Rocky Mount News

A Huddleston woman is charged with driving under the influence of drugs after an accident that put her and two others in the hospital.

A candlelight vigil will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Rocky Mount Farmer's Market in honor of Heather Hodges, 22, who has been missing since April 9. "It will be very moving," said Paula Hodges, Heather Hodges' mother.

Christian Heritage Academy will host it's graduation ceremony on Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in the academy's multipurpose building.

The family of Heather Hodges will host a candlelight vigil for the missing Rocky Mount woman at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 at the Rocky Mount Farmers' Market.

Photo by Charles Boothe: Brig. Gen. Burt K. Thompson was the keynote speaker at Saturday's annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial Park in Rocky Mount.

Brig. Gen. Burt Thompson speaks at the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial Park during a Memorial Day service Saturday.

Staff Photo by Steven Marsh: Participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the beginning of a new partnership between Ferrum College and the Franklin County Family YMCA are from left, Samuel Lionberger, Jr., Kevin Reilly, Keenan Lee, Dr.

The lawsuit accused Jonathan Agee of shooting Jennifer Agee "five times at close range" in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store on Orange Avenue in Roanoke.

TODAY BB&T's Party in the Park The Steve Bassett and Robbin Thompson Reunion will bring the two songwriters together for the first time in more than a decade.

Heather Hodges, 22, was last seen at her Rocky Mount home on April 9, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office .

Gen. Burt K. Thompson, who grew up in Rocky Mount and was recently promoted to brigadier general in the U.S. Army, will give the Memorial Day address at the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial Park on Saturday, May 26 at 11 a.m. "His mom moved just up the street from us when he was 14," Amos said.

With tears streaming down her face, Crystal Hodges, still has so many questions about the disappearance of her sister, Heather With tears streaming down her face, Crystal Hodges, of Rocky Mount, still has so many questions about her sister's disappearance.

Two Rocky Mount men have been sentenced for their participation in a theft ring that burglarized 12 Franklin County businesses and residences in the past year.

A former Rocky Mount woman will serve 20 days of a 6-month jail sentence for abandoning a female boxer and six puppies.

Staff Photo by Stacy Hairston: Muawia Khalil Adbeljalil, owner of the One Stop Shop No.

The federal government has formally charged a local convenience store owner with scamming taxpayers out of nearly 18 million dollars.

Courtesy Photo: Michelle Hall and her children, Courtney and Aiden, participated in a 5K run at Dudley Elementary to raise money for the American Red Cross.

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.

The owner of convenience stores in Roanoke and Rocky Mount has been charged in a tax fraud scam that federal authorities say involved more $17.5 million.

File Photo by Charles Boothe: Last year, the Strawberry Festival had to be moved to Franklin Heights Baptist Church's Family Life Center because of rain.