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
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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.
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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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The Isle of Wight County School Board last week narrowly passed a revised policy that, among other things, states that “there is no systemic racism or bigotry perpetuated by the United States or any governmental entity.” That principle is one of several that “establish a framework for teaching about controversial issues” in the division’s schools. Other new principles outlined in the policy ...
He says the state has collected $111.3 million more in the first eight months of this fiscal year than projected in his proposed budget
Danville police said in a news release that the charge was lodged after "the juvenile’s confession earlier this week about suffocating the victim."
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A Farmville native who became involved in multi-state drug trafficking organization based in Texas and Mexico has been sentenced ito 17 years in prison in conjunction with the seizure of nearly 42 pounds of cocaine and $1.1 million in drug money from several locations in Henrico County.
Bond was denied Wednesday for Terry Michel, the Ferrum man charged in the death of two black labs he reported stolen from Waid Park last month.
Two dogs reported stolen from their owner Feb. 7 in Waid Park near Rocky Mount were found dead Tuesday on the side of a road about 4 miles away, the county sheriff’s office said.
Rebel R. Hodges, 35, of Rocky Mount, was killed and his passenger, Shaddai B. Boyer, 33, of Martinsville, was seriously injured on Saturday, Virginia State Police reported.
He says the state has collected $111.3 million more in the first eight months of this fiscal year than projected in his proposed budget
Lawmakers say it's likely to include a standard deduction increase, but not a corporate tax rate cut.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors was presented last week with a proposed $183.8 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that calls for no tax increases despite growing costs due to inflation.
The Rocky Mount Town Council took a major step toward becoming the first locality in Virginia to have term limits for both the mayor and members of the council.