Danee is the daughter of Benjamin and Tamee Railey from Wakefield, Virginia. She is a rising junior at Southampton Academy, ...

Charleigh Crawford is the daughter of Chris and Casey Drake. She has an older brother, Carter, who serves the country as a ...

Madison Burgess is the daughter of Nikki and David Grizzard. This is Madison’s first-ever pageant as it has always been a ...

The Franklin-Southampton County Fair was founded in 1981, born from a grassroots effort to revive local agricultural ...

The Franklin‑Southampton County Fair will feature The Fearless Flores Thrill Show, a nationally recognized stunt and ...

Southampton County Fair returns Aug. 6–9 at the county fairgrounds in Courtland, featuring daily Hoffman Beverage Main Stage ...

This year’s Premium Book Cover was designed by Emily Cuthbertson. She is 15 years old and a freshmen at Southampton Academy.

Franklin City Manager Rosylen Oglesby made a presentation that reflected her review of the school division’s fiscal year 2025 ...

What a year it has been. A year ago I would have never expected to be writing my farewell speech as the 2024 Teen Miss ...

The Windsor Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Wednesday, July 23, to advertise a public hearing concerning the rezoning of ...

On behalf of the Franklin-Southampton County Fair Board of Directors and our many volunteers I would like to invite you to ...

A special called meeting of the Franklin City Council on Monday, Aug. 4, revealed that the city will be in need of a new city ...