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  • Libraries launch LEGO Clubs

     

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  • Grayson girls keep winning, bump off Bland

     ROCKY GAP –– Grayson County ran its winning streak to four games Wednesday night, overcoming a slow start and knocking off Bland County 48-44 in a Mountain Empire District girls' game at Rocky Gap High School.

    The Blue Devils (5-6 overall, 2-0 MED) could only manage a three-point lead despite holding the Bears (7-5, 1-1) to two first-quarter points, but Grayson pulled out to a 25-14 lead by halftime.

    Meredith Frost scored 17 points to pace the Blue Devils, who will battle Galax for the district's top spot tonight (Friday).

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  • Parsons, Tide pound Pioneers

    Lawrence Parsons could have dogged it the final three quarters and still had a pretty good game. But he played it out and had an outstanding one.

    Totaling eight points, six blocked shots and five rebounds well before the end of the first period, Parsons gave Galax a boost from the start as the Maroon Tide took a surprisingly easy 75-46 win over Fort Chiswell in a key Mountain Empire District boys’ game Tuesday.

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  • Tolbert is new town attorney

     

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  • Board looks for ways to include gym, auto shop

    HILLSVILLE — The new Carroll County School Board, during its regular January meeting Tuesday, began to think about whether members want to expand the Phase III construction project with an auxiliary gym and auto mechanics garage at the high school.

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  • Carjacking suspect survives, faces more charges

     

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  • Three seats up for election on city council

    Three Galax City Council seats are set to expire on June 30, and the filing period has begun for candidates seeking to run in the May 1 election.
    Terms for Robert Lazo, Sharon Plichta and Bill Webb will expire this year.
    All seats in Galax are at-large, meaning they don’t represent a specific district or precinct. Mayor and vice mayor are appointed by council from among the members.
    Council candidates do not run according to political party affiliation.
    City council seats are for four-year terms.

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  • Canton comeback: Downtown eatery to re-open

     

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  • Tide has no trouble with Graham

     BLUEFIELD –– Galax scored the game's first 11 points and limited Graham to 16 points through three periods Friday, opening Mountain Empire District play with a 40-29 win over the G-Girls.

    Bailey Shumate knocked down a pair of early 3-pointers to boost the Maroon Tide (8-3 overall, 1-0 district). She finished with eight points. Freshman Sydney Lindsey led Galax with 10 points and Allison White scored nine.

     

    Galax..........16  4  11    9––40

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  • It’s logical. That’s why it’ll never fly

     There are a couple of very peculiar things about the proposed six-classification system announced last week by the Virginia High School League. First, the thing makes sense. Second, it works for Southwest Virginia.

    Often criticized for appearing to be being devoid of common sense and for appearing biased toward the central, eastern and northern parts of the state, the VHSL rolled out its proposal for reclassification last week, setting the stage for a complete overhaul of the current three-classification system used since 1970.

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