Ferrum News

Ferrum College will open its new campus safety and welcome center with an informal open house from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today.

Franklin County school and heath officials will hold a third informational meeting on the H1N1 and the vaccine Thursday night.

A Ferrum man is being held in Patrick County on a charge of attempted murder, according to a news release from the Patrick County Sheriffa s Office.

Many Blue Ridge traditions may be fading from view, but Saturday they were front and center in Ferrum.

Saturday October 24th, you're invited to head out to Ferrum for a day of music, food, and crafts at the Annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival.

"In this instance they did not see it as an immediate threat to our students. They knew who the players were, they knew the extent of what was going on," explains Ferrum College Spokesperson Natalie Faunce.

Police are searching for a suspect in connection with an off-campus shooting early Sunday at Ferrum College.

A spokesperson for Ferrum College says two students have been released from the hospital after a shooting incident early Sunday morning.

Residents will get a chance to review the Franklin County Parks & Recreation's comprehensive plan this month.i3 4 The first community meeting will be held tonight in Rocky Mount in The Franklin Center's multi-purpose room from 5 to 7 p.m. Other meetings will be held on Oct.

The surveys are in, Franklin County's first 15-year comprehensive county plan for parks and recreation is drafted, and now residents can have their say.

A Fork Mountain man and his 3-year-old daughter lost all their possessions Saturday night when a fire destroyed their home.

The Crooked Road has focused fresh attention on the musical traditions of southwest Virginia.

Lucas Sechrist, an honor student at Franklin County High School, has been diagnosed with a relatively rare cancer of the connective tissues.

A Ferrum man pleaded no contest Tuesday in Franklin County Circuit Court to four charges of proposing sexual intercourse to a 16-year-old girl.

Staffi3 4 Photo by Morris Stephenson: Representatives of the six Franklin County musical locations on The Crooked Road who received affiliated partner banners and officials of The Crooked Road took time for a photograph Thursday morning at the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum on the Ferrum College campus.

Ferrum hosted Bridgewater in its home opener. The Panthers were on the prowl in the first quarter.

Ferrum College has named a woman as its new Chief of Police. Elizabeth "Libby" Legg will also take over as Director of Campus Safety.

Thursday is a big day for six new affiliated partners of The Crooked Road-Virginia's Heritage Music Trail.

News : Sammy Shelor to be Inducted into the Virginia Music Hall of Fame HopeRiver wrote: on Sep.

William Wilhelm loves to make an aluminum disc dance on a string. A yo-yo whirs by Wilhelm's head, drawing a lime green string taut around his fingers.