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Thursday | Roanoke Times

Stimulus funds will go toward pharmacy in Franklin Co. - roanoke.com

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

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Goochland Gazette - Serving Gooch...

Hargroves named to national garden club post

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

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Clifton Forge ABC store is still at original location

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.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Police: Man steals LCD TVs from Walmart

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.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Teen arrested for setting 3-alarm fire

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

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WVEC-TV Norfolk

Man suspected in Wal-Mart thefts from Franklin to Va. Beach

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.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

75 years after Prohibitiona s repeal, ABC store still operating in same location

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.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Virginian-Pilot

Abuse victims, families to get less aid from Suffolk

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.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Pastor counts his blessings after fire

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

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Road work in Suffolk scheduled for next week

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

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Two Lifeguards Stranded

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

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Man drowns in Blackwater River in Franklin County

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

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WTKR-TV Norfolk

Motorist dies after crashing into tower

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

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

WDBJ7

Active tornado warnings in our area

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.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

'Sometimes I wonder why we are still here'

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

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Fri May 29, 2009

WDBJ7

Traffic Alert for drivers in Franklin and Botetourt Counties

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

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WTKR-TV Norfolk

Elderly Woman Kidnapped and Forced to Empty Bank Account

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.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Smithfield Times

VDOT reviewing security, other costs

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.

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Tue May 19, 2009

WDBJ7

Franklin Co. man dies following house explosion

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.

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Mon May 18, 2009

WSLS

Rabid cat caught in Franklin Co.

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

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