ROCKY MOUNT — Rocky Mount is moving forward with plans to pursue a text amendment in the town code to allow for a career and technical education center at the former Mod-U-Kraf property, just two weeks after the town’s planning commission voted to recommended rezoning the property to allow for the use.

ROCKY MOUNT — The Rocky Mount Fire Department will soon have a new fire truck responding to calls around the town and beyond. A Pierce Enforcer mid-mount tower truck was recently delivered to the town after two years of waiting.

ROCKY MOUNT — On Friday, local caregiver Leigh Prom will be hitting the track once again at Franklin County High School to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.

ROCKY MOUNT — At a community forum in Rocky Mount on Tuesday, students, parents and residents came together to discuss the issue of bullying in schools that has been a growing concern in recent weeks.

Rocky Mount leaders met with representatives from Appalachian Power Co. last week to address concerns following an ice storm that knocked out electricity for a significant portion of the town for several day last month.

ROCKY MOUNT — The town is looking to the future with decisions made by its elected council and implemented by staff in recent years.

The Rocky Mount Police Department has officially received its initial accreditation from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Town of Rocky Mount could become larger, thanks to a proposed agreement with Franklin County and Town officials.

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - “Historic agreements” are what Franklin County and the Town of Rocky Mount came to Tuesday night.

ROCKY MOUNT — Negotiations between the town and Franklin County over funding for a new fire truck grew into a historic agreement between the two that was approved on Tuesday.

ROCKY MOUNT — A monument honoring 70 Black soldiers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War soon will be erected in Rocky Mount after the Franklin County Veterans’ Memorial Commission approved plans last week in a 6-5 vote.

ROCKY MOUNT — Town council announced Monday it plans to purchase a historic downtown building for future development.

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ROCKY MOUNT — Debate between Franklin County and Rocky Mount leaders over the purchase of two new fire trucks continued Tuesday during a Franklin County Board of Supervisors meeting.

ROCKY MOUNT — The Living Proof Beer Co. holds a weekly trivia night on Wednesdays hosted by members of the community. One notable regular host is new Mayor C. Holland Perdue III, who has become a standout and favorite of the crowd.

Patrons pack into the quaint Rocky Mount brewery for the trivia nights. In the months since he started hosting, Perdue has won over the rambunctious crowd.

In a highly unusual move, Rocky Mount Mayor C. Holland Purdue spoke during the public comment portion of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors meeting to ask the board why they won’t work with him on two key issues. “I’m here today to renew my calls for communication between Franklin County and Rocky Mount,” said Purdue, “Rocky Mount is not an independent city it is part of Franklin County.”

Planning is underway for the addition of a new dog park at a property recently acquired by the town.

At Tuesday’s public comment portion of the meeting, Rocky Mount Mayor C. Holland Perdue III addressed supervisors concerning whan he considers to be their lack of support in two projects. The town is requesting the county’s help in the purchase of a new ladder truck for the town’s fire department and to assist in providing incentives for a developer to construct a new hotel in town.

Plans are for an 85-room, nationally branded hotel on a parcel with frontage along Rocky Mount’s North Main Street and Grassy Hill Road. Om Shree Suites LLC is investing $14 million in the project.