Rocky Mount News

Courtesy Photo: This traffic signal control box at the intersection of North Main and State streets was struck by a vehicle last weekend.

Courtesy Photo: The winners of the Miss Pigg River Pageant are, from left, Little Miss Pigg River, Kyaria Mack; Miss Pre-Teen Pigg River, Rajahne Witcher; and Miss Pigg River 2013, Amiya Saunders.

Franklin County Habitat for Humanity hit a milestone Monday as the 20th Habitat House in the county broke ground.

Gina Haley Kennett of Rocky Mount has announced her intention to seek election to the Franklin County School Board member-at-large seat this November.

Barb and Warren Winborn of Iowa, left, and Irl and Dina Craner of California are shown with L.D. Arrington, president and CEO of AEI Enterprises following Thursday's weekly Crooked Road jam session held at the Rocky Mount Dairy Queen.

A Rocky Mount man was indicted last week by a Franklin County grand jury on 50 counts of possessing child pornography.

The Roanoke Times reports that a Franklin County grand jury indicted 34-year-old Matthew Ferguson on 17 counts, including two felony counts of destruction of property.

The national food drive will not only benefit Heavenly Manna in Rocky Mount this year, but Feeding America Southwest Virginia Food Bank as well.

Courtesy Photo: This yearling colt was seized from a pasture on Stave Mill Road on April 30.

A Callaway man was indicted Monday by a Franklin County grand jury on two felony drug charges related to a raid on a suspected meth lab in Rocky Mount last November.

A Bassett man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty last week in Franklin County Circuit Court to distribution of heroin.

The 10th annual Strawberry Festival, sponsored by Franklin Heights Baptist Church, will be held at the farmers' market in downtown Rocky Mount.

Settlements in two lawsuits tied to the deaths of two Rocky Mount firefighters, killed in a fatal fire truck crash in July 2010 have been reached.

A Rocky Mount man faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin County Circuit Court to stealing a TV from a local retail store.

The Town of Rocky Mount will hold a meeting to receive input from the public on a name for the new performance hall on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the town municipal building.

Courtesy Photo: This weekend's Chug for the Jug 5K race will be held in honor of the late Larry Heaton, an avid supporter of the event.

Michael Kevin Brown, 36, pleaded guilty in February to one count of rape of a 12-year-old girl and one count of object sexual penetration.

A Callaway man was indicted on four felony cocaine charges in February after investigators seized evidence during a search of his home.

Rocky Mount, VA ABC 13 has a special report on our own Jamey Singleton's recovery from a terrible accident.