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Woods Farm in Boones Mill will permanently close Saturday, Oct. 31, the farm announced on its Facebook page.

WPPDC Seeks Public Input on Rural Transportation Plan Across West Piedmont Region

— Residents across the West Piedmont region have an opportunity to help shape the future of local transportation as the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) update...

RiverStreet Communications of Virginia and substantially all of its affiliates have initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern Distr...

Update - 9:00pm - Juvenile has returned home.

Basketball (Boys) · 2026-12-01 19:00

Basketball (Boys) · 2026-11-20 19:00 The Hidden Valley varsity basketball team has an away non-conference game @ Franklin County (Rocky Mount, VA) on Friday, November 20 @ 7p.

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A Ford Mustang being pursued by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office crashed into a gas pump at Meadowgreen Market on Virginia Avenue in Henry County around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, ...

Franklin County pursuit ended in a crash in front of Meadowgreen Market in Oak Level

Construction on US-220 southbound (Virgil H Goode Hwy) in Franklin County VA. The north left shoulder is closed. The south left shoulder is closed. Scheduled Oct. 1, 2026. Source: VDOT 511.

Maintenance on Rt. 808 northbound (Rockland Rd) in Franklin County VA. All north lanes are closed. All south lanes are closed. Scheduled Sept. 30, 2026 through Oct. 16, 2026. Source: VDOT 511.

Bridge Work on Rt. 705 northbound (Chestnut Hill Rd) in Franklin County VA. All north lanes are closed. All south lanes are closed. Scheduled June 30, 2025 through Nov. 6, 2026. Source: VDOT 511.

Construction on US-220 northbound (Franklin Rd SW) in Roanoke County. The north left shoulder and right shoulder are closed. The south left shoulder and right shoulder are closed. Scheduled April 24, 2025 through Oct....

A 14-foot bronze monument honoring 70 Black men of the US Colored Troops from Franklin County was unveiled on January 18, 2026.

In December 2025 the governor announced a $4.9 million expansion of the Cornerstone Building Brands plant in Rocky Mount, adding 50 jobs.

Ground was broken on September 23, 2024, for a monument in Rocky Mount honoring 70 Black Union soldiers from Franklin County.

On July 21, 2020, the Franklin County Board of Supervisors voted to ask voters in November whether to move the Confederate monument from the courthouse grounds.

Fleetwood Homes announced a $2.1 million expansion of its Rocky Mount factory on July 6, 2020, creating 60 jobs for a workforce of 146.

A Ford Mustang being pursued by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office crashed into a gas pump at Meadowgreen Market on Virginia Avenue in Henry County around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, ...

Franklin County pursuit ended in a crash in front of Meadowgreen Market in Oak Level

Woods Farm in Boones Mill will permanently close Saturday, Oct. 31, the farm announced on its Facebook page.

— Residents across the West Piedmont region have an opportunity to help shape the future of local transportation as the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) update...

WPPDC Seeks Public Input on Rural Transportation Plan Across West Piedmont Region