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About this edition Welcome to the 2016-2017 edition of FYI, an annual publication of The Tidewater News. Inside these pages you will find an introduction and brief history to the area’s towns, as well as contact information for local organizations, churches, government agencies and more. You will see contact information and photographs of the people who represent you in government, too We hope you will enjoy this publication and find it to be a useful reference tool whether you’ve just moved in or you’ve been here all your life.
ON THE COVER: Barrett's Landing, in Franklin is a popular hang out spot as well as the location for several festive events throughout the year. Photo by Andrew Lind
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE There is a lot of information in this guide. Do you know the answers to these questions? The answers can be found within this guide! 1. Whom was the Franklin Armory named for? 2. Where was Allen’s Quarter? 3. Who was John Y. Mason 4. How did Berlin get its name? 5. Who was John “Choctaw” Williams? 6. Where was the first trading post west of the Blackwater River? 7. Where was the Norfleet-Bogart House? 8. Who was Will H. Story? 9. What is Isle of Wight county named after? 10. What is the National Historic Landmark located in Isle of Wight county? 11. Whom is the town of Walters named after? 12. Who is the current mayor of Windsor? Feeling stumped? The answers can be found on page 46.
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A popular event at the annual Boykins Volunteer Fire Department's Spring Carnival is the toy duck race.
Boykins With a population of 600 — give or take a few people — Boykins is one of the places in America that might well remind you of Mayberry, RFD. That’s the fictional town in the 1960s television program, “The Andy Griffith Show.” Boykins has that kind of charm. As one might expect, there’s a Main Street with assorted businesses, such as an attorney’s office, doctor, dentist and pharmacy. Longtime residents Kitty and Roy Lassiter have noted that over the decades they’ve seen a lot of businesses come and go. They also point out how a Main Street Initiative has helped in revitalizing the community; becoming a popular place to meet and socialize, as well as enjoy treats or entrees. The Virginia Artisans Cooperative, which was established in summer 2013, is a place for area artists and artisans to not only exhibit and sell their works, but also to teach and pass along their unique skill sets. The Lassiters also credit Mayor Spier Edwards for promoting the town.
“He really works hard to improve Boykins,” Kitty Lassister said recently. “He just goes all the time.” For an example of how the town fosters a small-town, family friendly atmosphere, come to Boykins at the fourth annual PumpkinFest, which is scheduled this year for Saturday, Oct. 17. You can visit www. boykinsvirginia.com to learn more about registering as a vendor, talent contestant or volunteer.
Branchville Branchville, the smallest town in Southampton County, has a similar history to the rest of the area. It sprouted, like the peanuts and the cotton, at the crossroads of railroad tracks so as to remain connected to the rest of the Southeastern Virginia. With a population of about 123 at the Census in 2000, the town remains a hidden jewel in the agrarian community of Southampton County. A fun fact about Branchville: the most recent mayoral election was decided by picking the winner out of a hat.
Driving down Route 58 from Franklin to Emporia, you’ll notice the stop of Capron as the silos start to appear. As you get closer to Main Street, which is right off 58, you will notice the Slip In on your right, and the Porky’s Barbeque restaurant on the left. The town, which had a population of 167 in the 2000 census, gets more dense as you drive down Main. Capron was first settled in 1888 when the Danville/Atlantic Railroad was constructed, and the train depot was the first building constructed. The earliest built home is on the Virginia Historic Landmark list, the Vincent House, which was built in 1889. In those early years, the town got by on logging, sawmills and the railroad. Originally named Princeton, in honor of Railroad Vice President Judge Prince of nearby Courtland, the name was changed in 1890 to Capron, after Southern Railroad’s general freight and passenger agent. The name change after the post office officials requested it, citing mail handling confusion with Princeton, West Virginia. In the 1930s, the train brought people through town four times a day. There were 12 stores on the dirt roads of Capron, and two blacksmith shops. There was also a hotel and a livery stable. And then there is J.T. Barham & Company, a general store where no one is 100 percent sure when exactly it was founded. A deed of sale once produced for the owners dated 1835. Once a general story, today, it’s primarily open as a farm supply store. Today, the community is primarily centered around that, farming, with thousands of acres filled up with peanuts,
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Carrsville The settlement of Carrsville, once a bustling railroad stopping point, now consists of a volunteer fire department, a few small businesses and a significant number of farms. Carrsville was located on the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, built through the area in the mid-1830s, to provide a link between the Roanoke River and the port areas of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The railroad is now part of CSX Transportation. In the years prior to 1957, Carrsville had no fire protection within the area. In January 1957 the need for a fire department was addressed by the Carrsville Ruritans. The task of organizing the fire department was turned over to the Public Service Committee with Walter Johnson as chairman. In April of that year the fire department was organized with the following officers: Chief Archer Spivey, Assistant Chief J.C. Rose, Secretary Elliott Johnson, Treasurer Walter Johnson and President Hunter Daughtrey. The first piece of equipment purchased was an abandoned 1941 International Navy fire truck with flat tires for $210. It was agreed that each member joining the fire department would pay $30. The newly organized department received $200 from the Carrsville Ruritan Club to help with expenses. Lyle Smith presented the fire department with its first two donations of $25: R.A. Rawls and Bristow Insurance Agency. A vote was passed at the May Ruritan meeting that the Carrsville Community Center would be used for fire department meetings until a building was available. The firemen worked on their first fire truck many Saturdays at Archer Spivey’s shop, restoring, painting and equipping it for service. The truck was ready for service on July 1, 1957. It was housed at George “Big Boy” Carr’s shop for about one year. During July and August, the members of the department built a firehouse. With a truck ready for service and a new firehouse, beside the present Community
Carrsville Community Hunt Club members work with Carrsville Elementary students to plant apple trees at the school's playground in November.
