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Board confirms local emergency from winter storm, convenes closed session on prospective business

Southampton County Board of Supervisors · January 27, 2026

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Summary

The board confirmed a local emergency declaration tied to the recent ice and snowstorm as required by state code, agreed to pursue a speed study on Johnson's Mill Road, and entered closed session under Virginia law to discuss a prospective business with Franklin‑Southampton Economic Development Incorporated.

County staff told the board that a local emergency declaration had been made earlier (to address conditions caused by ice and snow) and requested confirmation at the Jan. 27 meeting to comply with state law. "I did that on Saturday because of the ice and snowstorm," staff said (speaker 3). The…

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