Franklin County News

Franklin County has its share of those, including the county name itself, which was given in honor of Benjamin Franklin and officially established in 1786.

Photo by Katie Shively: Harry S. Coates Jr. of Callaway is presented with the Franklin County Patriot Award by Del.

As the attorney for the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, Bill Stanley has filed a motion to remove the injunction ordering the board to cease opening its meetings with Christian prayers.

A Rocky Mount man will serve 30 years of a 40-year sentence for the murder of a 3-month-old boy in May 2013.

Staff Photo by K.A. Wagoner: Capt. Marvin Woods is sporting a new "uniform" for his retirement after a 27-year career in law enforcement and public safety.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday that Trinity Packaging Corporation will invest $9.5 million to expand capacity at its operation in the Town of Rocky Mount in Franklin County.

Special education programs in Franklin County schools have been awarded two grants from the Virginia Department of Education to help students make the transition from school to work.

Staff Photo by Stacey Hairston: Bus driver Paul Holland Jr. of Glade Hill was recognized by the Franklin County School Board in May for his 54 years of service.

A Rocky Mount man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday in Franklin County Circuit Court to distribution of methamphetamine.

The new entries include a 19th-century railroad depot in Wythe County and Staunton's Booker T. Washington High School, which opened in 1936 as the only high school for African Americans in the city.

Construction in Franklin County decreased in May, based on the number of building permits issued and the value of those permits, according to the Franklin County Building Inspections Department.

Staff Photo: Attendance at concerts at the new Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount has exceeded expectations with over 7,000 music fans in two months of operation.

A 19th-century railroad depot in Wythe County, a 1930s-era Art Deco-style school that served the black community in Staunton and a historic district in Franklin County dating back to the 1780s and the founding of Boones Mill are among seven places recently approved for listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Virginia Department of ... (more)

New and returning officers of the Rocky Mount Lions Club include, from left, Ted Futscher, president; Roger Seale, treasurer; James Guilliams, 2nd vice president; Kirk Sampson, district governor; Joe Menefee, 3rd vice president; Tommy Robertson, Lion tamer; Peggy Santrock, one-year director; Jerry Beckner, membership chair; and Joyce Gordon, ... (more)

Two Franklin County women will vie for the title of Miss Virginia during the 2014 Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant this week.

Internet Photo: The deaths of Leyland cypress trees all around Franklin County have been blamed on several diseases, such as root rot and Seiridium canker, which causes bright reddish brown twigs and branches.

Photo by Faye Hicks: Mike Lyman, a member of New Vision Baptist Church, and several other volunteers work in the "giving garden" at Fork Mountain.

Courtesy Photo: Illegal dumping at green box sites continues to be a major problem in Franklin County, where there are 68 green box sites.

Courtesy Photo: The Smith Central Activities Building was the first to be constructed at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake.

Taking advantage of Franklin County's natural beauty was at the core of Mary Wray's idea of creating a destination for special occasions, mainly weddings.