Thousands gathered Friday night along Franklin Street in Rocky Mount for the 16th annual “Come Home to a Franklin County Christmas” event, which included...Read More

The Trunk-or-Treat event at the Rocky Mount Police and Fire departments was a huge success, thanks to all the individuals and businesses who set...Read More

Sixteen individuals have been arrested by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on 32 drug-related indictments issued by a grand jury earlier this month. An...Read More

Rocky Mount’s Community Partnership is sponsoring a scarecrow contest in the Rocky Mount Central Business District that has really captured the community’s interest. Most...Read More

Ninth District Congressman Morgan Griffith joined fellow lawmakers, President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Marcron, and veterans in Normandy, France, on June 6 to...Read More

Children in Franklin County had many options for Easter Egg hunts this year. The parks and rec department hosted 618 children and 1,800 parents...Read More

Tom Scott, Ray Holt and Ken Hurt with the Smith Mountain Lake Lions Club recently distributed donations to charities in Rocky Mount, including Helping...Read More

Franklin County Deputy Joe Wooldridge taught a RAD Training at the Pigg River Community Center recently. RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) classes teach certain self-defense...Read More

Lynnie Doughton, 43, was the overall male winner in the SML State Park Osprey 10K race last weekend with a time of 41:22.01. Ercilia...Read More

Ninety-one children participated in the Rocky Mount Police Department’s Cops & Bobbers event this year. The annual fishing rodeo is held at Gilly’s Park...Read More