Franklin News

Investigators in Franklin have identified and arrested six suspects in connection with a shooting incident that took place September 30th.

Tyson Foods is donating nearly 30,000 pounds of chicken to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

The investigation into the shooting of a Franklin man on September 30 has led to the arrest of six suspects.

Overcrowding shouldn't shock anyone. Officials must soon figure out what to do about it.

First of all, they didn't call themselves "moonshiners." "Blockaders" preferred a term that harked back to the dangerous and adventurous activities practiced by their Colonial and Civil War ancestors who ran ...

Vandals went on a graffiti crime spree over the weekend. Authorities say a half dozen businesses in the Franklin Street area, several homes and a few vehicles were tagged with numbers, letters and symbols ...

Franklin police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred early this morning.

A tornado warning was put into effect for southwestern Isle of Wight , Franklin and eastern Southampton County until 12:45 p.m. The National Weather Service in Wakefield issued the warning, saying a severe ...

Smithfield's Cultural Arts Center hopes to move to a vacant store for more visibility.

The Village at Woods Edge 562-3100, or visit www.villageatwoodsedge.com . Nearby recreation Fitness center inside main building, fitness trail planned on the grounds, James L. Camp Jr.

Low concentrations of total reduced sulfur were released into the atmosphere after a power failure to a machine at International Paper's Franklin, Va., solid bleached boxboard mill on Sept.

September 18, 2008 Franklin Co. Humane Society expanding to keep unwanted animals off the streets They may not house pets there, but the Franklin County Humane Society is expanding to help animals get a second ...

According to a release from the Norfolk District Public Affairs Office, scientists and engineers from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin a project study this month designed to ...

September 12, 2008 Route 220 re-open in Franklin Co after Accident The right southbound lane of Route 220 in Franklin County was closed near Grassy Hill Road.

A former city manager of Palo Alto, Calif., says she loves the Virginia town she retired to so much that she's become its interim city manager for free.

A forum for Princeton residents to express opinions about local and national issues Question of the Week: "What are you looking forward to in the coming season at the McCarter Theatre?" "I'm looking forward to ...

For 120 years, one of the delights of strolling south along Madison Street, in the vicinity of West Franklin downtown, was the view of Pine Street Baptist Church - which was nowhere nearby.

A man was flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on Friday after he was stabbed by another man, police said.

"Don't mess with my boys" Peter Jackson FRANKLIN, Va. - It's the most cut-to-the-chase explanation of fighting addiction you're ever likely to hear.

When Ebony Smith gave birth to her daughter, Samiya, when she was 17, she knew she would need some extra support.