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.

The Rocky Mount Town Council is requesting additional financial assistance from Franklin County for the purchase of a new fire truck.

It would service the town as well as surrounding county areas.

Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue attended the event and read to the attendees and to the staff of DSS, the Town of Rocky Mount’s Resolution 2023.005 Proclaiming April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The mayor gave the FCDSS a framed copy of this proclamation.

C. Holland Perdue III is hitting his stride as the new mayor of Rocky Mount. He recently passed his first 100 days in office with some major accomplishments already under his belt.

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The costs of some services in Rocky Mount may increase as work begins to finalize the town’s fiscal year 2024 budget. Town council members were presented with an overview of the budget Monday evening.

The town government is preparing to purchase a 64-acre tract of property with the goal of addressing housing and commercial development needs and promoting economic development.

A vote to change to the town’s charter to include term limits was unanimously approved Monday and now must go to the Virginia General Assembly. If the legislature approves, the mayor and council members will be limited to three consecutive terms of four years each.