Residents of Diamond Avenue in Rocky Mount are continuing to seek help from town, county and state officials as they seek funding for what they see as critical needs for the community.
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- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Ninth Congressional District Democratic candidate Joy Powers visited Franklin County on Tuesday for a final push to get out the vote with the election less than a week away.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Supervisors hear from experts about data center development in wake of summer's controversy over now-stalled project in Summit View Business Park
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The rally was part of a statewide movement calling for a moratorium on data center development in Virginia.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
County leaders seek clarity on school division's request for more funding to help school employees whose pay was frozen during lean pandemic years.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Interim Franklin County administrator to be named; job to be posted in January.
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A state agency has awarded Boones Mill a $5,000 grant to place more signs within the town.
The Franklin County Republican Committee has joined the Proud Patriots of Smith Mountain Lake in calling for a return to civility between citizens and local representatives as recent issues, including a possible data center in the county, have resulted in an increase in animosity.
After less than a year in the role, Franklin County Administrator Steve Sandy announced this week he will be stepping down to take a position in Botetourt County.
After 20 years of 'fighting over money' as a lawyer, Michael Urbanski decided to seek public service, and now 23 years later he's retiring as a federal judge.
The Rocky Mount Town Council has three seats as well as the mayor on the ballot this November. Each of the candidates are running unopposed this election.
Bonnie Law will serve as the Boone District representative on the board until a special election is held in November 2027.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on his replacement Friday.
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.
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.
Three Franklin County officials have been officially cleared of any wrongdoing following an anonymous formal complaint filed last month.
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.”
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.
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Madison County reminds property owners that 2027 land use revalidations and new applications are due November 2, 2026, with a late fee and final cutoff December 31.
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The Campbell County Historic Courthouse will host the seventh annual Holiday Market in Rustburg on Friday, Nov. 6, 4–7 p.m., with local vendors and a Nov. 8 rain date.
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Campbell County’s HallowGreen Litter Pick-up Initiative has 68 families registered, with participants logging collected bags online and welcome to continue into 2027.
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Spotsylvania Utilities will shut off water Oct. 27, 2026, from 12–2 a.m. for a tie-in on Old Robert E Lee Drive, affecting nearby streets listed in the notice.
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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.