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Twelve-year-old Nolan Hatch, of Franklin, and the rest of the USA Baseball U-12 National Team delivered on the world stage, ...
A quick stop for a drink and to redeem a $20 winning ticket turned into a $250,000 payday for an Isle of Wight County woman.
TowneBank (NASDAQ: TOWN) will expand its presence in the Carolinas with an agreement to acquire Dogwood State Bank (OTCQX: ...
A trio of Cadettes from Windsor who are members of Girl Scout Troop 726 are seeking to revive community visitation and ...
Franklin City Public Schools, Southampton County and Isle of Wight County Schools can expect a combined $9.5 million from ...
Here in a place that the outside world would suppose people had been sent to die, instead, they adapted. They figured out how to live in those harsh climates. They evolved into a toughened, determined ...
COURTLAND – Bernard Wilmer Pittman, 64, passed away Aug. 16, 2025 in Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital. A lifelong resident of Courtland, he was a son of the late William Thomas “Tommy” Pittman Jr. and ...
Seventy-five years ago, the Aug. 11, 1950, edition of The Tidewater News reported on baseball activity in Southampton County.
Leaders from Southampton High School (SHS) delivered a positive report on the school’s status to the Southampton County ...
WINDSOR – Charles “Randy” Harmon passed away on Aug. 17, 2025 at the age of 55 in his home surrounded by family. Randy was born in Franklin on Oct. 14, 1969 and raised in Windsor and was a son of the ...
One of the Commonwealth’s most trusted FOIA authorities says Franklin City Council was given poor legal advice. The Virginia ...
Gail Thompson Stradley, 89, passed away Aug. 13, 2025 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Born ...