BREAKING NEWS
Voters welcome Kitchen, Smith to council
Ward 4’s Linwood Johnson, Mayor Frank Rabil to return FRANKLIN In spite of rain and a pandemic, voters still showed up to make their choices ...
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Voters welcome Kitchen, Smith to council
Ward 4’s Linwood Johnson, Mayor Frank Rabil to return FRANKLIN In spite of rain and a pandemic, voters ...
Shopping in the corona-free fish market
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 9th through the 11th on the Blackwater below Franklin. The water ...
Create a nest for busy Mason bees
By John Bunch Virginia Master Naturalist When it comes to bees these days, the Honey bees seem to ...
Looking Back: Franklin’s ‘Buggy’ days
By Clyde Parker During the early part of the 20th century, Camp Manufacturing Co., Albemarle Steam Navigation Co., ...
Franklin
Camp gears up for opening of eSports arena
Recruitment of players is underway By Wendy Harrison SUFFOLK Let the summer games begin! Camp Community College is actively recruiting players for it new eSports ...
by Contributor.
News
State Board holds line on community college tuition, fees
RICHMOND The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for Fall 2020. The ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 22, 2020 6:25 am
News
Northam announces awarding of $95M-plus in grants
Funds will be dedicated to state, local criminal justice programs RICHMOND Gov. Ralph Northam announced the award of more than $95 million in federal grant ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 22, 2020 5:57 am
Opinion
I don’t miss wearing socks, and other quarantine musings
By Galen Butler I miss … … Thursday night choir practice. More than any other aspect of church life, I really miss this weekly ritual ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:24 pm
Letters to the Editor
Supervisor counters call to remove trash fee
I am writing this letter to the editor to SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT! First, the contract with the Cypress Cove Country Club was not renewed ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:16 pm
News
Memorial services canceled
NEWSOMS Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Newsoms Memorial Day service, originally scheduled for this Sunday, May 24, will not occur. For the same reason, ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:09 am
Business
Franklin Business Center turns 15
Former Incubator continues to nurture businesses FRANKLIN While the anniversary number of 15 might not carry as much emotional weight as say, 25 or 50, ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:03 am
Franklin
Former FPD officer sues city
FRANKLIN A former Franklin police officer is suing the city in federal court over alleged violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. According to ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:57 am
Franklin
Residents get tested for COVID-19
Painless exam takes only a few minutes FRANKLIN It tickles, but just for a few moments. “It” being the test for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:46 am
BREAKING NEWS
Village resident tests positive for COVID-19
FRANKLIN A resident of The Village at Woods Edge, a retirement community in Franklin, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. This is according to a statement ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:02 pm
News
Northam forms education work group
Stakeholders to recommend ways to ensure safe reopening of schools RICHMOND Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday a diverse set of education stakeholders participating in ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, May 18, 2020 7:09 pm
Letters to the Editor
Chancellor reaches out to parents of high school seniors
‘Virginia’s Community Colleges are here to help’ [Editor’s note: The following letter was written by the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges on May 4 to ...
by Letters to the Editor, Monday, May 18, 2020 7:00 pm
Breaking News Archive
Candidate announces write-in campaign
Wydia Bailey wants to give Ward 2 voters a choice FRANKLIN Many residents of Ward 2 reportedly have wanted a choice when it came to ...
by Stephen Cowles, Saturday, May 16, 2020 5:43 pm
Breaking News Archive
Officer at WTRJ tests positive
SUFFOLK The Western Tidewater Regional Jail announced today, May 15, that one of its officers has tested positive for COVID-19. The officer last worked at ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 15, 2020 12:13 pm
Opinion
Using a mask to mask your feelings
By Christine Flowers I have been trying to do my civic duty. I stay more than 6 feet away from most people. I live alone, ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 14, 2020 7:00 pm
Franklin High
VHSL honors FHS coach with Regional Award of Merit
FRANKLIN On April 30, Coach Mona Sumblin received the Virginia High School League 2019-2020 Regional Award of Merit during the Region 1B Principals & Athletic ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:36 pm
Franklin
Senators introduce legislation to help rural hospitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. Two U.S. Senators, Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have introduced bipartisan bills to ensure rural hospitals such as Southampton Memorial ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:29 pm
Breaking News Archive
Police request help on cases
FRANKLIN Franklin City Police are asking for public input on some recent cases. Sgt. Scott Halverson, department spokesman, said that on Monday the communications center ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:58 am
Franklin
Camp College honors graduates during 49th commencement
Graduate: ‘Achieving this accomplishment is priceless’ By Wendy Harrison FRANKLIN Camp Community College recognized a little more than 260 graduates during its virtual commencement that ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:55 pm
Franklin
Camp Community College celebrates RN graduates
Virtual pinning ceremony airs on YouTube By Wendy Harrison FRANKLIN Camp Community College Nursing and Allied Health Department recognized the registered nursing Class of 2020 ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:48 pm
Business
Agencies conducting business survey
By Jay Brenchick, Teresa Beale, Dan Howe FRANKLIN Franklin Southampton Economic Development, the Franklin-Southampton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Franklin Association are collecting ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:38 pm
Opinion
Testing opportunity certainly welcomed
Last week the paper reported that testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) would be made available to the public over the course of two days ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:34 pm
Opinion
Refusing to wear a mask is America at its worst
By Dick Polman There are many things I love about my country. But “rugged individualism,” when taken to its extreme, does not make my list. ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:33 pm
Business
Southampton County Land Transfers – April 2020
The following land transfers were recorded in Southampton County Circuit Court in April: Eliot Skinner to James A. Posavad, Franklin City, Lee Street, $65,000 Money ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:29 pm
Breaking News Archive
COVID claims Melon Fest
35th annual event in Murfreesboro is canceled By CAL BRYANT Editor MURFREESBORO, N.C. The overall impact of the COVID-19 virus has claimed one of northeastern ...
by Contributor, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 11:04 am
Franklin
New faces to appear on City Council
FRANKLIN Election Day is on Tuesday, May 19 (polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.), and in Franklin, three people are seeking seats on ...
by Stephen Cowles, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 10:16 am
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