Penhook News

They are hard at work on their summer break.A While their friends hit the beach, they spend a week helping others.

A Penhook man has been charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving in connection with the car crash that killed a Rocky Mount man in Pittsylvania County Friday night.

Staff Photo by Morris Stephenson A 2000 Volvo, replica of a 1950 Porsche and a 1987 Volvo were heavily damaged Thursday afternoon when a large cherry tree fell across the vehicles at the home of John Speidel at 580 South Main Street in Rocky Mount.

Locations impacted include Gretna, Chalk Level and Mt airy. The entire area under Tornada Watch 2:30 p.m. UPDATE The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Pittsylvania County until 3:15 p.m. At 2:08 p.m. local law enforcement reported a possible tornado west of Penhook, moving east at 15 mph.

Two people were hurt in accidents on Smith Mountain Lake over the holiday weekend.

After a cold and rainy spring, boaters took advantage of higher water levels and warm weather this Memorial Day weekend, the traditional opening of the season at Smith Mountain Lake.

The laughter was very un-librarylike. But then, it was coming from the meeting room, so perhaps the library's patrons weren't disturbed.

One of the greatest things about this journalism business is there's no shortage of opinions out there.

Members of the middle and high school youth groups of Trinity Ecumenical Parish have been hard at work this spring helping around the house -- and not just at their own homes.

Contentious divorce cases are not unique to modern times. Controversial endings to matrimony probably date back to the concept of marriage itself.

Two events this weekend are being staged to help young people in Franklin County.

While many of the public parks in Franklin County are located in and around Rocky Mount, the hub of activity and government in the county, several efforts are underway to establish more parks around Smith Mountain Lake.

Twenty-two eateries are vying to see who will win "Best Hot Dog in Franklin County 2009." The contest, organized by the Franklin County Retail Merchants Association, features hot dogs at a variety of places throughout the county, including three at Smith Mountain Lake.

Smiling and greeting her family members and friends, Edith Hammock summed up a century of life in two simple words Sunday as she celebrated her 100th birthday at Penhook United Methodist Church.

Remember last week? It snowed. With the almost-tropical weather lake-area residents have been able to enjoy this week, the early March snow may seem like a long time ago.

A Penhook man died Sunday night in a single-vehicle wreck in Franklin County, Virginia State Police said.

State Police tell us they're investigating what caused a crash that killed a man off Route 220 in Franklin County Sunday night.

Franklin County schools will be closed Wednesday because not all of the roads in the eastern part of the county have been cleared of snow and ice.

FISHERSVILLE - Eva Scott Huggard German, 75, of 65 Longview Circle, Fishersville, died Monday, Feb.

Staff Photo by Steven Marsh: Stephen Flora, left, stands next to his attorney Will Davis, as he pleads guilty to embezzlement from the Penhook Minute Market.