The Franklin City School Board adopted a resolution at its Aug. 7 meeting to accept a technology grant award that will ...

International Paper (IP) announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that it has entered into an agreement for its Global Cellulose Fibers ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

FRANKLIN – Timothy Wayne Windham, 63, passed away Aug. 13, 2025 in Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center. Born in Norfolk, he was a son of the late Lester Albert Windham and Jane Chamble Windham.

Franklin City Public Schools, Southampton County and Isle of Wight County Schools can expect a combined $9.5 million from this year’s Virginia Lottery profits. According to a list on the Lottery’s ...

In the first half of 2025, aggravated assaults decreased by approximately 10% in 42 large cities in the United States compared to the year before. Assault and aggravated assault are two concepts that ...

Leaders from Southampton High School (SHS) delivered a positive report on the school’s status to the Southampton County School Board during a July 31 work session. SHS Principal Jafar Baraka and CTE ...