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Rocky Mount neighbors: Obituaries for September 13
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (131+ words) The Franklin News Post Javascript is required to use this website. Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post. Nancy Taliaferro Greer Alexander "Tolly" © Copyright 2026 Franklin News Post, P.O. Box 250 Rocky Mount, VA 24151 A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated…...
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch announces departure
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (132+ words) CHICAGO — The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced Tuesday that he will retire after months of accusations from the Trump administration that the national museums he’s led portrayed a skewed and divisive version of the United States. Lonnie G. Bunch…...
Rocky Mount neighbors: Obituaries for September 10
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (128+ words) thefranklinnewspost.com Javascript is required to use this website. Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post. Nancy Taliaferro Greer Alexander "Tolly" © Copyright 2026 Franklin News Post, P.O. Box 250 Rocky Mount, VA 24151 A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority…...
Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
1+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) The Franklin News Post Javascript is required to use this website. NASA launched its $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, sending a new observatory into space to study dark matter and dark energy. Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in…...
Rocky Mount neighbors: Obituaries for September 2
1+ week, 5+ day ago (152+ words) The Franklin News Post Javascript is required to use this website. Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post. Ruby Nadean Edwards Penn, 75, of Union Hall, VA, answered the Lord's call on Friday, August 21, 2026, and is now reunited…...
Martinsville Sheriff Steve Draper, Virginia’s longest-serving sheriff, dies
1+ week, 5+ day ago (126+ words) MARTINSVILLE — Sheriff Steve Draper, Virginia’s longest-serving sitting sheriff and a fixture in the city’s public safety community for more than five decades, died Saturday following a terminal pulmonary illness. Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue has responded to accusations made in…...
Rocky Mount neighbors: Obituaries for August 31
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (152+ words) The Franklin News Post Javascript is required to use this website. Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post. Ruby Nadean Edwards Penn, 75, of Union Hall, VA, answered the Lord's call on Friday, August 21, 2026, and is now reunited…...
How much income do you need to afford daycare in 2026?
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (163+ words) Discover how American families balance career growth against rising daycare expenses when evaluating dual incomes versus staying home. Learn how flexible work schedules, a Dependent Care FSA, and the Child and Dependent Care Credit help offset qualifying childcare costs. For…...
Automakers thought Canada was getting a trade deal. Then tariffs doubled.
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (294+ words) Canada was expected to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply on Monday. US President Donald Trump told Canadian leaders to âfall in lineâ or face consequences âfar WORSEâ than existing tariffs…...
Rocky Mount neighbors: Obituaries for August 30
2+ week, 1+ day ago (152+ words) The Franklin News Post Javascript is required to use this website. Read through the obituaries published today in Franklin News Post. Ruby Nadean Edwards Penn, 75, of Union Hall, VA, answered the Lord's call on Friday, August 21, 2026, and is now reunited…...