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HILLSVILLE — Though negotiations with Mount Airy, N.C., on buying water to supply Interstate 77’s Exit 1 have been legally and technically difficult, Carroll officials sound optimistic that the deal will be closed soon.
Ever since the Love’s truck stop located at the Interstate 77 interchange in Lambsburg, Carroll officials have tried to secure a water supply that would allow for more growth there.
County representatives drilled wells and worked on forging an agreement with the city of Mount Airy across the Virginia-North Carolina line.

FRIES — Fries Town Council held a longer monthly meeting than usual on Nov. 6, mostly due to a prolonged and passionate discussion about a proposed birding trail.
At issue is whether the town can use a grant, which was awarded to rebuild the old Fries train depot, for developing the trail.
The depot project has been in development for a decade, but has never come to fruition.

During their Nov. 12 meeting, Galax City Council members pledged to donate $7,000 to the newly constructed Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial.
Council’s idea of making a donation to the memorial originated at the Oct. 8 meeting, when Council Member Margo Crouse made a motion to sponsor the memorial. At that time, council discussed the possibility of making a donation, but they ultimately decided to postpone a decision until the Nov. 12 meeting.

HILLSVILLE — If only Carroll County could get a screen test of its own, maybe it could attract motion picture companies to film here, said a board of supervisors member at the November meeting.
Supervisor Tom Littrell recently participated in the shooting of the movie adaptation of David Baldacci’s “Wish You Well” in Giles County. He was an extra in the film, and one of his antique vehicles gets some screen time.