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Ann Wolf of Sheffield wrapped up her annual ‘labor of love’ last week by conducting her annual Plant Sale in the back yard of her residence.

The event was held June 2-6 and featured the sale of hostas and perennial plants.

All of the proceeds from the sale go to promote the fight against ALS — otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The City of Hampton’s emergency preparedness received an upgrade recently.

Last month, three new emergency sirens were installed throughout Hampton to replace damaged and existing ones.

The move to incorporate new sirens stemmed from last year, when one at the corner of Olive Avenue and 140th Street quit working. Hampton Public Works Director Doug Tarr said the city could not fix that siren, as the model was too old to find spare parts and no one could refurbish it.

Franklin County held their first election since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last week and the process was very different from previous years.

Rather than manning several polling places across the county, all voting in this year's primary election was done at the Franklin County Convention Center.

With plenty of room to keep people six feet apart from each other, having one polling location in the convention center was deemed a better solution than trying to manage social distancing at several smaller sites around the county.