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A WELCOME VISITOR IN YOUR HOME

108TH YEAR, NO. 116

FRIDAY JULY 24, 2013

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lice Department and Windsor Young Professionals Organization are sponsoring a handson opportunity for children to learn about heavy machinery, such as fire trucks, dump trucks, tractor-trailers, police cars and even the Nightingale helicopter. The children will also get to meet the people who operate the vehicles and what they do. The event will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the lot beside Farmer Bank at 50 E. Windsor Blvd. While the event is free, any donations will go toward both the DARE Program and for a new town park.

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FRANKLIN—While investigating a burglary and rape that reportedly occurred Wednesday on Washington Street in Franklin, local police discovered another victim of sexual assault, which occurred Tuesday evening, and later made an arrest. Tremaine M. Porter, 26, last known address 305 Edwards St., Apt. A, in Franklin, was arrested in connecting with the Tues-

day sexual assault, and the Franklin Police Department suspects he is also involved in the Wednesday burglary and rape, said Lt. Timothy Whitt, spokesman for the Franklin Police Department. In the Tuesday attack, the suspect reportedly led the victim – a juvenile – to the back of an apartment complex, where he allegedly abducted and raped her by force. Information was obtained that Porter was staying at a residence in

Suffolk. With the help of the Suffolk Police Department, warrants were served on him at the 7600 block of Harvest Drive. Porter was taken into custody without incident Wednesday night. Porter has yet to be charged with the Washington Street burglary and rape, but based on information, police believe him to be responsible, said Whitt. At approximately 5:30 a.m., an individual forced entry through a back door

and sexually assaulted the 48-year-old resident. The victim was also struck in the face, causing injury. She was later treated at Southampton Memorial Hospital. It is unknown at this time if anything was taken. Whitt said police have worked all day constantly on identifying and apprehending the suspect. Anyone with information about this crime can call the Franklin Police Department at 757-5628587 or Franklin Crime

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Porter Solvers at 757-562-8599, information that leads to an arrest can earn the caller a cash reward while remaining anonymous.

COMMUNITY DAY: The Ladies of

Zaki have rescheduled their second annual activity for young people. The Franklin-Southampton Community Connection is the co-sponsor. The afternoon of fun and games, food, music and swimming is set for 1 to 5 p.m. at the Armory Drive Park in Franklin. There’s no admission charge to the pool or skate park. Area church youth groups are invited to attend. Vendors interested in selling merchandise such as clothing and crafts are welcome can call 562-2475. People wanting to entertain can call Brenon Artis at 562-3546. For other questions, call Jackita Walton at 805-2475 or Frank Davis at 562-2475.

Franklin cafeteria raises lunch prices School district meets state nutritional standards

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high school levels, the price will be $2.50. Teachers at all levels will pay $3.25. The reasoning is that student lunch prices have to increase within the next few years to meet what the government is providing for free-lunch students. Students at all levels will eventually be expected to pay $2.59, while teachers will eventually be expected

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What do you think about the two Newsoms men charged with selling and distributing drugs being let out on a $25,000 bond?

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This blue heron was photographed resting on a pond off Drake Road.

FRANKLIN—Lunch prices are on the rise in the Franklin City School District due to federal mandates. Breakfast will continue to be offered for free, but lunch prices will go up 10 cents for students, and 25 cents for teachers. At the elementary level, prices will rise to $2.25, and at the middle and

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IW supervisors turn down SRO grant Matching grant is too pricey • They should have been held without bond. (54%, 84 Votes) • The bond should have been higher. (26%, 41 Votes) • The bond was set appropriately. (17%, 26 Votes) • The bond should have been lower. (3%, 4 Votes)

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ISLE OF WIGHT—At the end of the string attached for a new fulltime resource officer in Isle of Wight county elementary schools is a high price tag. So much so that the Board of Supervisors had to turn down the offer. This past spring, IOW Sheriff Mark Marshall had sought a $50,000 grant from the state to get such a person. “We applied for a position, and we received notification that requires board acceptance,” said Marshall. “The caveat required a match, and it was a significant. The amount is not just for salary

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board members) made a decision they didn’t have the money in the checkbook to make that contribution.” In response, IOW schools had this to say: “We are disappointed that we will not receive the grant funding for the SRO that our school division desperately needs,” said Kenita Bowers, school spokeswoman. “In light of the tragedies that have taken place over the last year, our school division is continuing to put forth a strong effort to provide our students with a safe learning environment. We will continue to move forward with the measures that are already in place, however having another full-time SRO

would have been an added benefit for our students and staff.” Marshall assured that the two officers at the two high schools and the one alternating at middle schools remain in place for the school year. Further, an officer travels back and forth from Carrsville to Hardy and Carrollton elementary schools. Though not a fulltime presence, he said, “We are routinely in the schools daily, often several times a day.” A satellite office with a computer has been set up at each site so the person can make reports without having to always return to headquarters.

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and fringe benefits, but also expenses such as a car and equipment.” In the first year, he said, the grant would have paid $28,710, but the county would also need to contribute $74,269. In the second year, the grant would have been $21,000, and it would have required the county pay almost $34,000. The third year’s grant would have been $14,000, with the local contribution being $41,000, and in the final year the grant would have been $7,100, with $48,000 contributed from the county. “By the fifth year you’d pick up the whole amount,” said Marshall. “Given the economic climate of the county and revenues, they (the

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SUFFOLK—Virginia pork producers are closely watching their herds for signs of a deadly virus after the illness cropped up on farms in North Carolina. Experts say there is no risk to humans who consume pork, even if the animal was infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus. About 430 farms in the United States — mostly in the Midwest — are affected, and measures have been instituted to help prevent the further spread of illness, officials say. As its name suggests, the disease causes acute diarrhea in pigs and kills a majority of piglets. Adult pigs are better able to handle the effects of the disease. The disease was first recognized in

1971 in Great Britain and since has spread throughout Europe and Asia, according to Mark Estienne, the swine extension specialist at Virginia Tech’s Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center on Holland Road. However, the first known case of it in the United States was in May of this year. Most recently, some farms in North Carolina owned by Smithfield Foods supplier Murphy-Brown have been infected, Murphy-Brown spokesman Don Butler said on Wednesday. “We have had a very small number of farms affected by it and have implemented a lot of security,” Butler said. “We have a robust biosecurity program already, but in a situation like this we redouble our efforts.” The company is restricting visits to SEE VIRUS, P. A7

Franklin to continue to look at solid waste alternatives CAIN MADDEN/MANAGING EDITOR cain.madden@tidewaternews.com

FRANKLIN—Both the Franklin City Council and Southampton County Board of Supervisors each voted Monday to support Southeastern Public Service Authority’s efforts to bring costs of waste disposal down by 2018. The resolution with SPSA is non-binding, and it concerns solid waste after Jan. 24, 2018. When the contract is up, the City of Franklin and Southampton County can also consider other means of solid waste disposal, taking into account the best interests of the people. “This keeps all of our option open at this point,” said Michael Johnson, adminis-

trator for Southampton County. Many area residents complain about the tipping fees with SPSA. Over the years, SPSA incurred significant debt, resulting in financial hardship that required the company to raise tipping fees to unprecedented levels in early 2009. SPSA has refinanced bond obligations and sold assets in an effort to reduce its debt, with the goal of having its debt eliminated by the expiration of the agreement. It is also considering its policies and operation issues through a newly established committee. Staff Writer Stephen H. Cowles contributed to this story.

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