Franklin News

NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz will present a talk at the Kimball Theatre Tuesday night in the final installment of the APVA Preservation Virginia fall lecture series, 'Preservation and Exploration in the ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“It was the employees that got the raw deal.”

A number of former staff members from the defunct Nansemond River Academy will be in small claims court this week to try to get money they say they are owed for back pay. via Suffolk News Herald

Investigators are looking into the death of a peanut factory worker discovered beneath a pile of peanuts. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

The Franklin Condominiums bring a whole new excitement to downtown Norfolk living. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

Born out of the Dust Bowl disaster of the 1930s, soil and water conservation districts were created to help farmers get the most out of their land without destroying topsoil or water supplies. via Roanoke Times

“We have an initial short list of candidates we have scheduled to interview in November and December”

The idea is to boost population growth, attract professionals and increase wages. via Roanoke Times

“It's not so much a problem for drivers as it is a recognition that as the port increases its volume, there will be more goods and more trains carrying that cargo”

CSX freight trains will be moving faster through Suffolk and Franklin, starting Sunday. via WVEC-TV Norfolk

An update now to an explosion at a home in Rocky Mount we told you about last week. via WSET ABC 13

“I'm a good ol' boy from the district. I want to represent the people to make sure that that doesn't happen.”

In Franklin County, where five positions have been left open by incumbents' either retiring or running for another position, growth and technology have become major issues. via Roanoke Times

“Jamestown 400") have been effective and people remember them. There's so much to love about Richmond, but I think we can do even better "marketing”

Leadership Metro Richmond , a not-for-profit community leadership development program focused on a variety of complex local issues, has announced its class of 2007-08. The 64-person class, which is composed of ... via Richmond.com

Nelda Crookshanks McClaskie Nelda Crookshanks McClaskie, 67, of Hopewell, died Saturday, Oct. via Hopewell News

“It really needs to be increased four-fold.”

A consultant recommended that three new libraries replace the existing libraries in Smithfield, Carrollton and Windsor by 2030 at a cost of $11.5 million. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“You're not just getting the No.1 tour”

When Winsome Glave first found out she'd been assigned to a school in Virginia as part of her teacher exchange program, the lifelong Londoner didn't know what to think. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

HARRISONBURG -R. Angela Drummond, 49, of Harrisonburg died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. via Staunton News Leader

Let's give credit where credit is due. Congressman Heath Shuler is a "Johnny-come-lately" where the VA clinic in Franklin is concerned. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“It was a really tight-knit community.”

A committee with plans to honor early education of black students in southern Isle of Wight County will hold a fundraising kickoff Thursday. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“The detectives are following up on what leads they've got”

Gun battle 'sounded like a war zone'; victim is stable BY MIKE HOLTZCLAW | 757-928-6479 11:24 AM EDT, October 9, 2007 FRANKLIN - The man wounded in a large-scale gun battle in Franklin over the weekend will ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“Obviously we have two groups of people with a score to settle.”

Gunfire erupted between two groups of people Sunday night on a residential street, seriously wounding one person and leaving police searching for a cause. via PilotOnline.com

Franklin Police detectives will spend most of the day Monday sifting through piles of evidence found at a shooting scene where a man was injured. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Several gunmen on the loose after Franklin shooting BY MIKE HOLTZCLAW | 757-928-6479 5:41 AM EDT, October 8, 2007 FRANKLIN - Police are looking for several gunmen who sent a man to the hospital after a gun ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press