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Today's News

  • Hillsville man barricades himself in, shoots up apartment

     A 36-year-old Hillsville man faces charges after barricading himself in the Hillcrest Apartments on Nov. 27, according to a press release from the Hillsville Police Department.

    Police officers received a report at approximately 11:30 p.m. after the man had reportedly fired a weapon inside his apartment and barricaded the door with furniture to prevent anyone else from getting in.

    When officers arrived, they found the man's girlfriend and juvenile daughter had already fled the apartment.

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  • Conservatory begins 'Nutcracker' rehearsals

    While most children are eating bowls of cereal in front of the television watching Saturday morning cartoons, students of The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in Galax are busily rehearsing for their upcoming ballet, “The Nutcracker.”

    Composer Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers” blares from a stereo system, overpowering the excited voices of more than 40 children, dressed in leotards and tights and pale, pink ballet shoes.

    “Circle, circle,” instructs Conservatory owner and artistic director Barbara Johnson.

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  • Man charged with graffiti tagging

    Mac Ray Sizemore, 21, of Galax, has been arrested and charged with five counts of vandalism in connection with graffiti tagging that was reported on Nov. 12, according to the Galax Police Department.

    The reported cases occurred at Cissy’s Food and Friends and a city-owned building, both on Oldtown Street; Persinger's and Suzi's Auto Clean Up, both on Grayson Street; and Sure Flo Inc. on Depot Avenue.

    Galax Police Chief Rick Clark said Sizemore tagged the buildings with different phrases, none of which the police department would associate with gang activity.

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  • Galax parade, Christmas tree lighting on Friday

    The Galax Christmas Parade, with the theme “Music, Memories & Miracles,” will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday on North Main Street in downtown Galax.

    The event will kick off with the Galax High School jazz band, beginning at 6:10 p.m., and the lighting of the Christmas tree in front of the Harold Snead Public Safety Building, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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  • Keeping the New pure

    HILLSVILLE — A new group will work to clean up the New River and protect the future drinking water source for most Carroll County utility customers, the Public Service Authority learned Nov. 16.

    That's when Nancy Carr, a representative of the Virginia Rural Water Association, appeared before the authority members to tell them of her efforts for the New River Regional Water Authority, in which Carroll has partnered with Wythe County and Wytheville on a major water supply project.

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  • Grayson finds trash solution

    INDEPENDENCE — Holding true to a promise to find an alternative to a public-access Dumpster site at its Public Works Department, Grayson County has found a solution.

    County Administrator Jonathan Sweet said the county is now accepting household trash on Fridays and Saturdays in the Guynn Shopping Center.

    Sweet said the trash collection will be in conjunction with the county's recycling operation and will be at no additional cost to the tax payers.

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  • Regional jail expansion nearly complete

    DUBLIN — In less than two months, the New River Valley Regional Jail will open at double its current size, allowing it to house hundreds more inmates and provide more than 100 additional jobs.

    An expansion at the jail that includes new housing units, a new kitchen and a new state-of-the-art security system is scheduled to be completed by Jan. 3. Renovations to administrative offices are expected to be finished sooner.

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  • Grayson holding election recount

    INDEPENDENCE — Voters of the Wilson District in Grayson County will know which candidate will represent them for the next four years on the board of supervisors after an official recount is performed today, Friday, in the board room of the courthouse.

    Last month, the race for the Wilson District seat on the Grayson County Board of Supervisors came down to four votes. Republican incumbent Mike Maynard emerged with 529 votes, compared to Democratic challenger Kate Irwin's 525.

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  • Suspect charged in break-ins

    HILLSVILLE — A 51-year-old Galax man has been charged with multiple counts of grand larceny and breaking and entering in connection with a string of incidents at storage buildings in Hillsville and Carroll County, according to Sheriff Warren Manning.

    Carroll deputies and Hillsville police officers obtained a search warrant Nov. 30 to open up a storage space in town rented by Billy Dean Caldwell, according to a press release. Deputy Charley Catron got the search warrant as part of the joint effort.

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  • At long last, Fries awards roof bid

    FRIES — After years of fighting and months of negotiating bids, the Fries Recreation Center will get a new roof in early 2010.

    Fries Town Mayor Marie Isom signed the agreement with Dillon Construction of Galax to repair the roof on the aging building, after U.S. Cellular notified the town of the approved contract.

    In August, bids were received for the project after a four-year battle for permanent authority ended when the Federal Communications Commission dismissed all petitions to deny U.S. Cellular's tower placement across the New River from the town.

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