FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A 22-year-old woman was killed in a Franklin County crash on Friday night, according to Virginia State Police.

A 22-year-old woman died Friday in a head-on collision in Franklin County.

They’re considering a four-day school week for three main reasons; to save money, alleviate staffing shortages and prioritize ...

He designed information technology systems for the military but always called himself a farmer. He died this week at age 83.

A Franklin County man has been found guilty in the shooting death of a high school teacher at a Gretna convenience store last summer. James Mattox, 52, was convicted of second-degree murder in the ...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) – Franklin County Public Schools (FCPS) continues to navigate concerns over a tight budget. “For fiscal years 27 and 28, we noticed that there’s going to be a sharp decline in ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- Fourth grade Dudley Elementary School teacher, Elizabeth Davis, has been named the 2025-2026 Franklin County Teacher of the Year. According to Franklin County Public ...

A new brewery will soon debut in Franklin County. Chaos Mountain Brewing’s 20,000-square-foot facility in a former bed factory on Dillon’s Mill Road in Callaway is set to open early this year. The ...

A $450 million expansion by Hitachi Energy is poised to reshape Halifax County’s workforce and housing needs. Danny Marshall on his goals as Danville's new councilman The Danville City Council has ...

WDBJ7 spoke with parents, teachers and elected officials about what they think about the idea.

A Virginia man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Franklin County. Malcolm Randal Johnson, 64, of Union Hall, died at the scene. The crash occurred at 8:40 a.m. on Major ...