The City of Franklin Police Department shared a news release Sunday afternoon, July 20, noting that the department is seeking assistance in locating the following individuals: Chanetta Bowers, a ...

The public recently gained easy access to the Blackwater River for kayaking with the soft opening of a kayak launch on ...

Reading Program at the Courtland branch of the Blackwater Regional Library recently featured outdoor games for participants. ...

Motorists should be on the lookout in coming weeks for workers and trucks hauling equipment at locations across southern and ...

In, which has rebranded as the Community Cruise-In, began operating at 1363 Armory Drive in Franklin as of 9. The July 9 ...

A recent study by the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center has identified Bon Secours — Southampton Medical Center among six rural ...

Reading Program Kickoff at the Courtland branch of the Blackwater Regional Library featured the JB’s Rattles Educational ...

Southampton County School Board members inquired Monday, July 14, about low turnout this year in the school division’s Summer ...

IVOR – With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our beloved Angela Jones “Angie” Radford, 48, on July 13, 2025 – a mother, wife and friend whose compassion touched every life she encountered. Born ...

Localities around the area celebrated the birth of American Independence with special events featuring fireworks shows.

CARRSVILLE – Larry Gordon Blythe, 71, passed away July 17, 2025 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin, he was a son of the late William Lafayette “Bill” Blythe and Louvenia Byrd Blythe.

The athletics program at Franklin-based Rock Church School (RCS) has demonstrated time and time again that it has something ...