Franklin County honors first responders with new memorial
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. โ This memorial was 10 years in the making. Saturday in Franklin County, the community gathered to unveil a memorial to remember fallen first responders. Over the past decade, the Rocky Mount-Franklin County First Responders Commission have been busy fundraising and designing the memorial. The Franklin County Sheriff, mayors of Boones Mill and Rocky Mount, members of the commission and families of first responders gave remarks during the dedication Saturday. Our gratitude and our thanks is what we need to remember and pass on,โ said Ronnie Thompson, vice chairman of Franklin County Board of Supervisors.