Center, the members were ready to attend fire school at Franklin’s Fire Station in November. In December 1976, wives of the firemen began to contribute to the department’s cause. They formed the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department. They spent most of their time preparing and serving suppers to various organizations to raise funds for replacing and adding to our equipment and supplies. In 1978, the department moved into a newer building that the Isle of Wight Rescue had vacated on Highway 58.
in the town. Today, the Southampton County Historical Society is working to create the Nat Turner Trail as a way of preserving the event and educating people about both the rebellion and slavery. In 1888, around the time the Atlantic and Danville Railroad was built in Jerusalem, the settlement’s name changed to Courtland. The surrounding voting precinct, however, is still referred to as the Jerusalem District. According to the town’s website, the railroad increased growth, and many of the homes built then still stand. Walking tours are made available periodically. Courtland In addition to its historical standing, The town of Courtland reportedly Courtland also has the Walter Rawls had its start in 1791 and was first named Library, the Rawls Museum Arts and the Jerusalem. The village was settled on the Southampton Agriculture and Forestry northern side of the Nottoway River and Museum/Heritage Museum. Shands Park featured a courthouse. is an option for other cultural and social Forty years after Jerusalem was created, events. that building became the site of an event Danny R. Williams is the mayor of the that put the village on the map of historitown council, and the seat of county govcal events in America. In the fall of 1831, ernment also has offices on Main Street. Nat Turner was put on trial. In August, Southampton Academy, a college prep Turner had led a rebellion of other slaves school, is located in the town. Southampand they killed a few dozen white people. ton Middle School and Southampton High The insurrection had been stopped within School, located off Route 58, are down the a couple of days, but Turner remained hid- road a few miles from the offices for the den until October. He was captured and school division brought to trial, found guilty and hanged As with much of Southampton County,
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This Chevrolet was the first of many vehicles lined up for the ceremonial first crossing of the new Route 35 bridge in Courtland in October.
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An independent city in Virginia, Franklin had a population of 8,582 in 2010, according to the U.S. Census report. The city as a community is believed to Drewryville have had its start roughly in the 1830s as Drewryville is an unincorporated com- a railroad stop along the Blackwater River. munity in western Southampton County, The river system that included the Blackwith an area population estimated at 728. water, during that time period, was used to The first of the Drewry family, believed transport goods to the Albemarle Sound. to have come from Jamestown, to seek It was officially incorporated in 1876, permanent residence was Samuel Drewry and the first U.S. Census of 1880 had it at Jr, who owned a vast plantation. It was a population of 447. And in 1887 the town defined by what is believed to be Emporia began to see some manufacturing growth, to the three creeks that have come to be when a group of local brothers purchased known as Big Water Tract in the northern a small sawmill along the Blackwater edge to Ridley’s branch in the south to River. The mill would grow exponentially Blue Pond Tract which ran west from the over the next 20 years under the leaderTaylor’s old line of trees. ship of President Paul Douglas Camp, In the early 1800s, Samuel’s son, Major Vice-President James Leonidas Camp and Humphrey Drewry, built the first house in Secretary-Treasurer Robert Judson Camp. the specific area that would later be known Annual sales were $28 million by 1955 as Drewryville. The area and house is for the Camp Corporation. The Camp called Cedar Grove. family had a sense of community, and Around 1844, Samuel Drewry II, the used its profits to give back to the city son of Humphrey, named the land he was through higher than average wages and parceled Drewrysville, which was later donations to local causes. In 1956, the changed to Drewryville by request of the corporation merged with Union Bag and postmaster. The postal office had been Paper Co. out of New York to form the built in 1838. Previously, the stop had Union Camp corporation. been Samuel II’s home, which was later As Union Camp continued to grow, so rechristened Thomas Place when Person S. did the City of Franklin, incorporating as Thomas purchased the home in 1875. an independent city in 1961. In 1901, the town as we know it today In 1999, the company was purchased staRted to take shape as the land was by International Paper out of Memphis, divided into lots and sold after Thomas’s Tenn. The company produced lumber, death. Businesses, churches and schools pulp, paper products and other chemical also began to sprout up, and the Atlantic by-products. & Danville Railroad had a stop, due to Then one of the worst days in the histhe nearby Camp Saw Mill in Arringdale, tory of Franklin came on Oct. 22, 2009, where many locals worked. There were when IP announced that they would be also two cotton gins, one of which is still permanently closing the paper mill in May in operation today as an agriculture supply of 2010. They’ve since opened back up on center and farming operation. a limited basis, producing fluff pulp. Drewryville students attending the Today, agriculture is the chief industry Southampton County Public School are in Franklin, with manufacturing coming served by Capron Elementary School at in second. the elementary level, and as they progress The Civil War also came to the city they attend Southampton Middle School in 1862 by way of the Blackwater River, and Southampton High School. when the Union’s Joint Expedition Against Faith Christian School and First Baptist Franklin brought in several ironclad ships, Christian Academy, both located in led by the USS Commodore Perry. Emporia, and Southampton Academy in The Confederate forces in town opened Courtland are private school options. fire on the ships from the high banks
along the river. There were five naval casualties and 16 wounded. The Confederates tried to block the retreat of the ships by felling large trees into the river, but the Union was able to get out without any ships being lost. In 2010, there were 3,384 households out of which 30.1 percent had children under the age of 8. According to the 2010 Census, 25.1 percent of the population was under the age of 18, 7.7 percent from 18 to 24, 24.9 percent from 25 to 44, 23.9 percent from 45 to 64, and 18.4 percent of the population was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. In the city, many of the children are educated at the local public schools: S.P. Morton Elementary School, J.P. King Middle School and Franklin High School. Rock Church also has a presence in the Hunterdale community of the city with a school that takes children through graduation. The Children’s Center also operates a pre-school. Paul D. Camp Community College also operates in the community, awarding hundreds of associate’s degrees each year to adults and young adults alike. The city has also had some success in athletics recently, with the Broncos of Franklin High School under Head Coach Darren Parker Jr. having won the Virginia High School League Div. 1A State Championship in 2004 and 2008 in football. Southampton Memorial Hospital, the city’s largest employer, is located on the corner of Fairview Drive and High Street. Also located on High Street is the Village at Woods Edge, a retirement community and home to the Back Porch Grill restaurant. There is a YMCA next to the high school on Crescent Drive named after James L. Camp. On College Drive, the Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library services patrons. The John Rose Franklin Municipal Airport is in nearby Isle of Wight County. There are also a number of parks, including Barrett’s Landing Riverfront Park, which is located along the Blackwater River. Many community events take place there, including the annual Fall Festival and the We Be Jammin’ song and dance events of the summer. Another park is the
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Newsoms Middle school students return from the halfway mark of the Blue 'n' Gray 5k event in Windsor in April. This was the 13th annual event which promotes health and exercise among students.
