Top Story ROCKY MOUNT Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Jason Dunovant Mar 27, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 0 Several local youth lined the pond at Gilly’s Park in Rocky Mount at a past Cops and Bobbers event. Photos courtesy of Ryan King Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jason Dunovant Area youth are invited to a day of fun and fishing at Gilly's Park in Rocky Mount on Saturday for this year's Cops and Bobbers event. kAmz:5D 286 `a 2?5 F?56C 2C6 :?G:E65 E@ 42DE 2 =:?6 7@C E96 492?46 E@ E@ H:? 2 G2C:6EJ @7 AC:K6D] pH2C5D H:== 36 8:G6? 7@C E96 3:886DE 7:D9 2?5 E@E2= H6:89E :? 6249 286 8C@FA[ 2=@?8 H:E9 255:E:@?2= AC:K6D E9C@F89@FE E96 52J] k^AmkAm#@4<J |@F?E !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E r9:67 !9:==:A *@F?8 D2:5 >@C6 E92? b__ <:5D 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 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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 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.
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.
