The business plan competition serves to provide financial assistance and business training within City of Franklin and Southampton County limits.

Franklin, Virginia, June 2, 2021 – The Downtown Franklin Association, Inc. has been designated as an accredited Main Street™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach™.

Once again, area bands will take stage at Barrett's Landing for the summer concert series of 2021. We Be Jammin' will be every other Thursday, beginning May 27th and continuing through August 5th.

Urgent update from the Western Tidewater Health District regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Franklin City and Southampton County.

Through March 22, we are offering FREE one-day registration to ALL small businesses located in Main Street America districts.

Please take a moment and check out the March Survey for Small Businesses from NMSC’s Research Team

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 7, 2022

State will contact people by phone to set up vaccination appointments

Visit Downtown Franklin to shop local for your special someone and find just the right unique gift, stop for a fun coffee or yummies or sit back and relax for lunch!

The Western Tidewater Health District which covers the cities of Franklin & Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight & Southampton entered Phase 1B of our COVID-19 vaccination campaign on January 25, 2021.