Multiple members of the public spoke on Monday, April 28, at the Franklin City Council meeting to call for a full, forensic audit of the Franklin City School Board, and a majority of council members ...

The sights, sounds, and skills of the forestry industry during the 19th century will come alive in downtown Franklin on ...

The Franklin City Council had reached a consensus April 14 to not close Main Street for the Franklin Cruise-In this year, but ...

Franklin City Council voted 6-0-1 on Monday, April 14, to amend the city’s 2025 operating budget by moving $25,000 from the ...

In a democracy, transparency isn’t optional — it’s the bedrock of trust between the people and their government. That’s what makes the ongoing dispute in Southampton County so troubling. Last December ...

HOPEWELL – Earl N. Denson, 61, of Eppes Street, Hopewell, Virginia passed away April 29, 2025 in Franklin. A public viewing will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 – 7 p.m.. On Monday, May 5 ...

The “460 Commerce Center,” a roughly 352,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility under construction in Isle ...

The Sgt. USMC Jayton D. Patterson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4411 hosted its annual Community Awards Ceremony on Saturday, ...

Southampton County Administrator Brian S. Thrower presented his proposed fiscal year 2026 county budget to the county’s Board of Supervisors on April 9, with the budget standing at $87,887,099. In a ...

The Southampton County Board of Supervisors experienced a victory in Southampton Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 22, after ...

This is the first of three stories highlighting the prize winners from the 2025 STARTUP Franklin Southampton program. The ...