Monday evening, the Southampton County School Board along with approximately 50 other county residents heard the ...
K-9 Ares passes on
FRANKLIN The Franklin Police Department has been diminished with the death of a valuable colleague. On Monday, spokesman ...
Four for the 4th
Virginia Egg Council suggests this quartet for the occasion By Mary Rapoport Eton Mess is a terrific recipe ...
BREAKING NEWS
District COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000
FRANKLIN The Western Tidewater Health District has reported 407 new COVID-19 cases in the 38 days since Virginia entered Phase II of Gov. Ralph Northam’s ...
by Stephen Faleski.
Opinion
Partnership enabled local businesses to get grants
The stay-at-home order Gov. Ralph Northam issued in March, while necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout Virginia, has had significant impacts on local ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:38 pm
Franklin
Franklin to begin monument removal process
FRANKLIN Franklin residents who spoke during Monday’s City Council meeting seem evenly divided on their preferred fate for the city’s Confederate monument. But for now, ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:28 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Arson suspected as cause of jailhouse fire
No serious injuries occurred as a result COURTLAND An investigation into a fire that started at the Southampton County Jail on Sunday at approximately 8 ...
by Stephen Cowles, Monday, July 13, 2020 5:45 pm
Letters to the Editor
Senator tried to exert power where she had none
To the Editor: Assuming we have all the facts, and that is an assumption, it appears Senator Louise Lucas of Portsmouth tried to exert the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, July 13, 2020 4:48 pm
BREAKING NEWS
No one seriously hurt by jail fire
No one seriously hurt by jail fire STEPHEN H. COWLES/STAFF WRITER Stephen.Cowles@TheTidewaterNews.com COURTLAND There were no serious or life-threatening injuries as the result of a ...
by Stephen Cowles, Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:36 pm
News
Bar seating still closed as Virginia enters Phase Three
RICHMOND Though Virginia officially entered Phase Three of Gov. Ralph Northam’s reopening plan on July 1, bar seating will remain prohibited in restaurants across the ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 9, 2020 6:07 pm
Franklin
Confederate statue vandalized
FRANKLIN A person or persons unknown splashed a reddish-colored paint onto a side of the Confederate monument in Memorial Park in Franklin either sometime Wednesday ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:41 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Summer WTLs have arrived
The magazine you’ve been asking for — Western Tidewater Living — has arrived at our office, and copies are available during regular business hours of ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 5:49 pm
Business
Southampton County Land Transfers – June 2020
The following land transfers were recorded in Southampton County Circuit Court in June: Sandra Toler to Timothy R. Cavanaugh Revocable, Franklin City, Lot 6, Section ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 4:25 pm
Letters to the Editor
‘Isle of White’ County public schools?
To the editor: On June 5, 2020, I mailed a letter from my address in Carrollton, detailing my citizen’s concerns to the Isle of Wight ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 4:20 pm
News
Dominion, Duke Energy cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND Dominion Energy and Duke Energy on Sunday announced the cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:27 am
News
Senator fights recall effort with countersuit
COURTLAND State Sen. L. Louise Lucas is fighting a petition that has been circulating among Southampton and Isle of Wight voters to recall her from ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:23 am
News
COVID-19 testing in Southampton County continues
COURTLAND The Western Tidewater Health District, in partnership with the Western Tidewater Medical Reserve Corps and Southampton County, will again be offering pop-up community-based testing ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:19 am
Opinion
Taste the season — locally
Western Tidewater is fortunate that there is a veritable cornucopia of individuals willing to share the bounty of their seasonal harvests via farmers markets. There ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 6:34 pm
News
Dominion, Duke Energy cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND Dominion Energy and Duke Energy on Sunday announced the cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 6:20 pm
Opinion
Staff remains busy through pandemic
By Congressman A. Donald McEachin It’s July — almost midsummer — and, here in Virginia, we are slowly returning to the new normal. As we ...
by Contributor, Monday, July 6, 2020 6:18 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Two COVID-19 outbreaks now tied to correctional facilities
STEPHEN FALESKI/STAFF WRITER Stephen.Faleski@TheTidewaterNews.com STEPHEN H. COWLES/STAFF WRITER Stephen.Cowles@TheTidewaterNews.com CAPRON The Virginia Department of Health reports there are now two correctional centers in the Western ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, July 3, 2020 3:15 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Health Dept. reports COVID-19 outbreak in healthcare setting
SUFFOLK The number of COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the Virginia Department of Health’s Western Tidewater Health District rose overnight from 10 to 11. The latest ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, July 2, 2020 4:58 pm
Franklin
Holt rejoining city school board
Ward 3 nominations to be re-solicited FRANKLIN Bob Holt, who had served as the Ward 6 representative on Franklin’s School Board through April 2019, will ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:33 pm
News
Always ‘interesting finds’ among court records
By Rick Francis Hello again, friends, Happy 4th of July! If you are not able to make it to a local celebration such as in ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:39 pm
Franklin
Police advise hands off fireworks
FRANKLIN When it comes to fireworks, handle with extreme care. Local law enforcement, though, recommends people not handle them at all, especially this coming Saturday, ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:32 pm
News
Communities plan July 4th fun
IVOR After much discussion and planning, a handful of communities in Western Tidewater have created opportunities for people to celebrate Independence Day this Saturday, the ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:30 pm
BREAKING NEWS
COVID-19 testing coming to Southampton County
COURTLAND The Western Tidewater Health District, in partnership with the Western Tidewater Medical Reserve Corps and Southampton County, will be offering pop-up community-based testing for ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 8:31 pm
Opinion
Confederate monument — historical significance
By C. Earl Blythe The Confederate monument located in Franklin Memorial Park was dedicated on June 3, 1911, and was originally erected at Second Avenue ...
by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 8:01 pm
Letters to the Editor
Offensive road names must go
To the editor, There simply is no comparison between inconvenience and injustice. At last week’s meeting of the Southampton County Board of Supervisors, I was ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:58 pm
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