Franklin News

The latest beneficiary of federal stimulus money in the region is the Ferrum Community Health Center in Franklin County.

Manakin-Sabot resident Nancy Hargroves grew up in Franklin, Va. where her father was a truck farmer and her grandmother owned a florist shop.

CLIFTON FORGE Afifth of Bacardi rum sold for $3.90 in 1934 when the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control formed on the heels of the end of Prohibition.

Police say the man pictured to the left of this story entered the Franklin Walmart and placed two LCD TVs worth $1,596 into a shopping cart and left through an emergency exit without paying.

Fire Marshals arrested a 15-year-old arson suspect in connection with Wednesday's three-alarm fire on Franklin Street that displaced 11 people.

A man left through a store emergency exit and got away with two TVs worth nearly $1600. Franklin investigators say he's gotten away with about $15,000 in goods from area Wal-Marts since October 2008.

A liquor store that opened six months after the end of Prohibition is still in business 75 years later in Clifton Forge, where state Alcoholic Beverage Control officials are gathered today to celebrate the milestone.

Val Livingston and Thaler McCormick help families in desperate situations, but they say they will do less of it in the coming year because of city budget cuts.

A Franklin Pastor who lost everything in a fire is now counting his blessings. Earlier this week, flames destroyed Bishop James Ashby's home.

A quarter-mile stretch of East Washington Street in Suffolk will close next week for road work.

Franklin Co., VA - In Rocky Mount, it was two lifeguards themselves who were in need of rescue during Thursday's storms.

A canoeing trip turned deadly. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says a 38-year-old man from Franklin Co.

Isle of Wight - A motorist died Friday morning after crashing into the base of a water tower in Isle of Wight County.

June 4, 2009 Active tornado warnings in our area TORNADO WARNING - PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY 3:22PM AEP reports power outages in Campbell, Franklin, and Floyd Counties.

An occasional series featuring stories of military men and women far from home and their loved ones here.

May 29, 2009 Traffic Alert for drivers in Franklin and Botetourt Counties There are two traffic accidents drivers should be aware of.

In early May, 82 year-old Rachael Lewis, was kidnapped and driven to a local bank where she was forced to empty her entire bank account.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor Changes to the private security service are pending on the Jamestown-Scotland ferry - part of a plan to cut $1 million in costs, according to VDOT Commissioner David Ekern.

May 18, 2009 Franklin Co. man dies following house explosion An 83-year-old man in Franklin County died over the weekend after his mobile home exploded.

The Virginia Department of Health warns people living in the area near Rakes Road and Scuffling Hills in Franklin County about a rabid cat.