At the most recent meeting of SML Center Inc., 14 Smith Mountain Lake-area residents with varied skills and experience signed on as members of its board of directors.
The annual Independence Festival, sponsored and staged by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club, is scheduled for today (Friday, July 1) at Franklin County High School's C.I. (Cy) Dillon Stadium-Fred M. Brown Memorial Field.
Members of the Moneta Lions Club recently met at the home of Lion Bart Matthies to celebrate the anniversary of the club’s charter and 33 years of dedicated service to the Moneta area, Virginia’s Multiple District 24 C and Lions Clubs International.
This Saturday Smith Mountain Lake’s longest-running fireworks show is set to return to Parkway Marina after a two-year hiatus. The SML Fireworks and Fire Company Fundraiser benefiting Saunders Volunteer Fire Department is expected to bring big crowds eager to get an early start on celebratin…
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Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel in Costa Rica.
The SML Water Safety Council has once again issued its annual reminder that boaters who head out to watch over-water fireworks shows should remember to observe the temporary no-wake zones in effect for fireworks viewing areas.
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel in Costa Rica.
The SML Water Safety Council has once again issued its annual reminder that boaters who head out to watch over-water fireworks shows should remember to observe the temporary no-wake zones in effect for fireworks viewing areas.
Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post.
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After three years as the superintendent of Booker T. Washington National Monument, Robin Snyder said her goodbyes to park staff last week as she prepares for a new role in the National Park Service.
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A woman pushing a baby in a stroller was shot in the head at close-range and killed in Manhattan on Wednesday night, police said.
At the most recent meeting of SML Center Inc., 14 Smith Mountain Lake-area residents with varied skills and experience signed on as members of its board of directors.
These are some of the most luxurious homes on the Rocky Mount market.
Members of the Moneta Lions Club recently met at the home of Lion Bart Matthies to celebrate the anniversary of the club’s charter and 33 years of dedicated service to the Moneta area, Virginia’s Multiple District 24 C and Lions Clubs International.
This Saturday Smith Mountain Lake’s longest-running fireworks show is set to return to Parkway Marina after a two-year hiatus. The SML Fireworks and Fire Company Fundraiser benefiting Saunders Volunteer Fire Department is expected to bring big crowds eager to get an early start on celebratin…
As another national economic downturn lurks, a large majority of Virginia public school districts still have not financially recovered from the stock market crash that occurred nearly 15 years ago.
According to a study, VCU philosophy majors earned minimum wage five years after graduation, while UVA computer science majors made six figures.
A panel of three federal judges on Monday rejected an attempt to hold Virginia House of Delegates elections this year, finding that the Democratic activist who brought a lawsuit did not have standing.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he was disappointed in the Democrats' vote and that lawmakers should return the money to taxpayers.
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Documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia offer no details about what the proposed deal might entail.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Rocky Mount Police Department each will host National Night Out events Tuesday evening.
Ex-cop Thomas "T.J." Robertson was ordered held without bond Wednesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. Co-defendant Jacob Fracker remains free on bond.
Thomas "T.J." Robertson's son testified that an M4 rifle found is his.
The House Education Committee on Wednesday advanced an amended bill to block local school boards from imposing mask mandates, matching amended legislation moving through the Senate.
The House of Delegates and Senate will return to the Virginia Capitol on Monday to meet in its historic chambers for the first time in almost 17 months, but they won't leave behind the issue of whether to wear face masks for indoor gatherings to forestall a new surge in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Registered voters in Franklin County are eligible to cast ballots Tuesday in statewide and local open primaries.
Entrepreneur and small business owner Pete Snyder, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Virginia governor, stopped by Rocky Mount Burger Company on Tuesday evening.