During the early part of the 20th Century, several Southampton County businesses produced horse-drawn buggies, which brought significant commerce to the county. Although the automobile ...
Situated in Southampton County, on the Blackwater River, twelve miles from its mouth at the point where it joins the Nottoway River, in the 1840s, ...
On April 1, 1924, the organization of a Rotary Club in Franklin was perfected at a luncheon in the dining room of the Virginian Hotel. ...
Dr. Rufus L. Raiford is considered the father of the old Raiford Memorial Hospital — the forerunner of Southampton Memorial Hospital. Rufus Raiford was born ...
Fifty years ago, in recognition of National Peanut Month, the March 7, 1974 edition of The Tidewater News featured an article about the Thorpe family ...
Seventy-five years ago, on Monday, Feb. 21, 1949, several hundred people stormed the Meherrin Valley Bank building in Boykins — located on the southeast corner ...
Seventy-five years ago, on Jan. 14, 1949, 37 stockholders of the newly organized Southampton Athletic Association met in Franklin Town Hall. The purpose of the ...
Fifty years ago — dimmed lights, chilly rooms, and long lines at local gasoline stations on new year’s eve 1973 was a preview of what ...
One hundred years ago, as the people of the Southampton – Isle of Wight community were preparing for the Christmas holiday, The Tidewater News editions ...
Fifty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1973, the Southampton High School “Indians” football team, led by Coach Wayne Cosby, traveled to Lynchburg to play the ...