Top Story FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student sentenced after bringing gun to Franklin County High School in April JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025 0 Franklin County High School is shown in Rocky Mount. the roanoke times, file 2022 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times A Franklin County High School student will serve five years in prison after bringing a loaded handgun onto school grounds in April.kAmp?E9@?J ~C:@? s2=E@?[ `f[ H2D EC:65 2D 2? 25F=E 2?5 D6?E6?465 =2DE %F6D52J E@ 2 E@E2= @7 ?:?6 J62CD H:E9 7@FC J62CD DFDA6?565] w6 :D 4FCC6?E=J 9@FD65 2E E96 #@2?@<6 '2==6J yFG6?:=6 s6E6?E:@? r6?E6C[ H96C6 96 H:== C6>2:? F?E:= 286 `g] w6 H:== E96? 36 EC2?D76CC65 E@ 2? 25F=E 56E6?E:@? 724:=:EJ E@ D6CG6 E96 C6>2:?56C @7 9:D D6?E6?46]k^AmkAm~? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@2?@<6]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60`a46ff2a\3534\cg3a\g66g\6__`cbc2d4bh]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpAC:= `k^2m[ DEF56?ED 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= H6C6 E@=5 E@ D96=E6C :? A=246 7@C 2AAC@I:>2E6=J b_ >:?FE6D H96? A@=:46 =62C?65 @7 E96 92?58F? @? 42>AFD]k^Am People are also reading… Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Volunteers needed for Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Roanoke County family files lawsuit against VHSL, school board over homeschool sports rule Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year Roanoke police officer needlessly shot intellectually disabled man: lawsuit Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers kAmp D49@@= C6D@FC46 D96C:77’D 56AFEJ 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= ?@E:7:65 E96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 @7 E96 A@E6?E:2= E9C62E 27E6C 2 DEF56?E D92C65 2 $?2A492E A9@E@] %96 A9@E@ 2AA62C65 E@ 5:DA=2J 2 7:C62C> H9:=6 @? D49@@= AC@A6CEJ]k^AmkAm%96 D96C:77’D @77:46 C6=62D65 2 DE2E6>6?E 7@==@H:?8 E96 D6?E6?4:?8]k^AmkAm“%9:D 42D6 D6CG6D 2D 2 A@H6C7F= C6>:?56C @7 E96 D6C:@FD?6DD @7 3C:?8:?8 2 7:C62C> @?E@ D49@@= AC@A6CEJ 2?5 E96 =:76\2=E6C:?8 4@?D6BF6?46D E92E 42? C6DF=E 7C@> DF49 24E:@?D[” E96 DE2E6>6?E C625] “%96 DH:7E C6A@CE:?8[ 7@==@H65 3J E96 :>>65:2E6 C6DA@?D6 @7 D49@@= DE277 2?5 D49@@= C6D@FC46 56AFE:6D[ AC6G6?E65 H92E 4@F=5 92G6 366? 2 EC28:4 6G6?E]”k^Am kAmuC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77 q:== ~G6CE@? 25565 E@ E96 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAm“%9:D D6?E6?4:?8 C67=64ED E96 D6G6C:EJ @7 E96 @776?D6 2?5 C6:?7@C46D E92E H62A@?D 92G6 ?@ A=246 :? @FC D49@@=D[” ~G6CE@? D2:5] “~FC D49@@= C6D@FC46 56AFE:6D A=2J 2 4C:E:42= C@=6 :? >2:?E2:?:?8 E96 D276EJ @7 @FC 42>AFD6D[ 2?5 E96:C BF:4< C6DA@?D6—2=@?8 H:E9 E92E @7 @FC D49@@= A2CE?6CD—>256 2== E96 5:776C6?46 E92E 52J]”k^AmkAm%96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 FC865 A2C6?ED E@ 92G6 @?8@:?8 4@?G6CD2E:@?D H:E9 E96:C 49:=5C6? 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 H62A@?D 2?5 E96 D6C:@FD 4@?D6BF6?46D @7 A@@C 564:D:@?D]k^Am kAmx7 J@F “D66 D@>6E9:?8[ D2J D@>6E9:?8[” E96 D96C:77’D @77:46 6>A92D:K65 :? E96 C6=62D6] (96? :?5:G:5F2=D DA62< FA 23@FE A@E6?E:2= E9C62ED[ :E 2==@HD =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 2?5 D49@@= @77:4:2=D E@ 24E BF:4<=J E@ 6?DFC6 6G6CJ@?6’D D276EJ] %96 C6=62D6 A@:?E65 E@ E96 24E:@?D @7 E96 :?5:G:5F2= H9@ C6A@CE65 E96 7:C62C> :? 9@H E96J “6I6>A=:7J E96 5:776C6?46 @?6 G@:46 42? >2<6]”k^Am Jason Dunovant (540) 981-3324 jason.dunovant@roanoke.com 0 comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. 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 Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Authorities found the body of Charles Arthur Smith Jr. on March 17, after he had been reported missing. Watch Now: Related Video The 10 safest cities in the United States A1 Minute! March 25, 2026: Ram’s sports investment; Dr. Winn moves onto Philadelphia; Cannabis laws may change A1 Minute! March 25, 2026: Ram’s sports investment; Dr. Winn moves onto Philadelphia; Cannabis laws may change A1 Minute! March 23, 2026: Economic forecast; Lego construction continues; CarMax Park dining guide | A1 Minute A1 Minute! March 23, 2026: Economic forecast; Lego construction continues; CarMax Park dining guide | A1 Minute Kids In the US More Likely To Die By Guns Than Anything Else Kids In the US More Likely To Die By Guns Than Anything Else
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