Franklin mourns the passing of former mayor Jim Councill, whose decades of public service guided the city through historic ...

At 12, pageant queen Alayna Carter turned her nonprofit into a holiday mission, rallying a small town to bring Christmas ...

School turmoil, political deadlock, a pivotal murder sentencing and an 80-year dining landmark: how Franklin-Southampton ...

From a $1.6M school budget scare and new riverfront access to City Hall resignations, financial warnings and a high-stakes ...

As resolutions fade, Ecclesiastes, David Brooks and a Virginia pastor invite you to see the new year as a second mountain of ...

Franklin's young Broncos flash new offensive firepower while rival Southampton stays perfect, extending the Backyard Brawl ...

Southampton County earns clean FY25 audit, $5.9M General Fund gain, $20.8M in reserves as property tax revenue surges 67% and ...

Southampton supervisors move to create a Transparency Committee to dig into unanswered questions about how the school ...

The Franklin City School Board makes it easier to speak at meetings, moving public comment to the start and allowing sign-ups ...

New Franklin school board member John Allsbrook publicly denounces the district’s reliance on accreditation labels and pushes ...

Southampton County’s board has now shrunk from seven to five seats, as Lynda Updike’s term ends, spurring concerns over ...

S’mores, books, and snowglobes brought Franklin Farms families together as local groups teamed up to share winter fun, ...