Franklin County Names Business Retention & Expansion andWorkforce Manager 
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Belle N. Cooper
Belle N. Cooper died Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 at home, surrounded by family. She leaves…
Daniel Cannaday
Daniel Cannaday, age 80 of Rocky Mount went to sleep Monday, February 3, 2020 at…
Empire Bakery Commissary Opens Expanded Franklin County Facility
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (January 31, 2020) – Empire Bakery Commissary, LLC, a commercial producer of ready-made…
Rocky Mount Police Asking for Help Identifying Suspect
ROCKY MOUNT – The Rocky Mount Police Department needs your help identifying someone caught on…
Irene “Rene” Morris Chitwood
“In the end, death came as a friend…” …
Police Looking for Driver in Crash that Killed Penhook Man
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper D.H. Cepelnick is investigating a motor vehicle crash which resulted…
Empire Bakery Opens Franklin County Facility
ROCKY MOUNT – Empire Bakery Commissary, LLC, a commercial producer of ready-made cakes, cookies and…
SML Wine Festival Moves to Mariner’s Landing for 2020
The Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival, the lake region’s largest and most popular annual event,…
Two Central Virginia Patients Test Negative for Coronavirus
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Health has received test results for the two Patients…