ROCKY MOUNT, Va. — The Franklin County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a work session at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, focused on a panel presentation and discussion about data centers.
The county calendar lists the session from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Boardroom at the Franklin County Government Center, 1255 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount. The county alert says the panel is intended to help residents and board members learn about current trends, best practices and considerations for future planning and policy decisions.
The county says the work session will be livestreamed and available for viewing afterward through the Franklin County Board of Supervisors YouTube channel. Meeting documents and an agenda are linked from the county notice and calendar.
Residents who want to submit a public comment can use the county's online form linked in the notice. The announcement does not identify specific panelists or announce a pending decision, so this report does not infer an action beyond the scheduled educational discussion.
Source: Reporting based on Franklin County meeting notice and Franklin County work-session calendar, checked Oct. 19, 2026. The accompanying art is an original detailed GetStarNews illustrative graphic and does not depict actual people, attendees, rooms, facilities or current conditions.
The accompanying image is an original detailed GetStarNews illustrative editorial graphic; it is not a documentary photograph and does not depict actual people or current conditions. The illustration uses symbolic government, public-input and server-rack forms.
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