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County maintenance department keeps busy

HILLSVILLE — Building projects and regular efforts have kept and will continue to keep supervisor Ricky Dowdy’s maintenance department busy, he told the Carroll County supervisors on Nov. 21.
Dowdy reported to the supervisors about work his department has completed and is ongoing, which includes projects at most county properties.

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Hunter becomes hunted in Grayson

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CenturyLink offers reward to locate copper thieves

CenturyLink wants copper cable thieves brought to justice and the telecommunications company is offering a reward up to $2,000 to help accomplish this.
Citizens can claim the reward by reporting information that directly leads to the arrest and prosecution of anyone stealing the company’s cable, primarily copper cable.

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Background checks for gun sales challenged

Virginia’s criminal background check system for firearm purchases, the first of its kind in the nation, is being targeted for elimination.
Gun-rights advocates have lobbied Gov. Bob McDonnell to scrap the program, arguing that it is redundant because a federal background check system can replace it.
Gun-control groups say doing so would take a valuable law enforcement tool away from Virginia State Police and undermine state gun laws.

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Distemper survivors finding homes

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A cure for a deadly canine disease?

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Delegate gets overview of roads, airport

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State budget shortfall predicted

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Missing Carroll teen found safe in Illinois

UPDATE: Courtney West's mother confirms that she has been found safe in Illinois.

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AAA predicts highest number of holiday travelers in 4 years

A four percent increase in travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is forecast nationally by the American Automobile Association.
AAA forecasts that 42.5 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday weekend. Travel in Virginia during Wednesday-Sunday will resemble the national trend, with about 1.3 million Virginians traveling for the holiday — up 3.8 percent from last year.

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