Franklin council eyes neighborhood cleanups amid staffing and pay band woes in Community Development, sparking a push to rethink hiring, training and pay.

From Franklin rec leagues to pro scouting and a $90,000 community giveback, Lamar Barrett’s journey earns him a place on the Franklin Community Wall of Excellence.

Southampton County School Board creates transparency committee, seeking parents and residents to help review communication and spending; letters of interest due Jan. 8.

Southampton school board ends contract with longtime superintendent Gwendolyn Shannon without cause, setting up a high-stakes ...

Franklin’s council shifts from discord to civility, revives its retreat, and shows how respectful debate can rebuild public ...

Camp Community College’s Laurel Pope earns VNF Nurse Educator Leadership Excellence Award, the only winner from the community ...

How clashes over school governance, free student health care and a historic hoops win shaped Western Tidewater’s start to ...

Greg Carey reminds us in his book on Revelation that this curious biblical book begins and ends with Jesus. Jesus is the ...

Obici Healthcare Foundation awards $1M to Camp Community College, boosting nursing and allied health training with new ...

Virginia ag markets: feeder cattle jump 4-42 higher, slaughter cows steady to 18 up, while wheat and soybeans slip and corn ...

Shannon Hurley, a local resident with local government and Norfolk court experience, steps into a key City Hall role ...

After a period of discord, Franklin City Council earns public praise for civility as members revive a delayed retreat to ...