Ferrum News

The hunting accident that killed a Ferrum student and hurt another sparked several comments from our viewers.

FERRUM - Eastern Mennonite Univeristy overcame a sluggish first half Wednesday as the Royals stayed unbeaten on the young season by whipping Ferrum 81-66 in nonconference action.

Here's a press release from Ferrum College about their upcoming Winter Concert: The Ferrum College Gospel Choir and Jazz Ensemble will perform their annual Winter Concert on December 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Vaughn Chapel on the Ferrum College campus.

Residents of Rocky Mount and Franklin County can now enjoy bluegrass music videos in their homes, free of charge.

The Ferrum College community is in shock after a student was killed by a hunter who mistook her for a deer.

Death is felt deeply at a small college such as Ferrum, which has 1,200 students and most of them know each other - if not by name, at least by face.

Fatal hunting-related shootings in which a nonhunter is a victim are rare in Virginia.

Ferrum, Franklin County, and Conservation Police were back out on the scene Wednesday morning.

The Department of Game & Inland Fisheries say a man hunting deer shot three people Tuesday killing one.

One Ferrum College student was killed and another injured about 4 p.m. Tuesday by a hunter who apparently mistook them for deer, authorities said.

Rocky Mount's residential water and sewer rates are below the average for localities, both statewide and regionally, based on a new statewide report.

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.

VDOT says both lanes of Route 40 westbound have been re-opened. Billy Ferguson with Franklin County's Department of Public Safety tells our crew on the scene that the fire sparked in a duct at Underwood's Custom Kitchens, around 8:30 a.m. Ferguson added that six employees were inside when the fire started, and none are seriously hurt.

Ferrum College will open its new campus safety and welcome center with an informal open house from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today.

Franklin County school and heath officials will hold a third informational meeting on the H1N1 and the vaccine Thursday night.

A Ferrum man is being held in Patrick County on a charge of attempted murder, according to a news release from the Patrick County Sheriffa s Office.

Many Blue Ridge traditions may be fading from view, but Saturday they were front and center in Ferrum.

Saturday October 24th, you're invited to head out to Ferrum for a day of music, food, and crafts at the Annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival.

"In this instance they did not see it as an immediate threat to our students. They knew who the players were, they knew the extent of what was going on," explains Ferrum College Spokesperson Natalie Faunce.