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 Prefer us on Google Learn More 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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18-year-old Rocky Mount woman arrested after fatal stabbing A Rocky Mount woman was arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred early Tuesday morning.Â
Pirate Days returns next weekend at a new location amid drought Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days is set to return next weekend even as low water levels have threatened to put a damper on the popular lake event.
High heat, low lake levels made for a quiet Fourth at Smith Mountain Lake What is usually one of the busiest weekends of the summer for lake officials was ultimately uneventful.
Smith Mountain Lake businesses feel the impact of low lake levels With Smith Mountain Lake currently more than five feet below normal, local businesses have spent much of the summer reassuring visitors.
Former assistant principal takes lead role at Franklin County High School "My ultimate goal, in the very beginning, is to just make this the community school that it is again," Amy Johnson said.
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