The Franklin County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on his replacement Friday.
- BEN ORNER The Roanoke Times
After being challenged by his Democratic opponent to public debates in the race for Virginia's heavily-Republican 9th District, eight-term GOP congressman Morgan Griffith has declined.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
"It is the opinion of the county attorney that the Boone District supervisor seat is vacant," Franklin County supervisors told.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Supervisor Mike Meredith says his spoken resignation at an Aug. 18 board meeting was never followed up by a written notice, so he contends he remains in office.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Three Franklin County officials have been officially cleared of any wrongdoing following an anonymous formal complaint filed last month.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
Ninth District Democratic congressional candidate Joy Powers has challenged Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to three debates, but he said he has “not made a final decision.”
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
Martinsville Sheriff Steve Draper, Virginia’s longest-serving sheriff, died following a terminal pulmonary illness after several weeks in hospital.
Bedford County Supervisor Edgar Tuck’s family farm in Moneta, among the roughly 1,600 county addresses that will get high-speed internet through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, laid out the welcome mat Aug. 25 for a milestone announcement.
Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue has responded to accusations made in divorce papers filed last week by his wife in Franklin County Circuit Court.
Franklin County's elected supervisors plan to find a replacement by mid-September for Boone District representative Mike Meredith, who abruptly resigned last Tuesday after disclosing the demise of a data center project.
Supervisor Mike Meredith said he had "broken trust" and didn't want to hinder Franklin County's development. Then he left the meeting.
Virginia Lottery players generated more than $914 million for Virginia’s K-12 public schools during fiscal year 2026, the state agency announced this week.
Joy Powers won the Democratic primary for Virginia's 9th Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith has received nearly six times more campaign contributions in 2026 than his three Democratic challengers combined.
Three Franklin County residents allege county officials have violated state open meeting and conflict of interest laws.
The possibility of a Crusoe-developed AI data center in Franklin County's Summit View Business Park has residents angry.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
Henry, Patrick, and Franklin counties in Virginia's 9th Congressional District will receive $58,244 in federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding this year, part of over $2.3 million awarded to local governments with federally owned lands.
Though the governor vetoed two bills earlier this year, nearly killing the measure for the year, she announced a deal Tuesday alongside the bill's sponsors.
The bills encourage housing development, cut red tape on manufactured homes and protect residents from hidden fees in rental agreements.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors adopted its budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, but left some questions unanswered on future funding.
Two months before a scheduled final vote, Franklin County is putting a pause on a planned update to its zoning ordinance.
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day, while essential county services remain on regular schedules.
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day holiday hours. Essential services will maintain regular schedules.
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Nelson County Public Schools hosts its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Feet Meet on Sept. 9, 2026, bringing students together to celebrate inclusion, teamwork and fun.
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Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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Rocky Mount residents will see no new tax increases in the new fiscal year starting on July 1. But water, wastewater and solid waste collection rates will go up.
Perdue was accused of misconduct that included making false statements in a court document.
With public debate ongoing over plans to update zoning ordinances in Franklin County, supervisors held a work session Thursday with the goal to turn down the temperature on the heated topic.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved a 4-cent real estate tax increase on Tuesday. A vote to raise the meals tax by 2% failed.
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 mid-decade change. In traditionally conservative Franklin County, voters were overwhelmingly against the proposal.
A $4.23 million state grant aimed at strengthening advanced manufacturing is expected to benefit Franklin County and other localities.
Rocky Mount is not increasing taxes next year, but rates for water, wastewater and solid waste collection are going up.
One speaker called the proposed tax hikes "totally stupid," while another argued that tax revenue helps invest in county services.