FRANKLIN
Home sweet home for the Broncos
Franklin High School’s varsity football team has gone 2-1 in its first three games of the season, and ...
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ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Senior Services declines agreement on Windsor Town Center usage
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia has chosen to keep looking for a location to serve the older adults ...
FRANKLIN
Fall Festival Weekend approaches
The annual Franklin Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 1, preceded by the inaugural Food Truck Rodeo ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Prep underway for broadband install in county
The installation of fiber optic cable that will bring universal broadband coverage to the area has begun in ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Windsor Woman’s Club commemorates 9/11
Even though the Woman’s Club of Windsor doesn’t meet during the summer months, the Civic Engagement Community Service ...
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FRANKLIN
Calling youth farmers and artists!
There will be a youth “takeover” of the Franklin Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 29, and Market Manager ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Native American revival set for Sept. 17
The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe will host its free, fifth annual Native American Revival Crusade for Christ (Yeshua), ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Isle of Wight Academy sports: Cross country teams shine
By James J. Lidington Isle of Wight Academy The Isle of Wight Academy Chargers cross country teams competed ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Windsor High School sports: Golf team improves to 8-0
Windsor High School’s varsity golf team has continued to be outstanding this season, and the Lady Dukes varsity ...
FRANKLIN
‘It’s the talk of the town’: Festival draws thousands to Franklin
The Riverfront Soul Festival grew from a one-day event in its inaugural form in 2021 to a three-day ...
WESTERN TIDEWATER
Foodbank to open new Western Tidewater Branch
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony, community open house, and ...
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Mary E. Smith
FRANKLIN – Mary Eustace Smith, 83, passed away Sept. 13, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Born in Lost ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Dallas O. Jones: A tireless public servant
Dallas O. Jones, who served on the Southampton County Board of Supervisors for nearly four decades, passed away ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
RMA announces winners of annual Juried Exhibition
Rawls Museum Arts, in Courtland, recently announced the winners of its annual Juried Exhibition. Receiving first place for ...
FRANKLIN
Franklin City Public Schools convocation engages with magic theme
Both new and returning Franklin City Public Schools personnel were welcomed to the 2022-23 school year in a ...
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ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Judge: School Board ‘recess’ didn’t violate FOIA; minutes omissions did
The Isle of Wight County School Board’s calling of a roughly 10-minute “recess” at its March meeting, which ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
TowneBank names new CEO amid Farmers merger
Suffolk-based TowneBank, which is in the process of acquiring Windsor-based Farmers Bank, announced a change in its company ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Boykins preps for Pumpkin Fest, election
The Boykins Town Council recently learned of the Boykins Parks & Recreation Committee’s plans for this year’s Pumpkin ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Southampton County supervisors approve new solar ordinance
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors recently voted unanimously to approve a new solar ordinance that some have ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Petition debuts to bring private recycling to Isle of Wight
As the cutoff date for recycling glass, paper and plastics in Isle of Wight County nears, Virginia Beach-based ...
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Emmett H. Pope
COURTLAND – Emmett Haley Pope, 72, passed away on Sept. 8, 2022, in his home with his wife ...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Cyrus Lawrence: ‘He was the greatest of all time’
Legendary Southampton High School and Virginia Tech football player Cyrus Lawrence passed away Friday, Sept. 2, at the ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Isle of Wight voter registration cards to be re-mailed
Registered voters in Isle of Wight County should be on the lookout the first and second weeks of ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Duke St. & Virginia Ave. water main replacement nears bidding phase
The town of Windsor now has all of the deeds of easement needed for the Duke Street and ...
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Franklin, Isle of Wight: Good places for small business owners
The city of Franklin and Isle of Wight County are two localities that are among the best places ...