Tidewater News

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Tidewater News
TypeThrice-weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Tidewater Publications LLC.
PublisherTony Clark
Staff writersStephen Cowles, Stephen Faleski
Founded1905
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1000 Armory Drive, Franklin, Virginia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Website thetidewaternews.com

Tidewater News is a newspaper based in Franklin, Virginia covering Franklin, Southampton County and Isle of Wight County. Since November, 2006, it has been published three days a week.


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