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Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
Crash Fatalities Reach 14-Year High on Virginia Roadways in 2021
As crash fatalities reached a 14-year high on the Commonwealth’s roadways last year, the Department…
Smith Mountain Lake Chamber Releases 2022 Visitor Guide, Announces Changes for 2023
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce recently released the…
Raymond Lee Plumley Sr.
Raymond Lee Plumley Sr., age 72 of Rocky Mount passed away peacefully at home surrounded…
Shirley Brankley Vaughn
Shirley Brankley Vaughn, age 85, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, passed away peacefully on April, 10,…
Jerry Alfred Ruhlen
Jerry Alfred Ruhlen of Union Hall, Virginia, passed into God’s eternal care on April 4,…
Nancy Violet Turner Wagner
Nancy Violet Turner Wagner, age 80, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on…
Gladys Jeanette Carter
On April 30, 1931 Gladys Jeanette Carter was born into this world, and she began…
Suspect in Custody Following Fatal Rocky Mt. Shooting
ROCKY MOUNT – Rocky Mount Police responded to a shots fired call at 3:22 p.m….
Person of Interest Indicted on 2nd Degree Murder Charges, Concealing a Body in Heather Hodges Case
ROCKY MOUNT – In April 2012, 22-year-old Heather Hodges was reported missing from her home…