Boones Mill News

Two Rocky Mount men were indicted by a Franklin County grand jury Monday for allegedly using a business credit card for personal use while working for a local furniture store.

Jobs are already the buzzword of candidates and potential candidates in Rocky Mount, even with town council elections still months away.

A spike in the number of street sign thefts has prompted the sheriff's office to increase patrols and ask residents for assistance.

Courtesy Photo: A 17-year-old male was killed and three other teenagers were injured Monday afternoon when this 2000 Mercury Cougar lost control on Route 122, striking four vehicles and a building.

Recently, I was traveling home to Roanoke from North Carolina on U.S. 220 and came upon a funeral procession heading from Rocky Mount to Boones Mill.

State Police this afternoon released the name of the Franklin County teenager, who was killed in a multi-car crash on Monday .

A teenager was killed and four people suffered injuries in a high-speed pileup on rural Booker T. Washington Highway near Rocky Mount on Monday afternoon, police said.

This included three Franklin County elementary schools that received the 2012 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance incentive program.