Nov 7, 2024 · The Franklin Walmart Supercenter at 1500 Armory Drive held a grand reopening event on Friday morning, Nov. 1, to celebrate the completion of remodeling designed to provide improved customer experiences and features. A Walmart news release noted that among the improvements are a new Pharmacy and Vision Center and …

Dec 25, 2024 · Southampton High School’s varsity football team was the 2024 undefeated champion of the Tri-Rivers District, winning its six district games by an average of 41 points. Big Red’s representation in reference to all-district honors naturally reflected its dominance on the gridiron. Indians Head Coach Travis Parker was named Tri …

Dec 31, 2024 · For the Franklin-Southampton community, 2024 was both a challenge and a show of resilience. From a devastating storm that canceled the fair just days before it opened, to acts of heartwarming generosity as the community banded together to help Ed’s Repair aid victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, to a major renovation project at […]

Jan 10, 2025 · On March 5, 1946, the signing of a lease on 1,365 acres of The Big Woods, near Como, North Carolina, to the United States Forest Service. The signing by officials of Camp Manufacturing Co. marked a big step forward in forestry development and preservation in the tidewater regions of Virginia and North Carolina. Signers of […]

Jan 1, 2025 · A 1993 graduate of Franklin High School, Amy Phillips is a true Franklin native. She began her education in Franklin City Public Schools at the former K-1 Annex, proceeded to S. P. Morton Elementary School, where – except one semester – she stayed through the school’s transition to S. P. Morton Middle School. Then she […]

Jan 1, 2025 · Franklin High School’s varsity football team was represented among the 2024 All-Tri-Rivers District honors by receiving 13 selections, including one on the first team, four on the second team and eight chosen for honorable mention. Broncos senior Travis Mabry Jr. was named to the all-district first team as a running back. He also made the […]

Dec 25, 2024 · (See photo gallery below the story.) The embers of nostalgia burned brightly on a cold night in December as a sizable crowd came out to the Southampton Heritage Village/Agriculture & Forestry Museum in Courtland to enjoy the annual Nostalgic Christmas Polar Express event. Denise Wlodyka, who was chairperson of the Dec. 7 event, said, “It […]

Dec 30, 2024 · NEWSOMS – Christopher Bryant Newsome of Newsoms, went to his heavenly home on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 at the young age of 23. Christopher was the son of Stephen “Steve” and Bonnie Newsome of Newsoms and had one sister, Katelyn Nicole Newsome, currently of Williamsburg, Virginia. He is survived by both parents, his sister, his paternal grandparents, Luke and Barbara Newsome, maternal ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of six articles, each highlighting one of the 2024 inductees to the Franklin Community Wall of Excellence. The Franklin Community Wall of Excellence gained six new names via its 2024 class. Those names included Wyatt B. Durrette Jr., the late Charles “Chip” Fisher Kingery Jr., Dr. […]

Dec 25, 2024 · Newspapers are often accused of ignoring good news. On this special day, we’re devoting this space to the news delivered more than 2,000 years ago by an angelic choir, the news of the coming of Emmanuel, God with us. Jesus was God’s gift to the world on that first Christmas, the gift of a Creator […]