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  • Businesses thanked for contributions to school

    INDEPENDENCE — Two local individuals and their companies were recognized by the Grayson County Board of Supervisors this month for their contributions to assist the school system with the football stadium bleachers renovation project.

    Proclamations were approved and presented by the board to Randall Eller and Independence Lumber, and to Gus Hill and Hill’s Coal and Trucking, during the regular monthly meeting on Sept. 15.

    “These two companies contributed a lot to the bleacher project,” said County Administrator Jonathan Sweet.

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  • Carroll County leads manhunt on Mount Zion Road

    UPDATE 11:58 A.M.: CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS SUSPECT IN CUSTODY. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

    ORIGINAL STORY:

    CARROLL – A manhunt is still underway in Carroll County after a suspect driving a stolen car fled from law enforcement and hit a deputy head-on in the process.

    The deputy then shot at the suspect, whose identity is not known at this time. Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner said a small amount of blood was recovered from inside the stolen vehicle and will be sent for DNA analysis.

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  • Galax waits to see if lottery plan wins approval

    Galax could receive up to $160,000 in additional state funding per year if a plan goes forward to return some revenue from Virginia Lottery sales to localities.

    In August, City Manager Keith Barker said he received a request for support from a group of Virginia mayors who want legislation passed by the General Assembly that would reallocate some of the lottery funds.

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  • Firefighters receive grant for new equipment

    INDEPENDENCE — The Independence Volunteer Fire Department will receive $180,381 in federal funding to buy new air packs and turnout gear.

    The money is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

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  • City to hold info meeting on new stormwater fee

    Staff Report

    A public information meeting regarding Galax’s new Stormwater Management Ordinance will be held on Sept. 26.

    City staff will provide general information on the program and the annual stormwater utility fee charge that will be included with Galax residents’ 2016 property tax invoices.

    Staff will also provide a short presentation on the program and development of the stormwater utility fee charge. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period for the public.

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  • Grayson gets $700K for housing rehab

    INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County has been awarded a $700,000 grant in support of the Eagle Bottom Housing Rehabilitation Project.

    The announcement came Sept. 16, in a notification on behalf of Gov. Terry McAuliffe, from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, according to a news release from the county on Friday.

    The money will come in the form of a Community Development Block Grant.

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  • VDOT completes Laurel Fork section of U.S. 58 project

    Staff Report

    LAUREL FORK — Another section of U.S. 58 has been completed in Southwest Virginia.

    Branch Highways said last week that it has finished widening an 8.2-mile segment that crosses Carroll, Floyd and Patrick counties and moves the Commonwealth closer to completing the 36-mile corridor between Hillsville and Stuart.

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  • Driver charged with manslaughter

    HILLSVILLE — A Hillsville woman has been charged with felony vehicular involuntary manslaughter following an accident that occurred in Carroll County in March. The crash resulted in the death of a woman from Meadows of Dan.

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  • Traffic stop results in drug charge

    According to a Galax Police Department report, arrests last week included a Grayson County woman charged with a drug violation.

    Lori Jo Roten, 45, of Mouth of Wilson, was charged on Sept. 9 by Officer Darrin Alley for felony possession of Schedule I or II drugs.

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  • Fries woman volunteers to raise money for playground

    FRIES — A Fries woman has volunteered to raise money for new playground equipment for the town park.

    Kim Mallory, a lifetime Fries resident, requested Fries Town Council’s permission to apply for grants and organize fundraisers to upgrade the existing playground’s equipment during council’s September meeting.

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