ROCKY MOUNT —A new solar farm ordinance was finally given the go ahead by the Franklin County Planning Commission on Tuesday following a month-long delay.

Franklin County is proposing increasing the real estate tax rate and meals tax in the county for the 2026 fiscal year.

The Franklin County Area Agency on Aging will extend hours at three senior centers due to high heat.

Pharma Tech Industries is closing its Franklin County plant, affecting 84 jobs with no union or bumping rights protection for employees.

Area officials are raising the alarm that a proposal in the Statehouse could cut local property tax revenue by $427M and lead to slashed services.

A Styrofoam ban takes effect in Virginia on July 1, starting with food vendors with more than 20 locations in the commonwealth. School divisions also received guidance earlier this year that the ...

A Virginia man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Major Holland Road Saturday morning in Franklin County.

On May 22, the GBI began an investigation into a Franklin County Jailer that was potentially supplying contraband to inmates. The jailer was identified as 23-year-old Emaleigh Smith of Elberton.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Some Franklin County residents are expressing concerns with the property tax deadline. Property tax bills are typically sent out two weeks before they’re due.

A legal battle erupts in Franklin County as deputies defy Sheriff Raymond’s command to remove guns from the jail, citing valid court orders from a judge.

Real estate and meal taxes in Franklin County are staying the same after the Board of Supervisors voted to keep rates where they are.

Authorities in Franklin County have arrested Thurman Henderson and Malachi Johan Taylor in connection with the attempted murder of Sheriff’s Deputy Corporal Benjamin Splees.