Carrsville NewsLocal news for Carrsville, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Five Isle of Wight schools recognized with awards- January 12, 2008 Five of Isle of Wight County schools have been recognized by the state for their performance with awards from the state Board of Education. via Hampton Roads Daily Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/carrsville-va/2008/01/five-isle-of-wight-schools-recognized-with... Former students of blacks-only school seek a memorial- January 8, 2008 "That was really in the heart of the segregation period. We were just not considered equally. You know the story." Today it is an empty field, the lumber mill it was named after not quite visible from the nearby parking lot, where the playground used to be.The Camptown School closed its doors after integration in the late 1960s and was later torn down, a relic of days that most black southerners look back upon as dark ones.But the school itself, in southern Isle of Wight County near Franklin,..http://www.topix.net/city/carrsville-va/2008/01/former-students-of-blacks-only-school-seek... Haz-Mat Incident Contained In Franklin- January 3, 2008 Franklin authorities say they have contained a hazardous-materials incident at the International Paper Plant. via WTKR-TV Norfolkhttp://www.topix.net/city/carrsville-va/2008/01/haz-mat-incident-contained-in-franklin?fro... |