Ferrum College News

The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre is mounting a special Christmas performance of an original musical, "The Littlest Shepherd." Ferrum College has provided photos and a detailed press release, which I'm sharing below.

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.

Both school board chair Michelle Flynn and vice-chair Jason Collier will be sitting on the county's school board for another four years.

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

The 36th annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival is Saturday Courtesy Photo: The moonshine story-telling stage was a popular attraction at last year s Folklife Festival.

Ferrum College sophomore linebacker Jamar Moseley grabs Greensboro College starting quarterback Michael Caparaso first by the waist and then by the legs to record the first of two sacks by the Panthers' defense in Saturday's 27-24 USA South Athletic Conference football setback to the Pride at W.B. Adams Stadium.

U.S.i3 4 Army Col. Burdett K. Thompson, a former Franklin County resident, was presented the 2009 Ferrum College Distinguished Alumni Award during a recent meeting of the association.

Packing her schedule with clubs and organizations, junior Shannon Jennings works hard and finds time to give back.

Let's rock again: A new CD and museum exhibit has Smithfield's Kenny Coates revisiting his days as a budding rockabilly star By Sam McDonald 247-4732 October 18, 2009 SMITHFIELD - These days, 69-year-old Kenny Coates appears to be a mannerly country gentleman.

Courtesy Photo: Horse pulling competitions, coon dog treeing and racing contests, sheep herding demonstrations, and the Virginia State Championship Coon Mule Jumping Contest will delight animal fans at the 36th annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office continues to search for the person responsible for a weekend shooting on Nolens Hill Road in Ferrum.

"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.

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.

Ferrum College will host a lecture Wednesday at 7 p.m. by Heather Dawes, executive director of Energy Xchange , a rather novel North Carolina organization that boasts arts studios powered by methane gas from a nearby landfill.

EIIA , a not-for-profit organization that provides extensive insurance and risk management services to its members, is now providing 128 private, church-related colleges and universities with unique H1N1 virus insurance through its Catastrophic Business Interruption for Higher Education policy.

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

Students and staff at Ferrum College are celebrating a new addition to the Franklin County campus.

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