If approved, the increase would cost the average homeowner about $69 per $100,000 of home value, roughly $17 more than the ...

This information is compiled using data from law enforcement agencies, court records and interviews with family and friends of those killed.

Two property tax levies are being pitched to Franklin County voters: a renewal for the zoo and an increase for the Alcohol, ...

Franklin County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scammers posing as law enforcement officers to solicit gift card payments for ...

Roadwork is vital to keeping roadways and bridges safe for travel. But the upgrades coming to this bridge on Naff Road in ...

The following deed transfers, for May 4-10, 2025, are public record in the Franklin County Registers and Recorders office.

Short-term rentals have grown in popularity in areas it is allowed on the Franklin County side of Smith Mountain Lake. That ...

As the 4th of July approaches, residents in unincorporated Franklin County are reminded that all fireworks, including ground spinners and aerial rockets, are banned.