Blackwater Regional Library (BRL) has begun hosting six weeks of summer fun in the form of its 2025 Summer Reading Program ...

Indian Tribe of Southampton County presented to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, this past spring, the 312th Spotswood Treaty ...

Tyson Townes, a Franklin High School (FHS) senior, is the recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good ...

Hubs Peanuts, a third-generation family-owned specialty peanut company based out of Sedley, recently announced a new partnership with professional U.S. tennis player McCartney Kessler.  In a news ...

The Franklin City Council formally voted on Monday, June 16, to appoint two new members to the Franklin City School Board — ...

The Franklin City Council voted 5-0 at its June 9 meeting to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 city operating budget and ...

Rhett Powell, of Sedley, recently celebrated one year of life, and his parents hope to help him celebrate many, many more as ...

Virginia Clean Economy Act mandates at least 16,100 megawatts, or just under two-thirds of the state’s electricity, come from ...

The city of Franklin will be the site of multiple Juneteenth celebrations, led first by the nonprofit Amun Ra Inc.’s third ...

Leaders from Franklin City Public Schools and the city of Franklin shared pointed criticism of each other’s management of ...

The Franklin City Lions Club recently held a celebration for two of its members. Clyde Parker and Dick Gilbert each received ...

The Southampton County School Board voted 7-2 on Monday, June 9, to approve the revised fiscal year 2025-26 school operating ...