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Mark Warner, dies at age 36 Single-vehicle wreck kills 18-year-old in Franklin County Franklin County School Board expels 4-day school week proposal Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot wife before taking own life, police say Judge reinstates Martinsville's mayor, delays hearing Osprey races, Earth Day cleanup set for Smith Mountain Lake State Park Why Franklin County increased its real estate tax by 4 cents Pentagon fired US Navy Secretary John Phelan, source says After fall: Justin Fairfax's 'profound retreat' from family kAmkDEC@?8m$F?52J[ |2C49 afk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm#9@?52 |2EE@I H:== 36 E96 8F6DE >:?:DE6C 2E |@F?E ~=:G6E &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49 :? q@@?6D |:==]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|@?52J[ |2C49 agk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm%96 q=F6 #:586 $@:= 2?5 (2E6C r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4E q@2C5 H:== >66E 2E d A]>] 2E uC2?<=:? r@] s:DE:==6C:6D]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m$2EFC52J[ pAC:= ak^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%96 $>:E9 |@F?E2:? {2<6 {:@?D r=F3 H:== 9@=5 :ED 2??F2= #6G6CD6 #277=6 2E E96 cw r6?E6C] s@@CD @A6? 2E e A]>][ C277=6 DE2CED 2E f A]>] %9:D J62C’D 6G6?E H:== 762EFC6 2 56DD6CE 32C 2?5 36G6C286D] %:4<6ED H:== 36 Sd_ A6C A6CD@? H:E9 @?=J aa_ E@E2= E:4<6ED D@=5] %96 =2DE E:4<6E 5C2H? 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Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Virginia's redistricting referendum was approved by a narrow margin on Tuesday with 51.45% of the commonwealth's voters in favor of the rare m… Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits. 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Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Virginia's redistricting referendum was approved by a narrow margin on Tuesday with 51.45% of the commonwealth's voters in favor of the rare m…
Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits.
Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash A Franklin County man was sentenced to three active years in prison in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a Martinsville man and serious…
Rocky Mount keeps tax rates level, but service rates will increase Rocky Mount is not increasing taxes next year, but rates for water, wastewater and solid waste collection are going up.
Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes One speaker called the proposed tax hikes "totally stupid," while another argued that tax revenue helps invest in county services.