Armory Field and Sports Complex, which is home to the Broncos. The park also houses the community pool, tennis courts and a softball field. The mayor is Raystine JohnsonAshburn, who was the first black female mayor. The city’s official website is www. franklinva.com.
town’s beloved doctor for more than 40 years, the little village staRted out in the late 1700s with a couple of trading stores owned by wealthy landowners, plus a wheelright and blacksmith shop. One of the stores, built by the Urquhart family in 1798, still stands and is said to be the oldest store still in operation in the county. Additionally, the store houses one Ivor of the county’s first post offices, which was The Town of Ivor, established as a vilin operation in 1825. lage in 1858 and incorporated in 1908, By 1858, when the railroad came observed its 100th birthday just a few through, Main Street boasted nearly a years ago with a grand celebration on the dozen stores, a larger post office, two grounds of the town’s municipal building. banks, the railroad station, of course, and The town building, constructed in 1922 several homes. as Ivor High School, has served as the In 1900, however, a great fire struck the town’s administrative offices since it closed little town, destroying three stores and as a school in 1955. eight homes. This is just one minor change that has The late Lillian Branch, who was a little taken place during the years in the small girl when the fire struck, is known to have town that measures just 1.1-square-mile, said, “Those poor horses. I remember however. seeing their owners slapping them on the Located on the eastern side of Southbacks to make them run down the street ampton County, Ivor was a bustling little away from the fire.” town just prior to incorporation. AccordBy 1920, many of the homes had been ing to a “History of Ivor and Its Environs,” rebuilt and the town began to recover. written by the late Dr. E. M. Babb, the But with the construction of Route 460
With a population of only a few hundred, the town of Newsoms is a place where you know your neighbors, and they know you. Among the oldest settlements in Southampton County, Newsoms owes its beginning to the development of the railroad. The townspeople of what was then called Newsome’s Depot provided cotton, peanuts and soybeans to the outside market. Newsoms was of the home of Union Gen. George Henry Thomas during the Civil War, who was given the nickname “The Rock of Chickamauga” for his stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 which allowed the Union Army to withdraw from the Georgia-Tennessee border after a gap in their line was exploited. In addition to a school — Meherrin Elementary — there’s a post office, a post office, ballfield and scattering of businesses, such as the renowned Newsoms Peanut Shop. Most recently, the Newsoms Ruritan Club and town sponsored a Fourth of July parade and get-together for the families of the town and surrounding communities. The event was kicked off with a parade featuring tractors, firetrucks, ATVs and floats pulled by decorated trucks. Some also decorated their vehicles for the event, including the town’s mayor, Kenny Cooke. The event was well attended and many stuck behind to enjoy refreshments, including hot dogs, corn on the cob and
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watermelon provided by the club. Youth sports took place near the Ruritan building.
Walters Walters is an unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County. Walters was located on a now-abandoned portion of the Virginian Railway (VGN), built by industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers to ship coal from West Virginia to port at Sewell’s Point, near Norfolk. Completed in 1909, the VGN was merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1959. The former railroad right-of-way now carries an important pipeline that transports fresh water to communities in South Hampton Roads. Walters was named after a resident, Walter Joyner. A nearby community in Southampton County was already named Joyners, so that name was abandoned. The community at one time was a bustling area, with several stores, a bank and post office.
Windsor Little Leage ball players along with members of the Zuni Hunt Club took seven Wounded Warriors dove hunting back in 2014.
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad naming stations. Otelia Mahone was reading “Ivanhoe,” a book written by Sir Walter Scott. From his historical Scottish novels, Otelia Mahone chose the place name Windsor of Windsor, as well as those of Waverly Windsor is an incorporated town locat- and Wakefield. She tapped the Scottish ed near the crossroads of U.S. rtes 460 and Clan “McIvor” for the name of Ivor, a 258. The population was 916 at the 2000 small town in neighboring Southampton census. However, due to recent annexation County. of a portion of Isle of Wight County, the When they could not agree, it is said town of Windsor grew to a population of that they invented a new name in honor more than 3,000 people. of their dispute, which is how the tiny Windsor was originally in Worrosquoy- community of Disputanta was created. The acke Shire, which was created in 1634 N&P railroad was completed in 1858. in the Virginia Colony by the Virginia William Mahone became a major genHouse of Burgesses and King Charles I of eral in the Confederate Army during the England. Civil War, and later, a senator in the ConWorrosquoyacke was named for the gress. A large portion of U.S. Route 460 friendly local Native Americans, but between Petersburg and Suffolk is named changed a short time later to honor the in his honor. Isle of Wight in the English Channel. The Windsor sent the seven Roberts brothspelling and pronunciation of the revised ers to fight the Yankees in the Civil War. name were both more practical for the All of the Roberts brothers returned alive. European colonists. A picture of the brothers can be viewed at Popular legend has it that a Souththe museum in Smithfield. ampton County native, William Mahone There is a monument in the center of (1826-1895), builder of the Norfolk and the town, which has names of some of Petersburg Railroad (now Norfolk South- the more interesting people who have a ern), and his wife, Otelia Butler Mahone connection to the town. This monument (1837-1911), daughter of the late Dr. is close to the four-lane 35 MPH highRobert Butler, who was raised in Smithway known as U.S. 460 where commerce field, traveled along the newly completed travels down the highway back and forth
to Norfolk and Richmond just like the Norfolk and Western trains did decades before. Windsor’s original name as given to it by the Native Americans was Carowaugh or Corrowaugh which is translated to mean “Frog Pond.”
