The Franklin City School Board adopted a resolution at its Aug. 7 meeting to accept a technology grant award that will ...

International Paper (IP) announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that it has entered into an agreement for its Global Cellulose Fibers ...

Twelve-year-old Nolan Hatch, of Franklin, and the rest of the USA Baseball U-12 National Team delivered on the world stage, ...

A quick stop for a drink and to redeem a $20 winning ticket turned into a $250,000 payday for an Isle of Wight County woman.

For its 44th annual edition, the Franklin-Southampton County Fair proved that you truly can’t keep a good fair down. After a destructive storm forced the event’s cancellation last year, the fair’s ...

TowneBank (NASDAQ: TOWN) will expand its presence in the Carolinas with an agreement to acquire Dogwood State Bank (OTCQX: ...

Here in a place that the outside world would suppose people had been sent to die, instead, they adapted. They figured out how to live in those harsh climates. They evolved into a toughened, determined ...

Franklin City Public Schools, Southampton County and Isle of Wight County Schools can expect a combined $9.5 million from ...

Seventy-five years ago, the Aug. 11, 1950, edition of The Tidewater News reported on baseball activity in Southampton County.

Leaders from Southampton High School (SHS) delivered a positive report on the school’s status to the Southampton County ...

Gail Thompson Stradley, 89, passed away Aug. 13, 2025 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Born ...