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Today's News

  • Comic con returns this weekend

    Staff Report

    WOODLAWN — Khan-Con — the Twin Counties’ convention dedicated to comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and gaming — returns for a third year this Saturday.

    The family-friendly event has something for the whole family, with appearances by local comic book creators; comic, collectible and toy vendors; artists; games and game demonstrations; an original art auction: raffle drawing; characters in costume and more.

    The convention is also a fundraiser for Jack Sullivan, a little boy battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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  • Readers Hotline 8/9/17

    Caution: weed pun
    I’m the guy that called about dope in Galax. All these places you go to work, they will give you a drug test. In the future, they will pick you, knowing the people that can pass it. They have a random drug test. I urge the people that have plants, have a plant-wide drug test and you will weed out a lot of the bad.
    Editor’s note: We know who to call if Cheech is ever looking for a new Chong.

    Shoved it down

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  • Public record for 8/9/17 edition

    Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  
    The listings are complete.
    The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
    For additional information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

    District Court

    These sentences were recorded in February in the Galax General District Court, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

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  • Grayson charges man with sexual abuse

    A man has been arrested on charges involving child sexual abuse, in an ongoing investigation.

    According to a news release from Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan, investigators responded July 20 to complaints of child sexual abuse, made against Adam Lee Haga, 44.

    Investigator Mico Davis interviewed Haga on July 26. The suspect was arrested and charged with forcible sodomy, a felony in Virginia, and taken before the magistrate for a bond hearing, Vaughan said.

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  • Bridges honor officers lost in line of duty

    HILLSVILLE — Families of two Carroll County law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty gathered Aug. 3 at bridges now dedicated to their loved ones’ memories.

    Emery Mabry was a deputy killed in the 1970s after pulling over a car, while Sheriff Lewis Webb died over a century ago in one of the county’s most infamous incidents.

    Though removed in time, those losses still weigh on the officers’ families, and line-of-duty deaths are a freshly painful topic due to the tragic loss of a Carroll deputy in March.

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  • Save Her A Seat

    Fans attending the Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention over the years might remember Ann Boyer, an energetic woman with short white hair and boundless energy and enthusiasm, good humor and friendly personality.

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  • Thousands arrive for Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention

    Staff Reports

    An estimated 40,000 musicians and fans will descend on Galax starting this week. Felts Park opened its gates Sunday morning for the 82nd Annual Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention.

    The competition opens tonight, Monday, and lasts through Aug. 12, but most of the convention’s expected 1,300 campers showed up Sunday to set up.

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  • Readers Hotline 8/7/17

    Sidewalks a necessity
    The City of Galax needs to build a sidewalk on both sides of U.S. 58 going toward the cinema, toward Walmart and toward Crossroads Institute. Lots of people walk along the sides of the road. Many people do not have transportation. Others would like to ride their bicycles. I also see women pushing baby carriages. Galax definitely needs sidewalks on both sides of 58 so that citizens and tourists can walk and bike through that area to the shopping center and to Crossroads. This would serve many people and is a necessity.

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  • Woman charged in son's death

    Staff Report

    FRIES — A Fries woman now faces charges after an investigation into the death of her son earlier this year.

    According to Grayson Sheriff Richard Vaughan, deputies responded to a call on April 30 at 286 Adder Lane in Fries, in reference to a child being struck by a vehicle.

    “Upon their arrival, the officers discovered that Tanisha Ann Lineberry, 24, ran over her three-year-old son, Jaylen Lineberry, while moving her car in the driveway,” according to a news release from Vaughan.

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  • Fries building town into fun, welcoming destination

    The recent success of the first-ever LandCare Rocks the River outdoor event in Fries is just one notable example of how the little riverside community has stepped up its level of appeal to tourists and locals alike.

    Organizers expected around 150 people for the LandCare celebration, which was put on to celebrate our many local, natural resources used for livelihood, as well as recreation (the river, the trail, etc.) The final total not only met this goal, but went over by 500 more.

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