Top Story Jury convicts man in shooting death of Franklin County coach Tony Gill CHARLES WILBORN Danville Register & Bee Feb 11, 2026 Feb 11, 2026 Updated Feb 12, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 52-year-old man from Rocky Mount was convicted Monday in the July 27 shooting of Franklin County High School basketball coach Tony Gill in Gretna. Mattox kAmy2>6D #:492C5 |2EE@I H2D 7@F?5 8F:=EJ @7 D64@?5\568C66 >FC56C[ FD6 @7 2 7:C62C> :? E96 4@>>:DD:@? @7 >FC56C 2?5 D9@@E:?8 7C@> 2? @44FA:65 G69:4=6[ !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ r@>>@?H62=E9VD pEE@C?6J qCJ2? w2D<:?D 4@?7:C>65 E@ E96 #68:DE6C U2>Aj q66]k^AmkAm|2EE@I H:== 36 D6?E6?465 @? pAC:= aa]k^AmkAmp=E9@F89 EH@ 52JD H6C6 D6E 2D:56 7@C 2 ;FCJ EC:2=[ E96 4@FCE AC@466565 2?5 4@?4=F565 @? |@?52J]k^Am kAmxE H2D 2E 23@FE hia_ A]>] yF=J af E92E 2FE9@C:E:6D H:E9 E96 !:EEDJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46 C6DA@?565 E@ `bcc (] vC6E?2 #@25]k^Am People are also reading… Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case 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 Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Volunteers needed for Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers kAm(96? E96J 8@E E96C6[ E96J 7@F?5 v:==[ ce[ 5625] |2EE@I[ 2=D@ 2E E96 D46?6[ H2D 2AAC696?565 3J 56AFE:6D]k^Am Gill Franklin County High School kAm%96 EH@ <?6H 6249 @E96C[ 2FE9@C:E:6D C6A@CE65 27E6C E96 72E2= D9@@E:?8]k^AmkAmp=@?8 H:E9 E96 D96C:77VD @77:46[ E96 vC6E?2 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 E96 ':C8:?:2 $E2E6 !@=:46 C6DA@?565 E@ E96 9@>:4:56 D46?6]k^Am kAmv:== H2D E96 9625 4@249 @7 E96 8:C=D 32D<6E32== E62> 2E uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@=[ H96C6 96 2=D@ H2D 2 DA64:2= 65F42E:@? E62496C]k^Am kAm#6J92? s6D<:?D[ uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@= AC:?4:A2=[ 56D4C:365 v:== 2D >@C6 E92? 2 E62496C 2?5 4@249 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E =2DE DF>>6C]k^Am kAmQw6 H2D 2 >6?E@C[ C@=6 >@56= 2?5 7C:6?5 E@ 4@F?E=6DD D49@=2CD[ DE277 >6>36CD 2?5 72>:=:6D H:E9:? @FC D49@@= 4@>>F?:EJ[Q D2:5 s6D<:?D[ H9@ :D 2=D@ 2 7@C>6C AC:?4:A2= @7 s2?G:==6VD v6@C86 (2D9:?8E@? w:89 $49@@=]k^Am kAmQw: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[Q E96 AC:?4:A2= 4@?E:?F65] Q(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]Q k^Am Charles Wilborn | 434-791-7976cwilborn@registerbee.com@CWilbornGDR on Twitter 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 2, 2026: Hack for RVA civic hackathon; DuPont sells Kevlar and Nomex divisions; Virginia Tourism Corporation partners with Devils Backbone Brewing A1 Minute April 1, 2026: Charlottesville's Fridays After Five season lineup A1 Minute April 1, 2026: Charlottesville's Fridays After Five season lineup A1 Minute! March 28, 2025: Week in Virginia | A1 Minute A1 Minute! March 28, 2025: Week in Virginia | A1 Minute The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States
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