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Judge grants extension for Grand jury investigating Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office
It's unclear whether the Grand Jury will simply issue a report or if criminal charges will be part of it.
19 hrs ago | WTKR-TV Norfolk
Veteran Newport News cop reflects on 42 years
Lt. J.D. Williams had only been on the Newport News police force a few years on an autumn night in 1969, when police were searching for three men wanted for burglaries in Franklin.
New rescue vehicle for Smithfield on hold
With the spring 2010 closure of International Paper's mill in Franklin, the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors is delaying a request for a new rescue vehicle.
Water authority OKs Franklin Co.
Franklin County was voted in as a full-fledged member Thursday of the Western Virginia Water Authority by the governing bodies that already made up the regional utility.
Franklin Co. officially joins Western Virginia Water Authority
Franklin County joined Roanoke City and Roanoke County Thursdy morning as a member of the Western Virginia Water Authority .
Mill closure causes sleepless nights
By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer Since the announcement that International Paper will close its operations in Franklin, 1,100 people, their families and the surrounding community have struggled to digest the news.
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Sewer fees costly, controversial
Isle of Wight Supervisor Phillip Bradshaw says International Paper Corp. will be billed for discharging millions of gallons of unauthorized wastewater through the county's sewer system.
Health Notes: Prescription help coming to Franklin; men and breast cancer
Men get breast cancer , too. That's the message that George N. Williams Jr., 68, is bringing to any men who will listen.
Franklin mayor hosts meeting between mill workers, Virginia Employment Commission
The state is moving in to Franklin to help people find new jobs now that their biggest employer is closing.
Franklin paper mill closure to cost region $27 million
The region is projected to lose an additional 2,400 jobs and $27 million in tax revenue when International Paper Corp.
Deeds to offer aid for closing paper mill workers
Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds proposed boosting unemployment benefits for areas devastated by plant closings like the Virginia paper mill shutdown soon to leave 1,100 people jobless.
Isle of Wight, Southampton and Franklin look to a create regional recycling program
The county is looking for new ways to take out the recycling. Isle of Wight officials have been researching alternatives for when the Southeastern Public Service Authority ends its recycling services in the county on March 31.
Franklin residents wonder what will happen after paper mill closes
Shock. "All the faces in the room dropped...I mean you could hear a pin drop..its was really really ba.") Fear.
Franklin mill closing leaves Isle of Wight County residents bracing for massive unemployment
Franklin and Isle of Wight County are taking care of workers when they lose their jobs and are helping to find them new ones, quickly.
Statistics about International Papera s Franklin mill
International Paper's Franklin mill The Franklin operation was started by the Camp family as a sawmill in 1887.
IP announces total closure in Franklin
By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer International Paper will systematically shut down it's mill and all related operations in Franklin, putting about 1,100 people out of work.
Persistent suitor sweetens SPSA bid
Executives with the firm trying to buy all of SPSA's assets, operations and debt say they're sweetening their $331 million offer to the regional garbage agency and its eight localities.
Franklin Co. man falls prey to payday lending loophole
"I figured I'd be back to work and pay it back within six months at the most," says Michael Hall, an out of work contractor.
Man dies after crane falls into Franklin Co. side of Smith Mountain Lake
Friends of the man who died tell me his name was Roger Goad, and also known affectionately as "peanut." Watch WSLS starting at 5:00 p.m. for on-air coverage.
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