Featured Top Story Breaking Franklin County teacher, coach dies in Gretna shooting Danville Register & Bee Jul 28, 2025 Jul 28, 2025 Updated Jul 29, 2025 0 Tony Gill has guided Franklin County's boys junior varsity basketball team to a 9-0 (2-0 in the Blue Ridge District) this season. STEVEN MARSH PHOTO Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Danville Register & Bee A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Franklin County High School teacher and basketball coach in Gretna Sunday night.kAm~77:46CD H6C6 5:DA2E4965 E@ 2 C6A@CE65 D9@@E:?8 2E 23@FE hia_ A]>] 2E `bcc (] vC6E?2 #@25[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46]k^AmkAmpCC:G:?8 @77:46CD 7@F?5 ce\J62C\@=5 %@?J s6>@?5 v:== 5625[ 2?5 2 DFDA64E[ da\J62C\@=5 y2>6D #:492C5 |2EE@I[ H2D 2CC6DE65 2E E96 D46?6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAmv:== 2?5 |2EE@I <?6H 6249 @E96C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 ?6HD C6=62D6] %96 G:4E:> 92D 366? EC2?DA@CE65 E@ E96 >65:42= 6I2>:?6C’D @77:46]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Franklin County sheriff's deputies often make immigration arrests for ICE Board approves carp comeback at Smith Mountain Lake to eat invasive hydrilla Manhunt ends with fatal shooting of Henry County suspect Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Spanberger signs Virginia minimum wage increase Smith Mountain Lake State Park lecture series wraps up on Sunday Spanberger signs bills on probation, manufactured protein and Confederate license plates Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Franklin County chicken and bee zoning overhaul draws resident backlash Man unlawfully in US arrested in Franklin County for child sex abuse 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Martinsville council moves toward releasing forensic audit after months of secrecy kAmv:== H2D 2 DA64:2= 65F42E:@? E62496C 2E uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@=[ H96C6 96 H2D 2=D@ 9625 4@249 @7 E96 8:C=D’ 32D<6E32== E62>]k^Am Gill Franklin County High School kAmuC2?<=:? r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@= !C:?4:A2= #6J92? s6D<:?D 6IE6?565 “E96 566A6DE 4@?5@=6?46D E@ 9:D 72>:=J[ 7C:6?5D[ D49@=2CD 2?5 2== H9@ H6C6 E@F4965 3J 9:D =:76]”k^AmkAm“|C] v:== H2D >@C6 E92? 2? 65F42E@C 2?5 4@249[” s6D<:?D D2:5 :? 2 AC6A2C65 DE2E6>6?E |@?52J] “w6 H2D 2 >6?E@C[ C@=6 >@56= 2?5 7C:6?5 E@ 4@F?E=6DD D49@=2CD[ DE277F=EJ >6>36CD 2?5 72>:=:6D H:E9:? @FC D49@@= 4@>>F?:EJ] w:D A2DD:@? 7@C E6249:?8 2?5 4@249:?8 H2D >2E4965 @?=J 3J 9:D 565:42E:@? E@ E96 8C@HE9 2?5 H6==\36:?8 @7 6G6CJ D49@=2C 96 6?4@F?E6C65] (96E96C :? E96 4=2DDC@@> @C @? E96 4@FCE[ |C] v:== =65 H:E9 :?E68C:EJ[ 4@>A2DD:@? 2?5 F?H2G6C:?8 4@>>:E>6?E]”k^Am kAm~77:46CD 7C@> E96 !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46[ vC6E?2 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 E96 ':C8:?:2 DE2E6 !@=:46 C6DA@?565 E@ E96 :?4:56?E]k^AmkAmx?G6DE:82E@CD 4@?E:?F6 E@ :56?E:7J 2?5 :?E6CG:6H 2== H:E?6DD6D]k^Am Mattox kAm|2EE@I 92D 366? 492C865 H:E9 >FC56C 2?5 FD6 @7 2 7:C62C> :? 4@>>:DD:@? @7 2 76=@?J] w6 :D 36:?8 96=5 H:E9@FE 3@?5]k^AmkAmp 3@?5 962C:?8 92D 366? D4965F=65 7@C `_ 2]>] pF8] `h[ a_ad :? !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ v6?6C2= s:DEC:4E r@FCE]k^Am kAmp?J@?6 H:E9 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 :?4:56?E 42? 4@?E24E E96 !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 s:G:D:@? @7 x?G6DE:82E:@?D 2E WcbcX cba\ff`d]k^Am kAmr2==6CD H:D9:?8 E@ C6>2:? 2?@?J>@FD >2J 42== rC:>6$E@AA6CD 2E WcbcX fh`\__cc]k^Am John R. Crane (434) 791-7987 jcrane@registerbee.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 A1 Minute April 9, 2026: Spanberger signs off on $191 million grant for AstraZeneca Salvation Army Center of Hope to create pathway to stability | 8@4 Salvation Army Center of Hope to create pathway to stability | 8@4 A1 Minute! April 8, 2026: Automated tolls roads; Free Flying Squirrels tickets; Richmond Fashion Week A1 Minute! April 8, 2026: Automated tolls roads; Free Flying Squirrels tickets; Richmond Fashion Week A1 Minute! April 3, 2026: Richmond Next podcast launches; Former Greyhound station transforms; Top Five A1 Minute! April 3, 2026: Richmond Next podcast launches; Former Greyhound station transforms; Top Five
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