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

Franklin County leaders want to pressure the Tri-Cities’ health district to stop offering COVID-19 vaccinations. The move comes after Commission Chairman Clint Didier invited a group behind ...

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office staff in uncomfortable situation. Raymond ordered deputies and commanders multiple times to collect the guns, Tasers, pepper spray, and riot equipment from the ...

Franklin County sheriff’s office commanders and deputies want their boss to stop telling them to violate court orders. Sheriff Jim Raymond responded by calling it a “mutiny.” The unions that ...

“But because we’re not building enough housing…homelessness last year went up six times faster than the population growth of Franklin County last year,” Wilkos said. The Community Shelter Board ...