Franklin, WV

Colonel Ruby G. Bradley (1907-2002), WWII and Korean War Army nurse, will be portrayed by Becky Park of Charleston Sunday at 2 p.m. in the community room at Pendleton County Library in Franklin. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963, she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of […]

Lola Alice Rexrode, 93, of Rockingham, Virginia, and formerly of Franklin passed away on Oct. 31, 2026. She was born on Dec. 8, 1932, in Franklin, the daughter of the late William Harvey and Leah Zettie (Whetzel) Rexrode. Ms. Rexrode attended Pendleton County Schools and had worked at Korner Shop Cafe for 10 years and […]

Loris M. Shreve, 91, of Upper Tract passed away Oct. 24, 2026, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg. She was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Smoke Hole and was the daughter of the late Vernon Jefferson Kimble and Glona Lessie Alt Kimble. Mrs. Shreve was a 1953 graduate of Franklin High School. She, along with […]

Floyd Franklin Davis Jr., 94, of Minnehaha Springs, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at his home. Born June 23, 1932, at Marlinton, he was a son of the late Floyd Franklin Sr. and Hazel Frances Sharp Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Oleta Payne. Floyd was […]

Sandra Clair Washburn, 70, of Franklin went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 18, 2026, at the Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward Lee and Margaret J. (Newcomb) Washburn. Ms. Washburn will be remembered as a loving and […]

By Stephen Smoot It was certainly not planned that way, but a local Boy Scout Troop received an education in the nuts and bolts of how local government works well from the Town of Franklin mayor and council last week. A group of several scouts, each pursuing an advanced badge on their road to earning […]

By Stephen Smoot In 2025, a series of heavy rain storms that moved through Pendleton County revealed the deteriorating situation concerning flood water and its danger to structures, especially at the bottom of the hill near the Town of Franklin Park. Pendleton Senior and Family Services was particularly afflicted twice by rising waters. Only the […]

(Note from the Editor. Since Hardy County lies downstream of Franklin, pollution reduction programs and efforts are “local” news for downstream communities) FRANKLIN, W.Va. – The Town of Franklin has been awarded a $604,953 grant through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program to construct a transformative green infrastructure project […]

FRANKLIN, W.Va. — After a season full of twists, turns, illnesses, injuries and such, the Keyser High School cheerleaders saved their best for when it mattered most.

By Stephen Smoot On Tuesday, Pendleton County golfers, Dylan Eye, Landon Davis, Hayden Kimble, and Jake Thompson, woke up early, went to a big community send off at 7:30 a.m., and began the four-hour drive from Franklin to Wheeling. There, they worked on unfinished business from last year. Namely, putting in a confident performance, enjoying […]