Dec 25, 2024 · Southampton High School’s varsity football team was the 2024 undefeated champion of the Tri-Rivers District, winning its six district games by an average of 41 points. Big Red’s representation in reference to all-district honors naturally reflected its dominance on the gridiron. Indians Head Coach Travis Parker was named Tri …

Dec 31, 2024 · For the Franklin-Southampton community, 2024 was both a challenge and a show of resilience. From a devastating storm that canceled the fair just days before it opened, to acts of heartwarming generosity as the community banded together to help Ed’s Repair aid victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, to a major renovation project at the courthouse were just some of the events that ...

Nov 7, 2024 · The Franklin Walmart Supercenter at 1500 Armory Drive held a grand reopening event on Friday morning, Nov. 1, to celebrate the completion of remodeling designed to provide improved customer experiences and features. A Walmart news release noted that among the improvements are a new Pharmacy and Vision Center and …

Jan 2, 2025 · Boykins, VA – On New Year’s Eve, at approximately 8 pm, two armed suspects robbed the Red Barn convenience store located on S Main St., according to Boykins Police. The suspects were last seen driving away in a black Ford Taurus, heading south on S Main St. No one was injured during the incident. According […]

Dec 30, 2024 · NEWSOMS – Christopher Bryant Newsome of Newsoms, went to his heavenly home on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 at the young age of 23. Christopher was the son of Stephen “Steve” and Bonnie Newsome of Newsoms and had one sister, Katelyn Nicole Newsome, currently of Williamsburg, Virginia. He is survived by both parents, his sister, his […]

Dec 25, 2024 · Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem ...

Jan 31, 2025 · News Jan. 28 hearing set for revived Windsor multi-warehouse proposal. Eleven months after recommending rejection of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts of Windsor, ...

Dec 25, 2024 · (See photo gallery below the story.) The embers of nostalgia burned brightly on a cold night in December as a sizable crowd came out to the Southampton Heritage Village/Agriculture & Forestry Museum in Courtland to enjoy the annual Nostalgic Christmas Polar Express event. Denise Wlodyka, who was chairperson of the Dec. 7 event, said, “It […]

Dec 25, 2024 · Franklin City Council voted 4-1 on Dec. 9 to adopt a resolution providing for the issuance, sale and award of a General Obligation Note, Series 2024 of the City of Franklin, Virginia, to allow the city to have up to $8.1 million in interim financing for a …

Jan 5, 2025 · Forecasters with the National Weather Service say a winter storm could move through Virginia. According to the forecast, residents in Southampton and Isle of Wight County should prepare for mixed precipitation and slick roads. The Winter Weather Advisory issued for the city goes into effect from 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon until 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. […]