Zuni A tiny unincorporated village on Route 460, 5 miles southwest of Ivor and 11 miles northwest of Windsor, is one of the oldest settlements in Isle of Wight County. Historians have seen documents from Zuni dating to the early 1700s. Situated on the banks of the Blackwater River, which separates Isle of Wight from Southampton County, with four businesses, two churches, a post office, Zuni Ruritan Club, Zuni Historical Society and just under 40 homes, it is today a fraction of what it used to be. According to the book “Zoo-Nye: A Story of the Village” by historian Jane March, the village was most likely an early river settlement, but little is known about it or its people until 1850, when the Norfolk-Petersburg Railroad was built through the settlement. In the beginning, most of the village lay just to the south of the railroad along the river. Once the tracks were in place businesses began to spring up on the north side of the railroad.
16 fyi Zuni became a thriving little village with a cotton gin, bank, barber shops, boarding houses, hotels, livery, general stores, pool halls, two factories and a school. Through the years, it also gained and lost a dentist’s office, a concrete peanut storage silo, service stations, an antique shop and a post office, which was housed in the bank building after the financial institution folded in 1935. Despite the hardships, the residents keep going. If there is one thing to be said about the village’s people, they have heart, observed March. They survived devastating floods in 1940 and 1999 and three fires. The last fire, in 1931, almost wiped out the village. The residents just rebuilt and staRted all over. Zuni also played a part in the Civil War. Many battles were fought along the river, which was somewhat of a barrier between the Northern and Southern forces, and Confederate troops were stationed in Zuni to protect the railroad bridge and the road leading to Suffolk. In October 1862, as many as 5,000 Confederate troops were in the village to keep the Union troops from crossing the railroad bridge into Confederate territory. As a last resort, the Confederates blew up the bridge to hold back Union troops. A marker commemorating the bravery of these young soldiers was placed beside Route 460 near the highway bridge by the Department of Historical Resources in 2006. Several of the buildings, some nearly 100 years old, still stand in the tiny village. The 1917 bank building turned post office proudly faces the tunnel that goes under the railroad. A general store on Route 460, probably built in the 1930s, has been turned into a trading post, selling and servicing small vehicles like four-wheelers. Even the old soap factory building on Route 460 still stands, although residents try to forget it’s there. The story goes that two men came into town during the 1930s, staRted a soap factory and sold stock to almost every family in town. They then took the money and left in the middle of the night, never to be seen again. The flood of 1999 ruined several homes, which were eventually torn down, but others have been built. There are few businesses, but one resident said, “This could change any time.” Residents are determined to keep their beloved Zuni on the map. The village is so old that no one knows where its name came from. People living there don’t mind, though — to them, it’s home.
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Southampton County Board of Supervisors Randolph Cook Newsoms District (757) 654-6656
Dallas O. Jones (Chairman) Drewryville District (434) 634-2987
Dr. Alan Edwards Jerusalem District (757) 569-9388
Ronald M. West (Vice-Chairman) Berlin/Ivor District (757) 242-6014
Carl J. Faison Boykins District (757) 654-9697
S. Bruce Phillips Capron District (757) 653-8581
Barry T. Porter Franklin District (757) 562-9862
County Administrator Michael Johnson P.O. Box 400 Courtland, Va., 23837 (757) 653-3015 Fax: (757) 653-0227
Board of Supervisors regular meetings are the fourth Monday of each month except May (moved to the following day) and December (moved to the third Monday). Meetings begin at 7 p.m.
Franklin City Council Frank Rabil Mayor At-Large Member (757) 651-9697 Email: franklincitymayor@franklinva.com Term began July 2, 2016; expires June 30, 2020
Greg McLemore Ward 3 (757) 560-8405 Email ward-3@franklinva.com Term began July 1, 2014; expires June 30, 2018
Barry Cheatham Ward 1, Vice Mayor (757) 569-9747 Email: ward-1@ franklinva.com Term began July 1, 2012; expires June 30, 2016
Lynwood Johnson Ward 4 757-556-9279 Email: ward-4@ franklinva.com Term began July 1, 2016; expires June 30, 2020
Benny Burgess Ward 2 (757) 569-8776 Email: ward-2@ franklinva.com Term began July 1, 2012; expires June 30, 2016
Mary E. Hillard Ward 5 (757) 562-7237 Email: ward-5@ franklinva.com Term began July 1, 2014; expires June 30, 2018
Ward 6 was unoccupied at the time of this publication.
City Manager Randy Martin City Manager (757) 562-8561
Regular City Council sessions are held the second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 207 W. Second Ave.
