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  • Federal agency refuses to return money to Carroll

    HILLSVILLE — Rural Development officials, after clawing back approximately $280,000 from the Fancy Gap sewer project for an overlooked environmental report, have so far refused to return the money to the Carroll Public Service Authority.
    After the authority members went into a closed session at their regular December meeting on Monday to discuss the situation with Rural Development, they talked about continuing their appeal to the federal funding agency.

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  • Firefighters quell explosion at Turman Hardwood Flooring

    The Galax Volunteer Fire Department was called to an explosion at Turman Hardwood Flooring on Boyer Road in the city at 10:29 p.m. last Thursday evening.

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  • Galax takes first swing at golf cart ordinance

    Galax City Council members are not sure if a proposed golf cart ordinance would be beneficial to the community, but they are exploring the possibility of allowing carts in smaller sections within the city limits, such as downtown.
    Council members heard recommendations from Galax Police Chief Rick Clark, a member of the Traffic Safety Committee, about a golf cart ordinance at their Monday night meeting. If approved, the ordinance would allow golf carts on any approved road within the city limits.

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  • Foster home, water park proposed for mill site

    FRIES — After being on the market as a potential business location for years, the old Washington Mill property in Fries is now being considered as a potential location for a children’s foster home and water park, after a citizen approached Fries Town Council with the building plans last Tuesday.
    Catrinna Shupe, a resident of Fries who takes care of foster children, asked for the council’s blessing and support to proceed with her vision of creating “Kiddie Cats Cove.”

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  • Va. highway projects face legislative roadblocks

    RICHMOND — A fight over landmark road funding legislation resolved late in this year’s General Assembly term evidently was just the opening round as two bills were prefiled last month seeking to take away some, or all, of its revenue.
    The transportation plan added a method for raising another $40 million for U.S. 58 projects. If passed, the bills could take away the funding mechanisms that would have provided that money.

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  • Local tree growers resist rot

    INDEPENDENCE — The elevations and steep slopes of Grayson County, Virginia’s most fertile ground for Christmas tree growing, provides local farmers with a “competitive advantage” over other places in the United States, according to information from the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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  • Ominous forecast for two-year state budget

    WILLIAMSBURG— Virginia’s next two-year budget is likely to be forged without much new discretionary money, amid rising expenses in core programs and under a cloud of federal uncertainty in this defense-reliant state.
    That sobering message was delivered Nov. 28 at a Virginia Senate Finance Committee meeting attended by lawmakers and lobbyists eager to learn about the state’s fiscal condition.

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  • Hunter died of heart attack

    FRIES — A Fries man who died while hunting in the Clito section of Grayson County on Nov. 16, died of a massive heart attack, according to results received from an autopsy performed at the state medical examiner’s office in Roanoke.
    Pastor Sam Kinzer, 60, was hunting with his grandsons when he fell out of the tree stand after suffering the heart attack. At the time, the cause of death was unknown.

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  • Federal tax breaks could expire

    A slowed effort to overhaul federal tax laws has put scores of tax breaks in jeopardy, including provisions that benefit teachers, parents of college students, homeowners and small businesses.
    The tax breaks will expire at the end of the year unless Congress decides to extend them. But given Washington’s gridlock, that might be a long shot.

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  • Barn fire under investigation

    UPDATED 12/2/13:

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