Boones Mill News

Staff Photo by Stacey Hairston: The "Stamp Out Hunger" event last Saturday collected over 25,000 pounds of food in Rocky Mount and Boones Mill.

Donald D. Conner Jr., 52, was one of three men killed Saturday - along with Jarrett Chancellor Taylor, 26, and Randy C. Taylor, 60, both of Rocky Mount - in a wreck about a half-mile north of the intersection of U.S. 220 and Virginia 919 near Boones Mill, according to state police.

A Wirtz teenager has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a wreck on Jan.

Franklin Co., VA- There will be a candlelight vigil Monday at 8 p.m. in Franklin County for the three people killed in this Saturday night's crash on Route 220.

Serbs voted Sunday in a national election that gave them a sharp choice between a government seeking European Union membership or one that would include former nationalist allies of the late Balkan strongman Slobodan... A pro-European Union candidate and a nationalist opponent are headed for a runoff in Serbia's presidential elections, while the ... (more)

Virginia State Police are investigating a four-vehicle crash sparked by a vehicle driving in the wrong direction that left three people dead in Franklin County.

Franklin Co., VA- We're getting reports tonight of a multi-car accident on Route 220 in Franklin County at the intersection of Grassy Hill Road.

Franklin Co., VA - For many communities across our area, the coming of the train meant big things as parts of the Commonwealth began to open up at the end of the 19th Century.