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Hampton Farms to build plant in Southampton County STAFF REPORT
CHORAL WORKSHOP: Rising 7th-
through 12th-graders at Southampton High School who want to develop their singing talent can do so in a class to be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 16 at the school. Tiffany Temple, chorus director at York High School, will be the guest director. The cost is $15 per person, and includes a pizza lunch. Make checks payable to SHS Chorus. They may be mailed to Stephen West, Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Parkway, Courtland, Va. 23837. Participating students are reminded they must be picked up from the school by 12:30 p.m. For more information, call the school at 653-2751.
FRANKLIN—Hampton Farms plans to bring 60 new jobs to the area at an average salary of $33,400. The company, based out of Severn, N.C., will produce peanut butter made from the peanuts grown in the Virginia-Carolina Peanut Belt. The company will occupy a former paper sheeting plant that was built by the Union Camp Corporation, and later operated by International Paper west of the Route 58 Bypass on Armory Drive. Production start up is planned for July of next year. CAIN MADDEN | TIDEWATER NEWS
Hampton Farms will be relocated to the former International Paper Converting Innovation Center
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Jury finds La’mon Bradshaw guilty of second-degree murder of Eric Smith
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COURTLAND—La’mon Frederick Bradshaw has been found guilty of second-degree murder of Eric “E.T.” Smith, who was killed Nov. 8, 2012. The jury returned its verdict Wednesday in Southampton County Circuit Court, where the case began Monday morning. Bradshaw, 18, was 17 years old when he was arrested and charged with aiding Sol “Dukey” Damascus Burke shoot Smith at his mother’s home on Pearl Street. Burke allegedly killed Smith after Smith beat him up in September during an attempted robbery in Southampton County.
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“We believe the relocation to Southampton/ Franklin will be a great fit for Hampton Farms and affords Hampton the benefits of immediate and long-term expansion.” Dallas Barnes President of Hampton Farms
Identity released in apartment fire
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Tia Wilkerson, 15, practices for Southampton High School’s color guard. The color guard is part of the marching band, which performs alongside the Southampton High School Indians football team.
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Originally, Bradshaw was charged with first-degree murder, but for reasons the jury didn’t share, they reduced it to a second-degree charge. He was also found guilty of the other charges, which were the use of a firearm in the commission of a murder, shooting in public and three counts of shooting at an occupied dwelling. A pre-sentence report has been ordered for Tuesday, Nov. 12. Bradshaw is expected to be moved from Southampton County Jail to Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk. Burke is scheduled for a pre-trial Thursday, Sept. 19, with the trial set for Monday, Oct. 21.
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IW school superintendent decides to stay Katrise Perera had been looking elsewhere BY STEPHEN H. COWLES/STAFF WRITER Stephen.cowles@tidewaternews.com
ISLE OF WIGHT—Isle of Wight County Superintendent A. Katrise Perera has ended her job search, according to a press release issued Thursday from Kenita Bowers, school spokeswoman. This past spring, Perera, who’s in the second year of her four-year contract,
FRANKLIN—The identity of the female victim in the Aug. 4 apartment fire was released by the Franklin Department of Fire and Rescue. Valtonia Shaw, 22, died of smoke inhalation early Sunday morning, said Deputy Chief Mark Carr. The fire department also confirmed the cause of the fire was an accidental one originating from the cooking stove. Carr could not confirm whether or not someone was cooking at the time, or if the burner had been left on. Carr said there were pots
on the stove with food in them. Shaw and an unnamed male victim were found in the upstairs bathroom. At 3:29 a.m., the fire department was called to 1698 Dorchester Street, Apartment A6, and on arrival they saw smoke and flames coming out the rear of the apartment. During the primary search, at 3:38 a.m., they discovered the victims, who were brought out. The couple was unresponsive, so firefighters started CPR and then had the two transported to a local hospital. The fire was contained to a single apartment and no one else was hurt.
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announced to the school board she was seeking “leadership opportunities outside of Isle of Wight County Schools.” Though the reasons were never stated by the superintendent, Bowers had written in a press release at that time, “In light of the recent occurrences that have taken place
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ISLE OF WIGHT— The Suffolk Commonwealth Attorney has rejected Isle of Wight Supervisor Byron “Buzz” Bailey’s prayer for summary judgment and costs, including paying for his attorney’s fee. H. Woodward Crook,
who represents Bailey in a petition recall case, filed the motion for this on July 30 in Isle of Wight County Circuit Court. After recounting details of the issue, including the agreement with the Commonwealth Attorney’s move to file non-suit on SEE COMMONWEALTH, P. A6
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