Bridgette Craighead (D) and Wren Williams (R) are vying for the Virginia House of Delegates District 9 seat.

Republican Wren Williams and Democrat Bridgette Craighead are vying to for the seat in the House of Delegates.

The Democratic nominee for 9th District of the Virginia House of Delegates is speaking out against recent criminal charges filed against her.

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson are no longer employees of the Rocky Mount Police Department. Both were fired Tuesday, a few weeks after the photo above of them surfaced on social media, sparking a federal investigation. At the address listed for Fracker, his mother-in-law answered the door and said that he does not live there. Hopefully, this will be a lesson learned to all our future officers, integrity is with you on and off the clock.”The Town of Rocky Mount released a statement that reads:“The Rocky Mount Police Department has terminated employment for officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson effective Tuesday, January 26. The actions by two have driven our beautiful town into the national spotlight in ways that do not reflect our whole community and the people who call Rocky Mount home.

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Two Rocky Mount police officers remain on administrative leave after a photo showing the men standing inside the U.S. Capitol the same day as the deadly riot. As of Monday night, the U.S. Capitol Police had not responded to the allegations that the two Rocky Mount officers thought they were allowed in. A 10 News crew was there Monday night as two opposing groups of protesters clashed outside the Rocky Mount Town Council meeting. Scene outside Rocky Mount Town Council meeting Here's a look outside tonight's Rocky Mount Town Council meeting where our Lindsey Kennett WSLS 10 News says there are Black Lives Matter supporters and protesters who support the two officers who were photographed at the Capitol on Wednesday. During Monday night’s virtual meeting, Rocky Mount Town Council did not discuss what would happen to the officers, who are both placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

In Franklin County, voters overwhelmingly said “no” to relocating a Confederate statue from the courthouse grounds. Bridgette Craighead is the founder of the Franklin County chapter of Black Lives Matter, and she said she wasn’t surprised by the result. “I also know that a lot of the white people don’t know what’s going on or why we feel so strongly about the Confederate statue," Craighead said. Leland Mitchell is the chairman in Franklin County and said he was surprised more people didn’t vote to remove it. “If they have a heart, I would hope that they would vote to remove it," Craighead said.

ROCKY MOUNT, VA. – The town of Rocky Mount pressure washed chalk messages left behind by activists over the weekend, saying it did so in the order of fairness. A few dozen people came out for the Chalk About It for racial justice over the weekend. With the town’s blessing, they wrote messages on a bridge such as “when hate is loud, love must be louder” and “Black Lives Matter.”But the town said a number of people complained about it. Rocky Mount town manager James Ervin did not return multiple requests for comment. But on Facebook, the town posted a lengthy statement asking for tolerance of the original messages, and tolerance for its decision to remove them.