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Today's News

  • Public record for 5/23/12

    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 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 Office, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

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  • She's two

    Makayla Grace Hancock celebrated her second birthday March 28 with a fire truck party at the Hillsville Volunteer Fire Department picnic area with family and friends.

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  • Turns eight

    Jaelyn McKenski Bell turned eight on Feb. 24. She celebrated with a cow themed party.

    She is the daughter of Brent Bell and Amanda Helton. She is the granddaughter of Randy and Kim Bell, Gary Elliott and Judy Elliott. Her great-grandparents are M.C. and Irene Bell and Billie Johnson.

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  • She's one

    Havengrace Sumner turned one on May 15. Her parents are Chris and Lisa Sumner of Galax.

    Grandparents are Tommy and Carol Sumner, Johnny and Linda Dixon, and Terri Rittwage.

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  • Sisters celebrate birthdays

    Kamdyn Castle Hill turned 3 on April 19 and celebrated with a cookout at the home of her Uncle Shannon and Aunt Lisa Lowe in Pine Mountain. Her sister, Brailyn Corrine Hill, had her first birthday on May. She celebrated with a Mickey Mouse party at her home.

    They are the daughters of Derek and Brandi Hill, Galax. Their grandparents are Nick and Doris Moody and Dean and Jeanie Webb.

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  • UPDATED: N.C. murder suspect captured in Galax

    UPDATED: MAY 24, 10:20 A.M.

    A murder suspect arrested Wednesday in Galax is now charged with homicide in Wake County, N.C., in connection with the death of his wife.

    The Galax Police Department arrested Sonny Lee Howard, 42, of Raleigh, N.C., and charged him with being a fugitive from North Carolina.

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  • Readers' Hotline 5/23/12

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  • Grayson budget balances without tax increase

    INDEPENDENCE – Grayson County has a nearly balanced budget and residents will see no tax increase again this year.
    Supervisors held a budget work session May 16. They started the budget process with a nearly $475,000 deficit between projected revenues and expenditures.
    Prior to the meeting, County Administrator Jonathan Sweet said he and his staff had managed to close that gap to approximately $130,000 through adjustments to the revenue side of about $90,000 and decreases on the expenditure side of nearly $250,000.

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  • Firefighters not charged, but won't be reinstated

    HILLSVILLE — A Carroll supervisor sought to reinstate two Laurel Fork Fire Department volunteers after a three-year suspension after an investigation that yielded no charges.
    The issues involved the purchase of a vehicle for the agency. Virginia State Police obtained a search warrant for the Laurel Fork Fire Department May 12, 2009, based on an allegation of rigging a bid for a vehicle, according to court records.

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  • Pack to join Methodist basketball

    The headline above a feature story in The Roanoke Times this past fall proclaimed that ‘Austin Pack doesn’t know how to quit’.

    Seems like the Galax multi-sport athlete still hasn’t figured it out.

    Pack, a floor leader and field general during the most successful two years in Galax High School sports history, will give it a go for four more basketball seasons, having committed recently to play for Methodist University, an NCAA Division III school located in Fayetteville, N.C.

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