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Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors Rex W. Alphin (Chairman) Carrsville District 26196 River Run Trail Zuni, VA 23898 757-562-6156 ralphin@isleofwightus.net Start of Term: 11-9-2011 End of Term: 12-31-2017 Joel C. Acree Windsor District 100 Whitehead Farm Lane Smithfield, VA 23430 757-255-2705 jacree@isleofwightus.net Start of Term: 1-1-2016 End of Term: 12-31-2019 William M. McCarty Newport District 10 Thorley Street Carrollton, VA 23314 757-356-1515 wmccarty@isleofwightus.net Start of Term: 1-1-2016 End of Term: 12-31-2019 Richard L. “Dick” Grice Smithfield District 415 Muirfield Smithfield, VA 23430 757-365-9241 rgrice@isleofwightus.net Start of Term: 1-1-2016 End of Term: 12-31-2019 Rudolph Jefferson (Vice-Chairman) Hardy District 5073 Owens Lane Smithfield, VA 23430 757-357-7359 rudolph.jefferson@isleofwightus.net Start of Term: 1-1-2013 End of Term: 12-31-2017
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Windsor Town Council Patty Fleming 31 Church St. Windsor, Va., 23487 242-9491 End of term: Dec. 31, 2014
Durwood Scott 11332 Shiloh Drive Windsor, Va., 23487 242-6528 End of term: Dec. 31, 2016
Tony Ambrose 242-4846 End of term: Dec. 31, 2018
Greg Willis 24206 Lovers Lane Windsor, Va., 23487 242-3281 End of term: Dec. 31, 2016
Macon Edwards III P.O. Box 74 16 Virginia Ave. Windsor, Va., 23487 242-6796 End of term: Dec.31, 2014
Carita J. Richardson Mayor 24229 S. Johnson Ave. Windsor, Va., 23487 242-6606 rsq2@verizon.net End of term: Dec. 31, 2018
J. Clinton Bryant 5 Virginia Ave. Windsor, Va., 23487 242-9551 End of term: Dec. 31, 2016
The Windsor Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Municipal Building at 8 E. Windsor Blvd. Robin L. Hewett serves as Clerk of Council. Call (757) 242-4288 for more information.
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Offices
Important Contact Information Franklin
Franklin Airport Jimmy Gray, manager (757) 562-8764 Franklin City Attorney H. Taylor Williams (757) 562-8505 City Treasurer Dinah Babb (757) 562-8543 Clerk of Court Mariah Belcher (757) 562-1158
Commissioner of Revenue Brenda Rickman (757) 562-8548
Franklin Power and Light Sharon Mayes (757) 562-8568
Community Development Donald Goodwin (757) 562-8681
Parks & Recreation Sammara Green-Bailey (757) 562-2475
Franklin Fire and Rescue Chief Vince Holt (757) 562-8581
Police Chief Phil Hardison (757) 562-8575
Finance Office Melissa Rollins (757) 562-8535
Public Works Director Russ Pace (757) 562-8564
fyi Social Services Gwen Wilson (757) 562-8510
Public Utilities Julien Johnson (757) 742-6233
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court P.O. Box 81, Isle of Wight, Va., 23397 (757) 365-6237
Voter Registrar Jennifer Maynard (757) 562-8545
Public Works P.O. Box 400, Courtland, VA 23837 (757) 653-2886
Isle of Wight Museum 103 Main St., Smithfield, Va., 23430 (757) 356-1223
Sheriff ’s Office Sheriff J.B. (Jack) Stutts (757)-653-2100
Parks & Recreation 13036 Nike Park Rd, Carrollton, Va., 23314 (757) 357-2291 mfurlo@isleofwightus.net
Southampton County Attorney Richard E. Railey, Jr. (757) 653-2351
Social Services P.O. Box 550, Courtland, VA 23837 (757) 653-3080
Clerk of the Court Rick Francis (757) 653-2200
Treasurer David K. Britt (757) 653-3025
Education Michael W. Johnson (757) 653-3015 Health Department P.O. Box 09, Courtland, VA 23837 (757) 653-3040
Voter Registrar Peggy Davis (757) 653-9280
Planning and Zoning P.O. Box 80, Isle of Wight, Va., 23397 (757) 365-6211 planning@isleofwightus.net Public Utilities P.O. Box 80, Isle of Wight, Va., 23397 (757) 365-6319 or 365-6284 (billing) utilities@isleofwightusn.net
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Tourism 319 Main St. Smithfield, Va., 23430 (757) 357-5182 or (800) 365-9339 jwinslow@isleofwightus.net Treasurer’s Office P.O. Box 79, Isle of Wight, Va., 23397 (757) 357-7403 crhodes@isleofwightus.net
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Clubs and Organizations Franklin AARP Erva Sumblin 25 Crescent Drive Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-2286 American Red Cross Cindy Darden P.O. Box 952 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 516-6642
Auxiliary at Southampton Memorial Hospital Sharon Doege 100 Fairview Drive Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-6184 Bear Path Acres Debbie Jeter 34574 Smith's Ferry Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 516-8774 Blackwater Artists’ League Nancy Stutts
213 Woodland Drive Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7939 Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia Eric Taylor 300 Morton St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7350 Cover 3 Foundation Greg Scott 125 S. College Drive Franklin, Va. 23851
fyi Franklin Garden Club Mary Nelson Thompson Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 653-2211 Franklin Junior Woman’s Club Sue Iseminger Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-1747 Franklin Police Cops for Kids Sgt. Mark Cornell 1018 Pretlow Street Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-8549 Franklin Rotary Club Pat Newman P.O. Box 304 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-3878 Franklin/Southampton Area Chamber of Commerce Teresa Beale 108 W. Third Ave.
Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-4900 Franklin-Southampton Area United Way Anne Bryant P.O. Box 366 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-8929 Franklin Southampton Charities Melody Tayloe P.O. Box 276 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-1611 Franklin/Southampton Republican Party Walter D. "Walt" Brown III 33334 Sandy Ridge Road Franklin, VA 23851 (757) 562-7760 Franklin Woman’s Club Vera Sykes Franklin, Va. 23851
Habitat for Humanity Frank Rickman 109 W. First Ave. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 304-9504 High Street Seniors Jean Green 208 N. High St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6576 Hokie Club Jim Davis 1009 Clay St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-9629 Hunterdale Voulunteer Fire Dept. REHAB Rosmary Scott 111 Dale Circle Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-7227
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280 N. College Drive Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-4801 Senior Circle Barbara Wade Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, Va. 23851 Texie Camp Marks Children’s Center Jeff Zeigler 700 Campbell Ave. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6806 VFW Post 4411 Kevin Myers 32414 John Beverly Rose Drive Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-8196 Woodmen of the World Bill Witt 205 W. Fourth Ave.
Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6631
Southampton 4-H Clubs P. O. Box 10 Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 899-4901 Blackwater/Nottoway Riverkeepers Jeff Turner, Riverkeeper P.O. Box 44 Sedley, Va. 23878 (757) 562-5173 Blackwater Regional Library Board 22511 Main St. Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-2821 Boykins Lions Club 757-654-9200
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fyi Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County Chief Walt “Red Hawk” Brown P.O. Box 397 Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 562-7760 Franklin-Southampton Community Concert Association Nancy Rowe P. O. Box 3 Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-2498 Hunterdale Ruritan Club Murray Turner P.O. Box 826 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-8607 The Jameer Woodley Reading Foundation Hattie Francis P.O. Box 94
Capron, Va. 23829 (757) 377-7138 Pine Crest Garden Club Barbara Fickler 29540 Meherrin Road Boykins, Va. 23827 (757) 654-6587 Rawls Museum Arts Leigh Anne Chambers 22376 Linden St. Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-0754 Sebrell Civic Club E.J. Cutright, Jr. 21101 Old Hickley Rd. Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-2646 Sedley Woman’s Club Jane Dunlow (757) 562-5860
Society for Creative Anachronisms Patti Watkinson 14583 Cottage Hill Rd. Sedley, Va. 23878 (757) 562-3646 Southampton Agricultural and Forestry Museum 26135 Heritage Lane Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-9554 Southampton County Historical Society Lynda Updike 33335 Statesville Road Newsoms, Va. 23874 (757) 654-6785 Southampton Democratic Party Moses Wyche 22361 Pine Level Road Capron, Va. 23829 (434) 658-4474
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Isle of Wight Ruritan Club William A. Bell Jr. 19614 Orbit Rd. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 357-5810
Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Delta Psi Chapter, Mary (Sam) Patrick (757) 357-3310
Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad Brian Carroll (757) 357-2587
Carrollton Ruritan Club Earl Hardison 14138 Norsworthy Dr. Carrollton, Va. 23314 (757) 238-2648
Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor YMCA Pete Kovalcik Windsor Ruritan Club (757) 365-4060 Jon Hlnovsky (757) 377-3201 Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department Brandon Jefferson Woman’s Club of Smithfield, 5354 Old Stage Hwy. Royce Patrick Smithfield, Va. 23430 www.gwfc-smithfieldva.org (757) 357-3207 Zuni Ruritan Club United Daughters of the ConfederacyTheodore Hardison IOW Chapter Zuni, Va. 23898 Myrna Sharon, President 757-651-5248 (706) 897-2718
Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department 15020 Carrollton Blvd. Carrollton, Va. 23314 (757) 238-2474 Isle of Wight Historical Society P.O. Box 121 Smithfield, Va. 23431
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8545 Bruce Fischer 223 Washington St. P.O. Box 461 Smithfield, VA 23430 (757) 359-0665 Walters Ruritan Club Leland Gneiski (757) 562-0637
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Hampton Roads Boy Scouts of America Colonial Virginia Council Rita Welty 11721 Jefferson Ave. Newport News. Va. 23606 (757) 595-3356 Catholic Charities Christopher Tann 5361 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach, Va. 23462 (757) 456-2366
Daughters of the American Revolution (Constantia Chapter) Bonnie Roblin (757) 329-2554 14495 Plank Rd Courtland, Va. 23837 Edmarc, Inc. Deborah Stitzer-Brame 516 London St. Portsmouth, Va. 23704 (757) 967-9251
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FoodBank of Southeast Va. Joanne Batson, CEO P. O. Box 1940 Norfolk, Va. 23501 (757) 627-6599 Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 47 Marcie Blum 5821 Iron Bridge Rd. Richmond, Va. 23234 (804) 745-6720
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 309 Homestead Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7548 Bishop Glenn Robertson East End Church 410 East St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-5542 Bishop Stephen D. Willis Emmanuel Episcopal Church 400 N. High St. Franklin, Va. 23851
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Franklin Church of God 2219 Carrsville Hwy. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 377-6582 Rev. James Ashby
First Baptist Church 318 Hall St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7158 Rev. Dwight Riddick
Franklin Congreg. Christian 412 N. High St. Franklin, VA 23851 (757) 562-3957 Rev. James H. Hyatt, Jr.
First Franklin Seventh Day Adventist 1102 South St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-0046 Pastor Lord
Franklin Presbyterian Church 405 Lee St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-4313 Rev. Lou Ventura
Franklin Baptist Church 208 N. High St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-5135 Rev. Brent Kimlick
Full Gospel Kingdom Church 1568 Carrsville Hwy. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 516-8778
Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-3367 Hunterdale Baptist Church 23099 Sedley Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7573 Pastor Howard Vinson Hunterdale United Church 741 Hunterdale Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-3682 Living Word Worship Center 1410 South St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 556-6344 Elder Dorothy Lane
High Street United Methodist Church 31164 Camp Parkway
Mount Olive Holiness Church 34071 Smiths Ferry Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-2170 Bishop Samuel Hall
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fyi New Hope Baptist Church 1415 Rosewood Ave. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6162 Rev. Anthony Goodwyn New Life Church 1101 Johnson Circle Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-4705 Rev. Sherry Saunders New Mt. Zion Baptist Church 416 Stonewall St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-9381 New St. Mount Holiness Church P.O. Box 414 Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-0436 Pastor Charlie Collins, Jr. Oak Grove Baptist Church 35441 S. Quay Rd.
Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7820 Dr. Robert Duck Piney Grove Baptist Church 1071 Carrsville Hwy. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6766 Rev. Alfred D. Brown Sr. Rock Church of Franklin 130 Lakeview Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-3878 Rev. Dave Dillion
(757) 569-9600 Rev. Charles Saglio St. Luke AME Zion Church 509 W. Second Ave. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-3409 Rev. Kenneth Zollicoffer Sycamore Baptist Church 31120 Sycamore Church Rd. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-6749 Pastor Roger Crump
Scott’s Revival Center 1816 South St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 562-7222 Dr. Evelyn Square
Tabernacle of Holiness 408 N. Franklin St. Franklin, Va. 23851 (757) 569-1821 Evangelist Beaunia Tubbs Minister Raymond Everette
St. Jude’s Catholic Church 1014 Clay St. Franklin, Va. 23851
True Word Christian Church 31269 General Thomas Hwy. Franklin, Va. 23851
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Southampton All About Jesus Holy Church of Deliverance 7246 Proctors Bridge Rd. Ivor, Va. 23866 757-859-9444 Pastor, evangelist Mable Fenner Bryant Baptist Church 23375 Bryant Church Rd. Courtland, Va. 23837 (434) 658-4255 Rev. Leon Towes Community Fellowship Church of Deliverance
Sedley Baptist Church 17494 Johnson Mill Rd. Sedley, Va. 23878 (757) 562-5614 Pastor Jim Foreman
19315 Southampton Parkway Capron, Va. 23829 (434) 658-9512 Elder Elsie G. Evans Ebenezer Baptist Church 10686 Ivor Rd. Ivor, Va. 23866 (757) 859-6711 Rev. William Smith
Shiloh Baptist Church 30188 Shiloh Rd. Boykins, Va. 23827 (757) 654-6255
Grace Memorial United Methodist Church 31036 Peachtree Ave. Sedley, Va. 23878 (757) 562-5464 Pastor Rita Kanten Pine Level Baptist Church 23035 Church St. Capron, Va. 23829 (434) 658-9528 Rev. Keith Rose
St. Mary AME Zion 17121 Wakefield Rd. Courtland, Va. 23837 (757) 653-9189 Rev. Yolanda Buck
Isle of Wight Antioch Church 23011 Antioch Rd. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 242-6911 Pastor Chris Cherry Bethany Presbyterian Church PO Box 51
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Blackwater Baptist Association 9 S. Court St. P.O. Box 443 Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 242-4131
God’s Anointed Touch Ministries 5 Roberts Ave. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 242-4151 Bishop E.E. Hunter
Chapel Grove United Church of Christ 7366 W. Blackwater Rd. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 242-6178 Rev. H. Carlyle Church Jr.
Holly Grove AME Church 21404 Orbit Rd. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 357-5510 Pastor Phyllis Whichard
Christian Home Baptist Church 20123 Longview Drive Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 255-4626 Rev. Wendell Waller
Living Hope Community Fellowship 10001 Fire Tower Rd. Windsor, Va. 23487 (757) 357-7144
Colosse Baptist Church 6361 Rhodes Drive Windsor, Va. 23487
Mount Carmel Christian Church 27882 Walters Hwy. Carrsville, Va. 23315 (757) 569-9437 Pastor Blake James
New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ 4284 Joyners Bridge Rd. Carrsville, Va. 23315 (757) 569-8136 Tabernacle of Praise Full Gospel Baptist Church 5283 Windsor Blvd. Zuni, Va. 23898 (757) 242-3638 Bishop Nathaniel Gomillion Tucker Swamp Baptist Church 37527 Seacock Chapel Rd. Zuni, Va. 23898 (757) 242-6553 Rev. Curt Faison
Hampton Roads Peggy Scott Ministries P.O. Box 3555 Portsmouth, Va. 23701 (757) 405-7077
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Schools and Board Members Southampton County Schools
Isle of Wight County Schools
Capron Elementary School 18414 Southampton Parkway Capron, Va., 23829 (434) 658-4348
Carrsville Elementary School 5355 Carrsville Highway Carrsville, Va., 23315 (757) 357-8844
Meherrin Elementary School 28600 Grays Shop Road Newsoms, Va., 23874 (757) 654-6461
Windsor Elementary School 20008 Courthouse Highway Windsor, Va., 23487 (757) 242-4193
Nottoway Elementary School 13093 Ivor Road Sedley, Va., 23878 (757) 859-6539
Windsor Middle School 23320 North Court St. Windsor, Va., 23487 (757) 242-3229
Riverdale Elementary School 31023 Camp Parkway Courtland, Va., 23837 (757) 562-3007
Windsor High School 24 Church St. Windsor, Va., 23487 (757) 242-6172
Southampton Middle School 23450 Southampton Parkway Courtland, Va., 23837 (757) 653-9250
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Southampton High School 23350 Southampton Parkway Courtland, Va., 23837 (757) 653-2751
Isle of Wight Academy 17111 Courthouse Highway Isle of Wight, Va., 23397 (757) 357-3866
Franklin City Schools
Rock Church School 130 Lakeview Drive Franklin, Va., 23851 (757) 562-3878
S.P. Morton Elementary 300 Morton St. Franklin, Va., 23851 (757) 562-5458
Southampton Academy 26495 Old Plank Road Courtland, Va., 23837 (757) 653-2512
J.P. King Jr. Middle School 501 Charles St. Franklin, Va., 23851 (757) 562-4631
Tidewater Academy 217 Church St. Wakefield, Va., 23888 (757) 899-5401
Franklin High School 310 Crescent Drive Franklin, Va., 23851 (757) 562-5187
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Southampton County School Board
Donna Rountree Drewryville District
Denise Bunn Newsoms District
Dr. Deborah Goodwyn Chairwoman
William Worsham At large
Dr. Carolyn Modlin Boykins District
Jim Pope III Co-chairman Capron District
Christopher Smith Jerusalem District
Lynn Bradley Franklin District
Florence W. Reynolds Berlin/Ivor District
Dr. Gwendolyn P. Shannon Division Superintendent
