Boones Mill News

Rocky Mount's residential water and sewer rates are below the average for localities, both statewide and regionally, based on a new statewide report.

Remnants from Hurricane Ida moved farther north than expected, dumping more than 4 inches of rain on Franklin County.

Josh Grisetti's Web site says it all. "Josh is: collecting unemployment," the mournful gray letters announce.

A Ferrum business was destroyed by fire this morning. Underwood's Custom Kitchens near the intersection of Franklin and Skillet roads is deemed a total loss after the fire, which started in the attic, said Franklin County Fire Marshal Bennie Russell.

Hayden Newell was rushed to a hospital three times before doctors were able to determine the cause of his severe and unpredictable allergic reactions.

Staff Photo by Joel Turner: Ruby and Galen Brubaker have received dozens of awards during the past six decades for their work in national, state and local organizations.

Students at Sontag and Snow Creek elementary schools became the first students in Franklin County to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine on Monday.

A trial for a Boones Mill man charged with two counts of welfare fraud that was scheduled for Wednesday in Franklin County Circuit Court was postponed until a psychiatric evaluation is completed on the man.

This cannot be happening again, Hayden Newell thought as the angry, red, ferociously itchy welts encircled his waist and spread up his arms.

Roanoke County fire officials have released the following in regard to the house fire on Circle Creek Drive off U.S. 220 : Combustibles Stored Too Close to a Water Heater Cause Fire October 21, 2009 Investigators have determined that combustibles stored too close to a gas water heater caused a fire that displaced a Roanoke County woman early this ...

Was it a sudden seafood allergy? No. Research sheds light on dangerous reactions Hayden Newell of Boones Mill, Va., was rushed to a hospital three times before doctors were able to determine the cause of his severe and unpredictable allergic reactions.

Town officials are concerned that a water line construction project by Franklin County and the Western Virginia Water Authority could disrupt water service and fire protection in Boones Mill if the contractor breaks, cuts or damages one of the town's water lines.

A hoe-down for a heartfelt cause. That's what was going on in Boones Mill. Non-profit organization Healing Strides threw it's annual fundraiser, complete with kids games, treats, and music- and they were also showing what the organization does, therapy through working with horses.

Veston Clement works to install a trenchless pipe for Grindstaff Underground Utilities, which is subcontracted on the waterline project from Roanoke County into Franklin County.

Two men and one woman have been indicted in connection with the attempted burglary of the CVS Pharmacy on Route 40 West on July 1. Blaine Lester Smith, 21, of Glade Hill, Bradley Shawn Smith, 20, of Rocky Mount and Brittany Jo Ashley, 19, of Boones Mill were indicted Monday by a Franklin County grand jury on charges of attempting to enter the drug ...

Activities for the 32nd annual Boones Mill Lions Club Apple Festival will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday with opening remarks by Lions President Tom Webster.

After working for the U.S. Postal Service in post offices from Henry, Va., to Raleigh, N.C., Janice Minnix said she feels like she has come home.

A nurse with a penchant for healthy eatingA is starting her ownA good-for-you enterprise in Roanoke County.

A Boones Mill-area woman charged with attempted murder of a police officer accepted a plea bargain and avoided a trial Wednesday.

As summer winds down and the air becomes cooler, a new excitement fills the air in the Roanoke Valley.