City of Hampton to join Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Suffolk took the final step to allow the City of Hampton to join the Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority to provide a long-term solution to its housing issues. Until its closure on April 1, Hampton housed its inmates at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, leaving the city to search for a new location. […]
Belmont Peanuts expands deli, warehousing - The Tidewater News
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Belmont Peanuts recently completed construction on an expansion to its gourmet deli kitchen and on the addition of a secondary warehouse at 22420 Southampton Parkway in Courtland. The expansion will allow the company to provide more services to the public with great efficiency. Robert Marks IV, president of …
Police investigating fatal Dorchester Street shooting
WEB6 days ago · An FPD news release stated that at about 3:12 a.m. on Saturday, the City of Franklin Emergency Communications Center began receiving calls for a shooting incident in the 1600 block of Dorchester Street in Franklin. “The first arriving units on scene discovered a vehicle which appeared to have crashed into a house,” FPD officials stated.
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How area schools are addressing cellphone policy
WEBSep 25, 2024 · School systems in the area are taking different paths in their response to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order to provide a cellphone-free environment in the state’s K-12 public schools. Southampton County Public Schools sent out a letter to parents Sept. 19 announcing that it will be partnering with the Yondr program.
Walters Ruritan Club celebrates 75 years - The Tidewater News
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Walters Ruritan Club was joined Thursday, Sept. 12, by Ruritan National representatives to help celebrate the WRC’s 75th anniversary. Twenty-three people were in attendance at the event held at the Walters Ruritan Club building, including eight of the WRC’s nine members. “It was a great event,” WRC Recording Secretary Dennis Darden said. “Each one […]
Homegrown Harvest Festival returns Oct. 4-6 - The Tidewater News
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Chef Harper Bradshaw, center, who is a Franklin native and owner of Harper's Table in Suffolk, prepares food for the 2023 Homegrown Harvest Festival with assistance from Southampton High School student Levi Tucker, left, and Franklin High School student Sohila Hathan. The 2024 edition of the festival will run from Oct. 4-6.
Windsor’s 32nd Fourth of July Celebration set - The Tidewater News
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Held in the Wesley F. Garris Event Park at 18 Duke Street, the town’s 32nd annual Fourth of July Celebration will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, with opening remarks. Windsor Mayor George Stubbs said, “ (We’re) looking forward to a large turnout for the Fourth of July event at Wesley Garris Park.
FCPS sees some encouraging gains in SOL scores
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The latest Standards of Learning data report for Franklin City Public Schools offered results that the Franklin City School Board found encouraging overall but with some areas that are still in need of significant improvement. FCPS Chief Academic Officer Krystal Thompkins gave the report at the board’s Sept. 5 work session, and the majority of […]
SCPS board takes no public action on forensic audit request
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Tidewater News sent Shannon and the nine school board members requests for comment via email Friday morning, Sept. 6, in reference to the Board of Supervisors’ votes calling for both a forensic audit and the division’s cooperation with it. No responses were received by press time on Tuesday, Sept. 10. In a Sept. 10 interview, Board of Supervisors Chair Dr. Alan W. Edwards summarized ...