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Southampton board aims to lower real estate tax rate to 79 cents
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors preliminarily agreed Wednesday, April 17, to a list of cuts in the draft 2024-25 county budget that will allow for the proposed real property tax rate to be lowered from 86 to 79 cents per $100 of assessed value. Southampton County Administrator Brian S. Thrower introduced the list of […] The post Southampton board aims to lower real estate tax rate to 79 cents appeared first on The Tidewater News.
LOOKING BACK: Bogart-Barrett House
Situated in Southampton County, on the Blackwater River, twelve miles from its mouth at the point where it joins the Nottoway River, in the 1840s, there was a farm owned by John B. Jenkins. In 1847, Richard Barrett married Mary Murfee, purchased the farm from Jenkins, and made their home in a small dwelling on […] The post LOOKING BACK: Bogart-Barrett House appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — March 2024
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of March: Grace Realty Group LLC to Ivo Ketu Teba, 217 Hall Street, Franklin, Franklin City, $176,900 Rose & Gourdine LLC to Rogin Contracting LLC, 2453 Rockwater Circle, Virginia Beach, Franklin City, Lot D, $75,000 Rose & Gourdine LLC to […] The post Southampton County land transfers — March 2024 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Real estate brokers offer insights on Southampton reassessments
Two veteran real estate brokers from the area recently took some time to share their analysis of the assessed value of real property in Southampton County that, in some cases, has increased dramatically with the recent reassessment. REACTIONS TO THE BIG INCREASES Darren Stauffer, broker/owner of Franklin-based Century 21 Gold Market Realty, has 28 years […] The post Real estate brokers offer insights on Southampton reassessments appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — February 2024
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of February: Franklin ARD CGP to Joan Hemingway LLC, 2730 Rozzelles Ferry Road, ATE A, Charlotte, North Carolina, Franklin City, $2,631,578 Anthony S. Barnes to Deangela, 105 Hogart Street, Franklin, Franklin City, $30,000 Sonia Warren to Rudolph Skinner Jr., 399 […] The post Southampton County land transfers — February 2024 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton board plans to decrease real estate tax rate
Southampton County Board of Supervisors Chair Dr. Alan W. Edwards said he guarantees the board will be decreasing the real estate tax rate later this year to offset assessment increases that real property owners in the county should be learning about any day now. With the last county reassessment coming in 2018, another one is […] The post Southampton board plans to decrease real estate tax rate appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — October 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of October: Samuel I White, P.C. to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 3401 West End Avenue, Suite 760W, Nashville, Tennessee, Trust Inst. #21000054, $235,340 DR Horton Inc. to Ashleey Ostrander, 301 Kings Lane, Franklin, Franklin City, Lot 26, $365,000 Paul D. […] The post Southampton County land transfers — October 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — September 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of September: Lisa Cannon to Gary A. Wooten, 116 Niblick Circle, Suffolk, Franklin City. 309 Hall Street, $72,000 Southampton Academy to Darnell Lee Jr., 229 North Drive, Franklin, Franklin City, Lot 11, Section 2, Gillette Subdivision, $305,000 Jared D. Managhan […] The post Southampton County land transfers — September 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — August 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of August: DR Horton Inc. to Sandray Beneto Spencer, 116 Regency Lane, Franklin City, Lot 31, Section 4, Regency Estates, $429,990 Audrey Denise Hart to 72019 LLC, 3620 Light Horse Loop, Virginia Beach, Franklin City, Lot A, $45,000 DR Horton Inc. […] The post Southampton County land transfers — August 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Camp Parkway Commerce Center sold for $11.4 million
The land in Southampton County that has become known as the Camp Parkway Commerce Center has been sold. Three parcels totaling 435 acres located along Camp Parkway and on either side of Delaware Road were sold for $11.4 million on June 27 by VOS LLC to Southampton Lance LLC, a Delaware company that was formed […] The post Camp Parkway Commerce Center sold for $11.4 million appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — June 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of June: • ALG Trustee LLC to Fifth Third Bank National Association, 5001 Kingsley Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, Trust Inst. #130001619, Franklin City, 621 Pace Street, $122,713 • DR Horton Inc. to Joanne L. Marshall, 212 Landview Lane, Franklin, Franklin City, […] The post Southampton County land transfers — June 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — May 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit Court for the month of May: Franklin L. Jester to Gary A. Wooten, 116 Niblick Circle, Suffolk, Franklin City, Lot 5 & Lot 6, $95,000 Mortgage Equity Conversin ASSE to JR Property Group LLC, 31447 Jenkins Mill Road, Franklin, Franklin City, 1200 North High […] The post Southampton County land transfers — May 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Southampton County land transfers — April 2023
The following land transfers were recorded in the Southampton County Circuit for the month of April: DR Horton Inc. to Michael Rydell Hill, 300 Kings Lane, Franklin, Franklin City, Lot 19, Section 4, Regency Estates, $384,990 Hampton House Buyers LLC to Donna Outlaw, 211 Hogart, Franklin, Franklin City, Lot 38, $169,900 ALG Trustee LLC to […] The post Southampton County land transfers — April 2023 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Emporia's first-time home-buyers program now paying dividends
Until this past December, Carolyn Pitt was in a predicament that far too many Americans face. Pitt, a mother of two, has been working for the City of Emporia as a custodian since 2005. Until recently, she was stuck with no option but to rent a home in Emporia, as she could not afford to own a home herself.
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