Clyde Parker, Author at The Tidewater News

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LOOKING BACK: Hercules builds plant in Southampton County

Seventy years ago, The Tidewater News — in its Dec. 11, 1954, edition — reported that Hercules Powder Company, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, had announced ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Thursday, December 12, 2024 6:35 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Franklin Lions Club

The Franklin Lions Club was chartered by the International Association of Lions Club on Nov. 29, 1933. The Suffolk Lions Club was the sponsoring organization. ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Friday, November 22, 2024 4:51 pm

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LOOKING BACK: 1964 Southampton High School Indians football team

Over the years, much has been written about various outstanding area football teams.   Sixty years ago, a particularly outstanding team was the 1964 Southampton ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:06 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Southampton women to vote — for the first time

In October 1920, several meetings were held in Southampton County in reference to women of the county who were anxious to be instructed in the ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:02 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Southampton County farmers hold meeting

One hundred years ago, on October 3, 1924, the first farmers’ meeting of the year was held in Courland.   About four hundred Southampton County ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:00 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Hurricane Floyd’s devastating impact on Franklin

On Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, floodwaters caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Floyd devastated many communities in the western part of the greater Tidewater Virginia ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: Delaware Park on the Nottoway

What was and where was Delaware Park?  In the 1890s, it was an amusement park and a bathing beach located on the eastern bank of ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Monday, September 9, 2024 6:11 pm

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LOOKING BACK: TVDC / Industrial development sparks debate

During the mid-1960s, membership in the Tidewater Virginia Development Council (TVDC) was a real “hot potato” with the Franklin City Council, prompting many revealing discussions ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Thursday, August 29, 2024 3:56 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Franklin hosts first Mardi Gras

One hundred years ago, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1924, as reported in the Aug. 8, 1924 edition of The Tidewater News, a crowd estimated at ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Friday, August 9, 2024 3:48 pm

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LOOKING BACK: The Rochelle-Prince House

The Rochelle-Prince House, located at 22371 Main Street in Courtland, dates back to an early period in Virginia’s history.  Originally, it was called the Rochelle ... Read more

by Clyde Parker, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 1:00 pm

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