11th Annual Autumn Fest Fundraiser 
Charity Concerts at the Coves (SML) 
National Night Out coming August 5, 2025 
Franklin Co. Ag Fair Postponed for Second Straight Year
ROCKY MOUNT – Franklin County officials announced today the County will postpone the 2021 Franklin…
Eagle JV, Varsity Football Games Postponed as Middle, High School Go Virtual Until Next Tue.
ROCKY MOUNT – The scheduled football games for the Franklin County Eagle’s Junior Varsity and…
Thomas Dale Simmons
Thomas Dale Simmons, age 91 of Rocky Mount died Sunday, August 29, Services will be…
Violet Virginia Blankenship Walker
Violet Virginia Blankenship Walker, 98, of Rocky Mount entered into the glory of her Heavenly…
Bedford Man Arrested on Abduction, Battery, Sex Charges
BEDFORD – On August 30, 2021, Investigators with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office arrested MichaelShawn…
Franklin Co. Public Safety Special Ops Team Returns from Buchanan Co. from Flooding In Time for Ida
BUCHANAN CO., VA – A cluster of heavy thunderstorms Monday on saturated ground produced major…
Franklin Co. Public Library Slates Events
***AT ROCKY MOUNT/MAIN LIBRARY*** 355 Franklin St, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 Cookbook Blow-Out Sale. 9/9:…
Mildred I. Altice “Sissy”
Mildred I. Altice “Sissy”, 94, of Wirtz, went to be with her Lord and Savior…
SML Wine Festival Postponed to 2022
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce (SMLRCC) today announced…