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Franklin adopts FY26 budget, tax rates, fees
The Franklin City Council voted 5-0 at its June 9 meeting to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 ...
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1-year-old Sedley boy in need of liver transplant
Rhett Powell, of Sedley, recently celebrated one year of life, and his parents hope to help him celebrate ...
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Franklin to feature 4 days of Juneteenth
The city of Franklin will be the site of multiple Juneteenth celebrations, led first by the nonprofit Amun ...
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Bailey, Grant appointed to the FCPS board
The Franklin City Council formally voted on Monday, June 16, to appoint two new members to the Franklin ...
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UPDATE: Amber Alert canceled- Kai Foreman : Age 4 found safe
UPDATE: A 4-year-old boy taken after a deadly Norfolk shooting was found safe in Virginia Beach. Tyli Scott, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...