Blake Ford of Franklin, Virginia, presents the 17^th Annual Gates County Rodeo on Friday, May 9^th, and Saturday, May 10^th at 7:30pm nightly. Come out and enjoy all the major rodeo events, including: bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, cowgirls barrel racing, breakway roping, and bull riding! Tickets at the gate are $15 for adults and $10 for children, advance tickets are available at $12 for adults and $8 for children and can be found at  Blake Ford in Franklin, VA, and Brinkley’s Hardware in Gates, NC. For more information, call 252-209-1473 or visit the Gates County Rodeo Facebook page.