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SCPS board approves revised FY26 budget

The Southampton County School Board voted 7-2 on Monday, June 9, to approve the revised fiscal year 2025-26 ...

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Franklin native honored with statewide philanthropy award

According to a media release from The Village at Woods Edge, Billie Turner, Executive Director, was named the ...

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Porti appointed as Franklin police chief

Franklin City Manager Rosylen Oglesby formally introduced Robert Porti at the Monday, June 9, City Council meeting as ...

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FCPS found in violation of Virginia FOIA Law

Franklin City Public Schools has been found to be in violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act ...

Agribusiness

Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — June 6, 2025

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, June 6: In Virginia, state graded ...

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Learning details of the fairgrounds recovery

Franklin-Southampton County Fair Board of Directors President Glenn Joyner recently took time to share details of the fairgrounds ...

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Supervisors adopt $87.9M FY26 budget

The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, May 27, to adopt the proposed $87,887,099 fiscal year ...

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Council avoids proposed tax rate hike

Franklin City Council reached a narrow consensus during a Monday, June 2, work session to move forward with ...

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Responses on oath-of-office contentions

Southampton County School Board Chair Dr. Deborah Goodywn responded Wednesday, May 28, to a statement that a School ...

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Council reaches consensus on School Board nominees

Franklin City Council announced at the conclusion of its Monday, June 2, work session that it had reached ...

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EDA to close in June on land sale for Windsor warehouses

Isle of Wight County’s Economic Development Authority expects to close by the end of June on its sale ...

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Ribbon cutting highlights Franklin-Southampton County Fairgrounds’ new food court building

The Franklin-Southampton County Fair Board hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning, May 31, to highlight the fairgrounds’ new ...

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Western Tidewater under tornado watch until midnight

There is a tornado watch in effect until midnight Friday, May 30, for localities including the city of ...

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Final steps scheduled in WPD accreditation process

The Windsor Police Department’s journey toward earning state accreditation is not yet complete, but the final stages of ...

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Southampton Historical Society celebrates 60 years

(A small group of photos follows the story below. Photos by Titus Mohler.) Members of the Southampton County ...

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VFW Post 4411 honors fallen heroes

The Sgt. (USMC) Jayton D. Patterson Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4411 hosted a Memorial Day Ceremony ...

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New honor society members commit to strong principles

(A small gallery of photos follows the news release below. Photos courtesy of Franklin City Public Schools.) To ...

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Cemetery is ‘shining a light on our ancestors’

Helping Hand Cemetery (HHC) in Courtland hosted a Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 26, that highlighted the ...

Lifestyles

LOOKING BACK: Franklin’s liquor history

Up to about 1891, Franklin was a typical “wet” town. In the mid-1830s, when Franklin was first established ...

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Caboose to be repaired, rehab to continue

Repair Tech Industrial Contractors, near Franklin, made a proposal to the town of Windsor to put the renovation ...