Virtual learning has become a source of great stress to some Franklin County parents and students, but the Franklin County Family YMCA has stepped up to help.
Franklin County teacher Anthony Swann on Thursday was named Virginia’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, the first Franklin County educator to receive the state award since 1990.
By STACEY HAIRSTON
From STAFF REPORTS
A months-long debate on whether to ban the Confederate flag from Franklin County students’ dress code took a turn Monday night when board members voted to remove the flag from the dress code.
Submitted by Judy Wiseler
Franklin County teacher Anthony Swann on Thursday was named Virginia’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, the first Franklin County educator to receive the state award since 1990.
At press time, VDH reported 343 cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County, up from 329 this time last week.
By STACEY HAIRSTON
Franklin County Public Schools is implementing Canvas as its learning management system for the 2020-21 school year.
The Virginia Board of Education has awarded its 2020 Exemplar Performance School Awards to deserving schools and school divisions throughout the state.
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Dudley Elementary School recently released the names on its Honor Roll and Principal’s List for the second nine weeks.
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has tapped Bryan Slater, a former Cabinet official under Gov. Jim Gilmore 20 years ago, as the new secretary of labor to fix problems at the Virginia Employment Commission and help recruit and train workers for important industries.
Rick Holcomb will retire as commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, 28 years after he first took the job under then-Gov. George Allen.
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday named two officials to lead the administration’s work on veteran services, including a new secretary of veterans and defense affairs, Craig Crenshaw.
Virginia teachers could see a 10% raise over the next two years under a proposal by Gov. Ralph Northam.
Documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia offer no details about what the proposed deal might entail.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Rocky Mount Police Department each will host National Night Out events Tuesday evening.
Ex-cop Thomas "T.J." Robertson was ordered held without bond Wednesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. Co-defendant Jacob Fracker remains free on bond.
Thomas "T.J." Robertson's son testified that an M4 rifle found is his.
The House of Delegates and Senate will return to the Virginia Capitol on Monday to meet in its historic chambers for the first time in almost 17 months, but they won't leave behind the issue of whether to wear face masks for indoor gatherings to forestall a new surge in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Registered voters in Franklin County are eligible to cast ballots Tuesday in statewide and local open primaries.
Entrepreneur and small business owner Pete Snyder, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Virginia governor, stopped by Rocky Mount Burger Company on Tuesday evening.
Wren Williams, 32, suggests it is time for fresh representation for the 9th House District of Patrick County and parts of Franklin and Henry counties.