Blue Ridge BBQ Cook Off and Moonshine Heritage Car Show Return to Ferrum College April 25 
Franklin County Board of Supervisors Work Session Time Change 
Phoebe Needles Center, Inc. 
Howard C. Ferguson
September 15, 1939 — January 23, 2026 Rocky Mount Howard C. Ferguson, age 86 of…
Richard Thomas LaPrade
April 14, 1945 — January 21, 2026 Richard Thomas LaPrade, age 80 of Boones Mill…
Jo Carole Hobgood Massengill
December 30, 1942 — January 18, 2026 Hardy, VA It is with profound sadness that…
Mevva Mullins Hodges
September 23, 1938 — January 17, 2026 Mevva Mullins Hodges, age 87 of Rocky Mount…
Paige Law Renick
March 17, 1946 — January 17, 2026 Paige Law Renick, beloved mother and grandmother, age…
Jean Ruth
June 13, 1933 — January 16, 2026 Jean Ruth of Rocky Mount, gained her angel…
Cynthia Preston Smith
July 9, 1955 — January 15, 2026 Cynthia Ann Preston Smith, age 70 of Rocky…
Etheleen Dillon Layman
August 14, 1929 — January 15, 2026 Etheleen Dillon Layman, age 96 of Wirtz, went…
Constance Marie (Geary) Spillar
August 11, 1933 — January 15, 2026 Moneta Constance Marie (Geary) Spillar (affectionately known as…