Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
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Two Central Virginia Patients Test Negative for Coronavirus
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Health has received test results for the two Patients…
Police Investigating Henry Co. Homicide
On January 26, 2020 at 1:46 a.m., the Martinsville-Henry County 9-1-1 Center received a call…
Wirtz Man Arrested on Heroin Charge
BOONES MILL – A traffic stop for a missing front license plate led a Franklin…
Brian Robert Tench
Brian Robert Tench, age 53 of Penhook died on Friday, January 24, 2020. He was…
Mary “Nancy” Berger Altice
Mary “Nancy” Berger Altice, 90 of Union Hall went to be with the Lord on…
Franklin County Receives Additional $2.3 Million in Broadband Funding
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Virginia- On January 22nd, Governor Ralph Northam announced more than $18.3 million in…
William (Bill) Lester Self, Jr.
William (Bill) Lester Self, Jr., age 80 of Hardy beloved husband, father, and grandfather peacefully…
CONTRACT AWARDED TO WIDEN TWO MILES OF INTERSTATE 81 IN ROANOKE COUNTY
SALEM – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) at its January 15 meeting in Richmond awarded a…
Franklin County’s Planned Pethood Clinic Turns 20
Planned Pethood Clinic was founded by the Franklin County Humane Society Inc. in 1999 to…