Callaway News

Approximately 50 residents in Rocky Mount and Franklin County told Congressman Tom Perriello on Monday that Franklin County needs a youth center.

Gov. Tim Kaine recognized 153 Virginia public schools Tuesday for earning the Governor's Award for Educational Excellence.

Franklin County school officials will hold the final H1N1 vaccine clinics in four elementary schools today .

The jolly old elf will follow more than 100 entries in the 54th annual Christmas parade Sunday afternoon File Photo by Dallas Woody: Santa Claus will make his first official visit to Franklin County during the 54th annual Franklin County Christmas parade, which begins at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Thirteen workers were displaced Monday when Underwood Custom Kitchens in Ferrum was destroyed by fire.

A Ferrum business was destroyed by fire this morning. Underwood's Custom Kitchens near the intersection of Franklin and Skillet roads is deemed a total loss after the fire, which started in the attic, said Franklin County Fire Marshal Bennie Russell.

The fifth annual Veterans' Day service at the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial Park will be held Wednesday, Nov.

Staff Photo by Joel Turner: Ruby and Galen Brubaker have received dozens of awards during the past six decades for their work in national, state and local organizations.

Depending on the outcome of the governor's race in Tuesday's election, State Sen.

The new baked goods facility will create 84 jobs in Franklin County Staff Photo by Morris Stephenson: Franklin County Board of Supervisors Chairman Charles Wagner, second from left, and Rocky Mount Mayor Steve Angle, left, present a wooden bowl to Empire Foods/TSG General Manager Nora Barker and Len Marek, the company s president and CEO.

Danny Chitwood and Jamie Hartberger led a five-man crew who last week built two ramps on the Blackwater River above and below the town s low-head dam.

Keynote speaker and author Dr. Everett Worthington Jr. will lead the seminar, " Forgiving and Reconciling.