Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
Rocky Mount Town Council Meeting Moved to Tuesday Night Due to Holiday
Rocky Mount – The regular monthly meeting for the Town Council in Rocky Mount has…
Speed a Factor in Fatal Franklin Co. Crash
FRANKLIN CO. – Virginia State Police Trooper M.J. O’Dell is investigating a single vehicle crash,…
SML Business Expo Set for October 25
MONETA – The Smith Mountain Lake Business Expo, a free event open to the public…
Jean Hannabass Brooks
Jean Hannabass Brooks, age 93 of Boones Mill died Thursday, September 23, 2021. She was…
Virtual Open House Set for Oct. 25 for Bedford/Franklin Passenger Rail Stop
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) invites members of the community to…
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed in Crash
BEDFORD CO. – Virginia State Police Trooper T.M Wertz is investigating a motorcycle crash that…
Crash on Route 122 Kills Two Bedford Residents
BEDFORD CO – Virginia State Police Trooper M.C. Scott is investigating a two-vehicle crash that…
2021 Lord’s Acre Sale Cancelled
ROCKY MOUNT – The Lord’s Acre/Lord’s Hour Sale Committee announced this week that the Lord’s…
German Manufacturer to Add 355 Jobs in Henry County
HENRY CO. – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that SCHOCK GmbH, the inventor of quartz…