Business
Incubator nears completion
After several delays, the $700,000 construction project to build-out the Franklin Business Incubator will be completed at the end of October.
Charlie Passut, Author at The Tidewater News
Business
Localities mull zone changes
Southampton County and the City of Franklin are considering asking the state to modify the boundaries and incentives of their enterprise zones.
by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 8:53 am
News
Sebrell, R-P House named landmarks
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources added two treasures of Southampton County history — the Sebrell Rural Historic District and the Rochelle-Prince House — to ...
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 9, 2010 10:47 am
Franklin
United Way marks 70 years
Malinda Whitehead Dawson, a single mother of two whose home was built through Habitat for Humanity, is thankful for the Franklin-Southampton Area United Way’s 70 ...
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 9, 2010 10:45 am
Franklin
JROTC officially begins at FHS
Discipline, organization and community activism are on the rise at Franklin High School these days.
by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:38 am
Franklin
Navy eyes Franklin airport for practice landings
The Navy announced Friday it will begin contract negotiations with the City of Franklin to host touch-and-go practice landings for two types of turboprop aircraft ...
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 2, 2010 12:25 pm
Franklin
Revised IP permit proposed
A revised water-discharge permit under consideration by state regulators would rule out papermaking at International Paper Co.’s shuttered Franklin mill.
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 2, 2010 12:24 pm
Franklin
YMCA co-founder Ray dies
Robert Camp Ray, a longtime supporter of the community and one of the co-founders of the James L. Camp Jr. YMCA in Franklin, died Tuesday ...
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 2, 2010 12:16 pm
News
Barnett retires from Southampton County post
The Southampton County Department of Building and Zoning doesn’t have its offices in the main administration building. Rather, the inspectors work from an adjacent small ...
by Charlie Passut, Saturday, October 2, 2010 11:07 am
Franklin
‘Most consistent’ hospital
Just two months after being recognized as Hampton Roads’ best in eight categories of patient care, Southampton Memorial Hospital has been named the most consistent ...