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Today's News

  • Carroll hires rec director, PSA engineer

    HILLSVILLE — Carroll County Public Service Authority officials say they expect to save money with the hiring of an engineer to work on its water and sewer projects, in a Monday statement announcing they have filled the position.

    Jessica Montgomery will serve in this capacity, providing services that the county previously had to contract for, said Gary Larrowe, county administrator and PSA director.

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  • Murder appeal nixed

    HILLSVILLE — Yet another legal option has been denied for a former Hillsville woman seeking to overturn her 2006 conviction for second-degree murder of a prominent Carroll County farmer.

    Elva Rosemary “Chick” Nixon has exhausted another of her options with the court system on her conviction in the Jan. 5, 2004, ambush that led to the death of 75-year-old Donald Brady from four gunshot wounds.

    A jury sentenced Nixon to 33 years in prison as punishment for the death, as well as robbery and use of a firearm.

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  • Fighting the meth epidemic in Galax

    Sure, Galax has a methamphetamine problem, Megan Brown said as she stood on her porch a few minutes' drive from the city's busy downtown.

    "I don't know hardly anyone who hasn't used it," she said.

    Galax is more widely known for its furniture industry, the Christmas tree farms that dot surrounding counties, and the annual fiddlers' convention that draws thousands of people from around the world.

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  • N.C. man acquitted in fiddlers' fracas

    INDEPENDENCE — A jury in Grayson County last week found a North Carolina man not guilty of all charges stemming from an Aug. 10, 2007 incident at the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention.

    Galax police had charged Teddy Ray Nixon of Jonesville, N.C. with malicious wounding, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident after Nixon allegedly struck a pedestrian with his vehicle near Felts Park.

    According to a police report, Capt. James Cox was on bike patrol in the park when he heard screaming from the back gate off Railroad Avenue.

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  • Will Carroll, Hillsville stick with decals?

    HILLSVILLE — Citizens speaking to Carroll Supervisors' Chairman David Hutchins about county decals for personal vehicles have been blunt about their feelings.

    "I've had numerous people tell me the stupidest thing Carroll County's ever done is put those decals on there," he recalls.

    Hutchins said that statement was often followed by the suggestion that the county should just get rid of the decals and collect the revenue another way.

    Hillsville Town Council will also look into the possibility.

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  • Grayson schools still need to trim spending

    INDEPENDENCE — Nearly 75 people packed the Grayson County courthouse for a public hearing on the 2009-10 budget for the school division.

    Twelve people spoke during the 45-minute hearing, all of whom asked the board of supervisors to consider passing the entire $4.6 million budget requested by educators.

    Prior to opening the floor for discussion, Supervisors’ Chairman Mike Maynard made a few remarks about where the board stands with the school budget process.

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  • Tide girls edge Grayson, force playoff

     It took a week, but Galax fought its way back into title contention.

    In a girls’ tennis match that was suspended last Thursday, Galax held off Grayson County 5-4 Wednesday afternoon, forcing a three-way playoff for the Mountain Empire District regular season championship.

    Galax played Bland County yesterday (Thursday) in Wytheville, with the winner taking on Grayson County today for the crown.

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  • Course record falls in 10K

     Ideal running conditions led to a new course record, while Galax High School’s distance program was well-represented at the New River Trail-Dr. Ed Dannelly III 10K Run, sponsored by the Galax Parks and Recreation Department.

    David Cheromei, a 29-year-old from Marion, trimmed more than two and a half minutes off the existing record, set in 2003, in winning the event by nearly six minutes with a finishing time of 31 minutes, 16 seconds.

    Linda Kidder, 52, improved her finishing position by two spots to take the female overall title with a time of 45:38.

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  • 17th straight title must wait

     PULASKI -- A year of living dangerously finally caught up with Grayson County.

    After winning five district games by a combined six runs, the Blue Devils couldn’t overcome five errors and suffered just its third Mountain Empire District loss in more than a decade, falling to Narrows 9-4 Wednesday night at Calfee Park.

    Grayson County still controlled its own destiny in the MED race but needed a win Thursday at Bland County to secure its 17th consecutive regular season championship.

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  • Red Cross Needs Our Help

    While some are unaware of the services provided by the Woods River Chapter of American Red Cross — which serves Galax, Grayson, Carroll and Wythe counties — to others, especially people who have received help after losing their home or even their job, its efforts are evident.

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