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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 ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Best wishes for the future
As the school year draws to a close, Franklin City Public Schools and Southampton County Public Schools are ...
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 ...
Lifestyles
COLUMN: Love first: A pastoral reflection on the new Suffolk Schools policy
By Jason Stump Your Turn As a pastor in this community, I often find myself navigating the sacred ...
Outdoors
RIVERGUARD REPORT: Hybrid stripers in the Nottoway
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent June 3-5 on the Blackwater below Franklin. Whispering Bear came for one ...
News
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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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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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 ...