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HILLSVILLE — Four people in a 1977 Jeep that wrecked in the Fowlers Ferry section of Carroll County Sunday morning were listed as injured in the single-vehicle crash, according to a Virginia State Police report.
The incident occurred when the Jeep, driven Cody Moss, 18, of Elk Creek, was traveling too fast on the gravel road near the intersection of Virginia routes 635 and 739, according to the report by Trooper C.H. Campbell.
The vehicle went off the road to the right. Trying to correct, the driver sent the Jeep back across the road to the left.

Rain water ponded to three feet in Galax’s low-lying Bottom neighborhood after a heavy downpour on Tuesday, this time spilling over onto heavily traveled Meadow Street.
The Galax Fire Department and the Galax Police Department responded to Givens Street that afternoon following a sudden rain storm that flooded the neighborhood. The water dislodged a propane tank from behind Southern States.
The 50-gallon tank was leaking as it floated away towards homes on Givens Street.
The tank was considered a hazard because of its potential to explode.

Galax ranks fifth-highest in Virginia for those taking their own lives. Experts blame the area’s high numbers on a poor economy, lack of acceptance for some social groups and limited mental health services.

MOUNT ROGERS — A search party assembled at Grayson Highlands State Park on Friday morning following the disappearance of two unidentified hikers, according to a spokesperson from the Grayson County Sheriff's Department.

The hikers were said to have been missing since Thursday.

Rugby Fire and Rescue was dispatched to assist at the scene that morning