News
Courtland water high in fluoride, lead
COURTLAND The town of Courtland’s drinking water has tested above the federal limit for fluoride and lead. Water samples taken Oct. 21 from each of ...
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Public’s help needed with shooting, attempted robbery investigation
Sheriff’s Office provides updated details about vehicle, suspects BOYKINS The Southampton County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate ...
Cheroenhaka chief guest speaker at Fort Lee
FORT LEE Chief Walt “Red Hawk” Brown, accompanied by other members of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe, was ...
Native plants, insects sustain wild turkeys
By Kristi Hendricks We spend happy moments talking about the turkey in the run up to Thanksgiving time. ...
Dog-fennel can be very aggressive weed
By Helen Hamilton Dog-fennel Eupatorium capillifolium In late summer, drifts of Dog-fennel line roadsides and woodland edges with ...
BREAKING NEWS
Franklin man arrested on soliciting charges
FRANKLIN A Franklin man is in custody on charges related to soliciting a minor. On Nov. 25, Southampton County Sheriff’s Office detectives executed a search ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin
City Council talks recent gun incidents
FRANKLIN A series of recent incidents, two of which resulted in homicides, prompted Franklin’s City Council on Nov. 23 to discuss ways of reducing gun ...
by Stephen Faleski, Saturday, November 28, 2020 12:42 pm
Franklin
Municipal utilities included in cutoff moratorium
FRANKLIN The City of Franklin is carefully watching its electric fund balance now that municipal utilities are prohibited from disconnecting power to residential customers for ...
by Stephen Faleski, Saturday, November 28, 2020 12:34 pm
Breaking News Archive
IW schools debut COVID-19 dashboard
SMITHFIELD Six students enrolled in Isle of Wight County public schools and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past four weeks, according ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:23 pm
Franklin
Local professionals tapped for Top 40 under 40
FRANKLIN Since 1998, Inside Business has searched the Greater Hampton Roads area for professionals who excel in their work. This year, the publication chose Holly ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 5:16 pm
Opinion
Stay safe this Thanksgiving
Stay safe this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is annually one of the biggest days of the year for home fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association, ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:47 pm
Breaking News Archive
Franklin man arrested on murder charge
FRANKLIN A Franklin man is in custody on a charge of first-degree murder, which allegedly took place on Sunday night. Sgt. Scott Halverson, spokesman for ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, November 23, 2020 10:46 am
Isle of Wight County
County, Windsor to discuss monument
ISLE OF WIGHT Isle of Wight’s Board of Supervisors still hasn’t made a final decision on whether the county’s Confederate monument will stay or go, ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:03 pm
Opinion
Patriotism more than just pride in country
Note: Sydney Brinkley, a seventh grader at Georgie D. Tyler Middle School, recently won the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest at the ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:20 pm
Franklin
Santa‛s waiting to hear from you
FRANKLIN Hey, boys and girls, Have you been good this year? Santa wants to hear from you! It’s time to send your letter out to ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:06 pm
Opinion
Stay connected to Chamber virtually
As reported last week, the Franklin Southampton Chamber of Commerce has had to severely modify its Expo, which take place annually in November. Rather than ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 10:29 am
Isle of Wight County
No consensus on contextualizing monument
ISLE OF WIGHT Isle of Wight’s monument task force came no closer to consensus Nov. 12 on a preferred method for contextualizing the county’s Confederate ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:00 am
News
Meherrin Elementary scores with golfers’ donation
NEWSOMS Meherrin Elementary School is the recipient of the Newsoms Golf Association’s generosity this year. On Nov. 13, six NGA members brought a $2,000 check ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 7:26 am
Franklin
FSEDI leader announces departure
FRANKLIN Jay Brenchick has announced he’s leaving the Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. The president and CEO confirmed via email questions put to him after ...
by Stephen Cowles, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:23 pm
BREAKING NEWS
COVID case requires SCPS close board office
COURTLAND The Southampton County School Board Complex in Courtland closed earlier today, Nov. 17, when an employee working there informed officials that they had tested ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:18 pm
Business
Small Business Saturday: Spread Joy, Shop Small
By Lauren Sloan Business Development Manager FRANKLIN What a year. Full of moments of both uncertainty and human ingenuity. Presumably, most Americans are feeling that ...
by Contributor, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:05 pm
Letters to the Editor
Reader responds to op-ed about Biden, Harris
To the Editor: I have read Dr. [William] Scott’s op-ed with interest. I think overall he was on the correct path in his observations. Not ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:03 pm
News
Hunter falls from tree stand
BOYKINS The Southampton County Sheriff’s Office and Boykins Fire & Rescue responded to the scene of an accident on Monday afternoon where a hunter had ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, November 16, 2020 6:19 pm
Breaking News Archive
Lucas charges dismissed, police chief fired
PORTSMOUTH A judge dismissed all charges against state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Monday. Portsmouth Police had charged the senator with two felonies — conspiracy ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, November 16, 2020 4:03 pm
News
VHSL responds to Governor’s announcement
CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia High School League (VHSL) Executive Director Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun has responded to Gov. Northam’s new statewide measure to contain COVID-19, including ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 13, 2020 5:38 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Gatherings capped at 25 starting Nov. 15
RICHMOND Effective Nov. 15, per Gov. Ralph Northam’s latest executive orders, all public and private in-person gatherings will be restricted to no more than 25 ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 13, 2020 4:08 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Franklin man arrested on child pornography charges
FRANKLIN A Franklin man has been arrested on several charges related to child pornography. Acting on information received from the Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, November 13, 2020 12:38 pm
News
Planning Commission meeting postponed
COURTLAND Due to the weather and the flooding over roads, tonight’s Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled. Beth Lewis, planning director, announced that the public ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:50 pm
Breaking News Archive
UPDATE: Flash flood warning extended to 6 p.m.
FRANKLIN The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wakefield continues to urge residents in Western Tidewater, the Greater Hampton Roads region and Northeastern North Carolina to ...
by Stephen Cowles, Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:28 am
Letters to the Editor
Time to bring Civics back to schools
To the Editor: It became clear to me a number of years ago that if I failed to learn the life lesson in front of ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 5:38 pm
Business
Chamber Expo going virtual
By Teresa Beale FRANKLIN The Chamber Expo we host each November is our signature event. Sadly, we can’t gather together this year, but that won’t ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 5:36 pm
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