Wildlife Smoke Makes it to Franklin County 
New Rocky Mount Assistant Town Manager Starts Work October 5 
Route 116 Re-Opens After Flooding in May 
State Police Report 17 Labor Day Weekend Deaths On Virginia Roads 
95-Year-Old Surprised with Parade from Fellow Firefighters on His Birthday Wildlife Smoke Makes it to Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY – The combined smoke from an estimated 86 wildfires from Washington and Oregan…
New Rocky Mount Assistant Town Manager Starts Work October 5
ROCKY MOUNT – The Town of Rocky Mount has hired a new assistant town manager…
Route 116 Re-Opens After Flooding in May
FRANKLIN COUNTY – Effective at approximately 3 p.m. Thursday, Route 116 (Jubal Early Highway) in Franklin County…
State Police Report 17 Labor Day Weekend Deaths On Virginia Roads
RICHMOND, Va. – With 17 traffic deaths reported for the Labor Day weekend, the preliminary…
95-Year-Old Surprised with Parade from Fellow Firefighters on His Birthday
ROCKY MOUNT – The Rocky Mount Fire Department gave a 71-year member a surprise first…
Thelma U. Furrow
Thelma U. Furrow, age 98 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 at…
Roy Junior Yopp
Roy Junior Yopp, age 73 of Callaway died Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was preceded…
Dora Eleanor Brantley Hill
Dora Eleanor Brantley Hill, age 101 of Smith Mountain Lake was born September 26, 1918…
Franklin County Announces Second Round of Small Business Recovery Grants
ROCKY MOUNT – The Franklin County Board of Supervisors and the Office of Economic Development…