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Complaint renewed of trucks on Shady Brook Trail
Orris G. Lane and her neighbors successfully campaigned to have signs put up in 2021 saying that through trucks were prohibited on Shady Brook Trail in Courtland. But at the Southampton County Board of Supervisors’ June 25 meeting, Lane spoke during the Citizens Comment Period to inform the board that trucks were still coming through, […] The post Complaint renewed of trucks on Shady Brook Trail appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […]
Charter aims to improve relationship between boards
Southampton County School Board Member Brandon Rodgers agreed Monday, July 8, to draft a charter that includes parameters for future meetings between members of the school board and the county’s Board of Supervisors. School board members indicated that the goal of the meetings would be to strengthen a relationship between the two boards that has […] The post Charter aims to improve relationship between boards appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Broadband project leads economic developer’s update
Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. President and CEO Karl T. Heck provided a key update at the June 25 Southampton County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on the process that is bringing universal access to broadband and high-speed internet in the county. He also highlighted some other developments that have helped raise the county’s profile. CHARTER/SPECTRUM […] The post Broadband project leads economic developer’s update appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Drought conditions affect crops in 95 Virginia cities and counties, including Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory on June 24 for 95 counties and cities, including Southampton County, Isle of Wight County, and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […] The post Drought conditions affect crops in 95 Virginia cities and counties, including Suffolk appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […] The post Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops appeared first on The Tidewater News.
WAY TO GO! — DFA donation helps fuel STARTUP
The Downtown Franklin Association donated $34,500 to Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. to support and sponsor future editions of the STARTUP Franklin Southampton program. FSEDI has described STARTUP as a business plan competition that serves to provide financial assistance and business training within the city of Franklin and Southampton County limits. Among its participants, STARTUP […] The post WAY TO GO! — DFA donation helps fuel STARTUP appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Franklin, Southampton electoral candidates named
The registrars in Southampton County and the city of Franklin have released their lists of qualified candidates appearing on the ballots for local elections this November, and the only races with candidates running opposed are for a Southampton County School Board seat, the Newsoms mayoral seat and a Boykins Town Council seat. Voters will have […] The post Franklin, Southampton electoral candidates named appeared first on The Tidewater News.
SCPS board receives ’24-’25 federal programs update
Southampton County Public Schools Director of Instruction Kelli Gillette shared an update with the Southampton County School Board on June 10 regarding the benefit the school division is set to receive from federal programs for fiscal year 2024-25. “We have been told that we may be getting a little bit more than we did last […] The post SCPS board receives ’24-’25 federal programs update appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Construction completed and eastbound lane of 58 reopened
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. — On Wednesday, June 26, contractor crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) completed construction and reopened the eastbound lane to traffic on Route 58 (Southampton Parkway) east between Route 35 (Meherrin Road) and Route 58 Business (Jerusalem Road) in Southampton County ahead of schedule. The bridge rehabilitation project started in June […] The post Construction completed and eastbound lane of 58 reopened appeared first on The Tidewater News.
UPDATED: First responders fight fire at Enviva’s Southampton plant
Franklin Fire and Rescue and several other area agencies responded to a fire at Enviva Inc.’s Southampton County plant on Monday afternoon, June 24. In a city of Franklin news release shared Monday evening, Capt. Tim Dunn, of Franklin Fire and Rescue, stated that at 2:17 p.m. that day, FFR received a 911 call for […] The post UPDATED: First responders fight fire at Enviva’s Southampton plant appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Rapper accused in Franklin child’s homicide arrested Tuesday
FRANKLIN, Va. (WAVY) – The 10-month search for the suspect in a 10-year-old boy’s homicide ended Tuesday. Franklin police confirmed they arrested Tashawnda Nicole Drayton in Boykins, a town in Southampton County, in connection with a shooting last August that took the life of 10-year-old La’Marj Deshawn Holden. Drayton who goes by the rap name […]
COLUMN: An overwhelmingly progressive view from our leadership
By J. Edward Howell Jr. Your Turn I was born in the family home on Smiths Ferry Road in Southampton County ninety years ago at 7 a.m. EST. Yes, all eleven pounds of me breathed my first breath of air. For my Mom, my birth was not easy. Because of me, she suffered eclampsia, but […] The post COLUMN: An overwhelmingly progressive view from our leadership appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Rap artist arrested in August killing of 10-year-old Franklin boy
A female hip-hop artist wanted in the slaying of a 10-year-old Franklin boy last summer was arrested this week by a regional U.S. Marshals fugitive task force. Tashawnda Nicole Drayton, 25, was taken into custody at a relative’s home in Southampton County, the agency said Thursday. Drayton is charged...
WAY TO GO! — Law enforcement participates in torch run event
On Saturday, June 1, 2024, members of the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office participated in their third annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. Members of this agency have participated in torch run events for the past 15 years but were pleased to host their own event for a third year. Participants raised over […] The post WAY TO GO! — Law enforcement participates in torch run event appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Cheroenhaka Tribe presents 311th Spotswood Treaty Tribute
The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County recently presented the 311th annual Spotswood Treaty Tribute to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. A tribe news release noted that the Spotswood Treaty was signed with the Cheroenhaka Tribe on Feb. 27, 1713. The treaty requires three peace arrows and any other formal treaty tribute. As such, the […] The post Cheroenhaka Tribe presents 311th Spotswood Treaty Tribute appeared first on The Tidewater News.
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