Ice Angel at Trinity Mission

Franklin News-Post - Fri Nov 27

Ronnie Blankenship, dietary manager of Trinity Missions Health and Rehab in Rocky Mount, carves an angel out of a 300-pound block of ice.

County's population aging rapidly

Franklin News-Post - Wed Nov 25

The number of senior citizens in Franklin County will approach 10,000 by 2010, increasing demand for services from the county's department of aging.

Stepping Stone to serve Thanksgiving meal

Franklin News-Post - Wed Nov 25

Staff Photo by Charles Boothe: Stepping Stone Mission will be serving a much larger meal on Thanksgiving Day than the usual one volunteers prepared Tuesday.

Alfie Hammerstrom with a Roanoke County nine-pointer

Roanoke Times - Tue Nov 24

My sometimes hunting and fishing buddy Alfie Hammerstrom was hunting in Roanoke County near the Franklin County line on a recent morning when he spotted movement in the woods.

Lillian J. Weaver

Staunton News Leader - Tue Nov 24

STAUNTON - Lillian Jean Weaver, 94, widow of Herbert Monroe Weaver, died Sunday, Nov.

Logger killed by falling tree in western Va.

Richmond Times-Dispatch - Mon Nov 23

A logger is dead after he was hit by a falling tree while trimming another tree's branches in the Hardy area of Franklin County.

Five-day holiday break will start Wednesday

Franklin News-Post - Mon Nov 23

Franklin County students will get a five-day break for the Thanksgiving holiday, including three days away from classes.

At two elementary schools: Gadgets enrich student learning

Franklin News-Post - Mon Nov 23

Burnt Chimney students are learning to use the Wii. In the rear are Janie Hopkins, executive director of the chamber of commerce; George Washington, director of technology services for the school system; and Jubal Poindexter, physical education teacher at Burnt Chimney.

Man killed in Franklin County logging accident

WDBJ7 - Sat Nov 21

Franklin County authorities are calling it a freak accident that killed a logger Saturday.

Hearing speakers bemoan proposed APCo rate hike

Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, Virginia - Fri Nov 20

Appalachian Power's proposed rate hike would hurt families, harm jobs and hinder economic recovery, area residents told State Corporation Commission officials during a public hearing Thursday night.