November 01, 2009
Franklin ponders future without International Paper
More than any other of the industrial cities and towns that dot Southside Virginia, Franklin is a company town. Just about everyone and everything in and around the city has a vital connection to the paper mill on the Blackwater River.
October 23, 2009
Closing of paper mill another blow to Franklin
Struck nine years ago by devastating floods from Hurricane Floyd, Franklin and the surrounding region now contemplate a future without the area’s longtime economic lynchpin.
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