Franklin News

STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS The Roanoke Times . Three Rocky Mount buildings - the Virgil H. Goode Building, the administration offices building and the courthouse - have long housed government offices.

Several roads in Southwest Virginia are closed today due to flooding, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer involved shooting.

Katherine Edwards' daughter may attribute her mother's healthy longevity to a loyal intake of whole milk and peanuts, but Edwards chalks it up to her hardworking doctors, especially a heart specialist named ...

Nine people face federal charges related to a drug ring that authorities say distributed more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine in western Virginia.

Carshena Gary won't be able to see her degree from Tidewater Community College when it's placed in her hands today.

A clear vision of how to solve overcrowding in Franklin County's schools didn't emerge Monday during a joint meeting of the supervisors and the school board, but a wish list was offered.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Franklin, Roanoke, Bedford, Botetourt and Floyd counties as disaster areas because of drought and excessive heat.

Altavista Town Council pushed next year's Uncle Billy's Day forward Tuesday night, agreeing to close several downtown streets and have a beer sales area during Saturday night's stage entertainment in English ...

Vandals desecrated the grave of a Civil War commander back in June. Major Joseph Gillette died fighting for the confederacy.

County: Montgomery Description: On US-460 W) in the County of Montgomery, in the vicinity of N Main Ramp L; BUS US-460W , BUS US-460E, BUS US-460E ; BUS US-460E/W , BUS US-460E/W, motorists can expect potential ...

Fourth-graders at Fort Lewis Elementary learned how to decorate for the holidays in 18th-century colonial style on Thursday, Dec.

Traffic is backed up tonight after a tractor trailer accident in Franklin County.

The Southampton County Sheriff's Office says it has made arrests in connection with the vandalism of a Civil War-era grave last summer.

Franklin Co., VA - A Franklin County teen is in the hospital with a gunshot wound and authorities aren't sure who pulled the trigger.

Scores, if not hundreds, of Franklin natives are succeeding at the highest levels of business, government, academia and military service in this country.

When it comes to recreation in Franklin County, residents' interests are growing, according to a recent survey conducted by its parks and recreation department.

The man accused of killing two Emporia, Va., sisters made his first court appearance Friday for arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder.

For about a week, it looked like the Grinch had stolen the parade. Then Frank Davis decided to steal it right back.

After more than two years, Hertford County Sheriff Juan Vaughan Sr. made an arrest Thursday in the slayings of Nellie Bradley, 71, and Dorothy Hobbs, 74, the sisters whose bodies were found outside ...