The meeting schedule of the School Board for Southampton County Public Schools is 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Technical Career Center, Wigwam, at Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Parkway, Courtland. For details, call the school office at 653-2692 or visit www. southampton.k12.va.us
Franklin City Public Schools School Board Will Councill Ward 1 151 Bobwhite Lane Franklin, VA 23851 562-7567 wcouncill@franklincity. k12.va.us
Nancy Godwin Ward 2 901 Clay Street Franklin, VA 23851 241-0956 ngodwin@franklincity. k12.va.us
Verta M. Jackson Ward 4 603 Chestnut Street Franklin, VA 23851 569-9243 vjackson@franklincity. k12.va.us
Jeanette Austin Ward 5 1504 Virginia St Franklin, VA 23851 338-5608 jaustin@franklincity. k12.va.us
Robert N. Holt Ward 6 826 Clay Street Franklin, VA 23851 562-4517 rholt@franklincity.k12. va.us
Edna King At-large 108 Kings Lane Franklin, VA 23851 562-2623 eking@franklincity.k12. va.us
Andrea Hall-Leonard, Ph.D Ward 3 214 Thomas St Franklin, VA 23851 774-8925 ahallleonard@ franklincity.k12.va.us
Superintendent Willie J. Bell Superintendent
The school board meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in open session at City Hall in downtown Franklin.
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Isle of Wight County School Board Kirstin Cook Smithfield District kcook@iwcsk12.va.us Term expires: Dec. 31, 2019
Robert Eley, Vice-chairperson Carrsville District reley@iwcs.k12.va.us Term expires: Dec. 31, 2017
Vicky Hulick Newport District vhulick@iwcs.k12.va.us Term expires: Dec. 31, 2019
Alvin Wilson Hardy District alwilson@iwcs.k12.va.us Term expires: Dec. 31, 2017
Julia Perkins, Chairperson Windsor District jperkins@iwcs.k12.va.us Term expires: Dec. 31, 2015
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Where and where to take your garbage Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday sites 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sedley — 17158 Johsons Mill Road Flaggy Run — 29388 Flaggy Run Road Berlin —12427 Ivor Road Southampton Meadows — 33444 Maggie St. Capron — 22478 Pine Level Road Adams Grove — 24389 Park Drive Newsoms — 29365 Statesville Road Boykins — 18449 General Thomas Highway Wednesday, Friday, Sunday sites 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Joyner’s Bridge — 33268 Joyner’s Bridge Road Sebrell — 22244 Barn Tavern Road Monroe — 30080 Monroe Road Courtland — 22802 Meherrin Road Drewryville — 11264 Old Belfield Road Branchville — 16154 Old Branchville Road Ivor — 36249 General Mahone Blvd. Unity — 35350 Unity Road
The Isle of Wight County School Board is composed of five members who are elected to four-year terms by county voting district. The board meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Robert C. Claud Sr. Board Room in the Isle of Wight County Courthouse.
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Agriculture Facts About Southampton County • 90,109 acres of harvested crop land • Produced products include swine, poultry, corn, soybeans, peanuts and cotton • 189 peanut farms, harvesting 22,888 acres and producing 62,716,099 lbs of peanuts, the most productive county in the state, and the eighth most in the nation • 40,386 acres of cotton, the most in the state • 732,671 bushels of corn produced each year • 98th county in the nation in watermelon production
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Did you know? Here are the answers to the trivia questions from page 6. Q. Whom was the Franklin Armory named for? A. The Franklin Armory was named after General C. C. Vaughan Jr., who served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was a brigadier general in the Virginia Militia. Q. Where was Allen’s Quarter? A. Allen’s Quarter was at the intersection of Sunbeam Rd. and Monroe Rd. There were four stores - one on each corner of the intersection. Q. Who was John Y. Mason? A. John Y. Mason was principal of Boykins High School 19101950. He was named for his grandfather, a Southampton County native who was ambassador to France and a congressman in the 1830s. Q. How did Berlin get its name? A. Named in 1839 by Jacob Lenow, a native of Germany. It is the oldest settlement and trading center in Southampton County, established around 1719. Q. Who was John “Choctaw” Williams? A. Believed to be half Indian, he lived at the south end of Main Street in Franklin. He lost his wife and child in the Nat Turner Insurrection, but remarried and became the station master as well as the postmaster in Franklin.
Q. Where was the first trading post west of the Blackwater River? A. Urquhart’s Store, later Bain’s Store in Ivor. Q. Where was the Norfleet-Bogart House? A. Built in 1847-48 by William Murphy, it was at the south end of Main Street in Franklin demolished when Be-Lo was built in 1962. Q. Who was Will H. Story? A. Lifetime Southampton County resident who served as mayor of Capron for 12 terms and on the board of supervisors for 30 years, including several terms as chairman. Q. What is Isle of Wight county named after? A. The island in the English Channel of the same name. Q. What is the National Historic Landmark located in Isle of Wight county? A. St. Luke’s Church, which was built in 1632, is the nation’s only original Gothic church and the oldest existing church of English foundation in America. Q. Whom is the town of Walters named after? A. Walter Joyner, a resident. Q. Who is the current mayor of Windsor? A. Carita Richardson
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