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Rocky Mount Man Killed in Crash on Sontag Rd.
FRANKLIN CO. – At 11:53 p.m. on June 26, Virginia State Police responded to a…
UPDATE: Man, Woman Found Safe After Multi-Agency Search Ongoing Following Possible Abduction in Boones Mill
Update 10:40pm: The female and male have both been located safely in a neighboring jurisdiction….
Gracie Bobbitt Dillon
Gracie Bobbitt Dillon, age 88 of Hardy died Wednesday, July 7, 2021. She was preceded…
William R. Lesyna
William R. Lesyna, of Smith Mountain Lake, Hardy, VA, died suddenly on Saturday, June 26,…
Rhonda Holcomb Jones
Rhonda Holcomb Jones, age 67 of Moneta died Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Rhonda was born…
Lawrence Wayne Motley
Lawrence Wayne Motley, age 78 of Rocky Mount, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather passed away…
Jerry Wayne Davis, Sr.
Jerry Wayne Davis, Sr., age 68 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, July 6, 2021. He…
Lawrence Darrell Snead
Lawrence Darrell Snead, age 91, of Ferrum went home to be with the Lord Saturday,…
Gordon Preston Bernard
Gordon Preston Bernard of Boon-Bernard Drive in Boones Mill passed away suddenly on his 70th…