Franklin County News

Staff Photo by Stacey Hairston: Contractors hired by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service began the demolition process on the Pigg River Dam near the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial Park in Rocky Mount.

Courtesy Photo: A fire on Nov. 29 burned through three levels of this residence at 9050 Old Franklin Turnpike in Glade Hill.

The remains have been sent to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke for identification, according to Lt.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into what appear to be human remains found in the Henry area of Franklin County.

Two Chatham men face up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Circuit Court to possession of burglary tools and trespassing for breaking into Doyle Enterprises in August.

A Rocky Mount man will serve three years of a six-year prison sentence for demanding money from a Virginia State Trooper.

Courtesy Photo: Eloise Vass, Libby Bondurant, Pat Jones and Tarah Holland display "Barn Quilt Trail" items that will be part of the annual "Come Home to a Franklin County Christmas" Friday evening.

The weather cooperated and so did residents, as the Franklin County Christmas Parade Sunday was one of the largest in history.

Two men and one woman were arrested Saturday and charged in connection with the theft of two laptop computers from Walmart in Rocky Mount.

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell, two corrections consultants concluded following a review of his death released Tuesday, rejecting earlier suggestions that he may have died accidentally while seeking a sexual thrill.

A Union Hall man faces up to five years in prison after being found guilty last week of unlawful wounding for striking another man with a shovel at a motel on U.S. 220 in March.

Kacie Hodges posed for a picture with Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, Brittany Yates, recently at Wendy's in Rocky Mount.

A Boones Mill couple is dead in what the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said was an apparent murder-suicide early Thanksgiving morning.

During his incarceration, Barnes must obtain his GED and pay $350 restitution to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for the money used to purchase the drugs.

Courtesy Photo: Alise Culbertson , director of the Free Clinic of Franklin County, and Rhonda Rousch, president of the clinic's board of directors, hold a replica of the $50,000 check during the awards presentation in Roanoke.

File Photo: Over 120 entries will participate in the Franklin County Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 1. Last year, these little angels threw candy to children gathered along South Main Street.

Franklin Co., VA - A sad story this Thanksgiving, as a murder-suicide in Franklin County leaves two kids without their parents.

Courtesy Photo: Payton Shively, a student at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, is the winner of Franklin County Parks and Recreation's annual Christmas card contest.

A Franklin County man, who was reported missing by his family on Nov. 9, is believed to be in danger, according to the Vinton Police Department.

A Callaway man and the owner of a septic tank pumping business will serve two years of a 19-year sentence for illegally dumping raw sewage at four sites in Franklin County.