11th Annual Autumn Fest Fundraiser 
Charity Concerts at the Coves (SML) ‘Rock the Socks’ at Ferrum College
FERRUM – Ferrum College officially launched “Socktober” on October 1, 2020. The campaign will run…
83 New Jobs Expected from $4.7 Million Summit View Business Park Grant
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development…
COVID Cases in Franklin Co. Increase By 100 in Nine Days
ROCKY MOUNT, VA – Franklin County officials are urging citizens to continue practicing social distancing…
Robert Wayne Webster
Robert Wayne Webster, age 62 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, October 6, 2020. He was…
John Hatcher Ferguson, Jr.
John Hatcher Ferguson, Jr. passed away October 5, 2020. He was born October 13, 1934,…
Samuel Douglas “Doug” Bernard, Sr.
Samuel Douglas “Doug” Bernard, Sr., age 91 of Penhook passed away on Saturday, October 3,…
Peggy Covington McCall
Peggy Covington McCall, age 89 a resident of Heart and Hands in Hardy, Virginia, passed…
Accident in Work Zone Blocks Traffic on 122
FRANKLIN COUNTY – A single vehicle accident left Booker T. Washington Highway, Route 122, closed…
Governor Announces $12 Million in Aid to Help Pay Rent, Mortgages to Those in Need Due to COVID-19
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced he is directing $12 million in additional funding…