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Today's News

  • Devils storm past Holston

     INDEPENDENCE -- While the rest of the country was busy celebrating Memorial Day, they were celebrating a memorable day in Grayson County.

    The Blue Devils pulled off an incredible comeback, rallying for four runs in the bottom of the seventh and stunning Holston 8-7 Monday in the Region C quarterfinals at B.A. Rhudy Fields.

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  • Tide soccer splits in regionals

     Galax’s girls’ soccer team nearly did something it hadn’t done in its history. The boys’ team did something it seems to do every year.

    The Maroon Tide ladies very nearly had a winning streak on their hands while the Tide boys advanced to the semifinals yet again in a pair of Region C quarterfinal matches Tuesday at Galax High School.

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  • Knights ride long ball past Cavs

     ROANOKE -- Cave Spring’s baseball team was in a tight spot Monday against Carroll County.

    How would the Knights find a solution? All they had to do was Mull it over.

    Center fielder Carter Mull’s second home run — a tie-breaking, three-run blast in the sixth inning — proved to be the game-winning hit as Cave Spring edged visiting Carroll County 8-7 in the first round of the Region IV tournament.

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  • Lambert, Blue Devils stymie PH in Region C

     INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County scored eight runs in the first three innings and held Patrick Henry-Glade Spring in check all afternoon, taking an 8-0 win in the Region IV baseball quarterfinals Tuesday at the GNB Baseball Complex.

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  • Carroll sells Ivanhoe property

    HILLSVILLE — The sale of 49.2 acres of Carroll County land in Ivanhoe generated some $289,000 (minus auction fees) for use in economic development.

    Land once occupied by National Carbide Corp. got split between Wythe and Carroll counties when that facility closed and turned over property to the localities.

    The Carroll County Industrial Development Authority decided to sell its portion of land adjacent to New River Trail State Park at absolute auction last Saturday.

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  • Carroll schools hire outside food provider

    HILLSVILLE — Chartwells scooped the competition in becoming the new food service contractor for Carroll County Public Schools.

    But, before the vote at a special meeting Friday, School Board Member Phillip Berrier made his reservations known that hiring an outside firm to serve breakfast and lunch in the schools isn’t necessarily a recipe for success.

    The school board had sought requests for proposals on the food service program after representatives from Sodexo made a presentation in May.

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  • Fries cell tower switched on - permanently

    FRIES — A four-year battle for permanent authority for U.S. Cellular to operate a tower in Fries is officially over.

    According to a document adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on June 22, all petitions to deny the cell phone company operation were dismissed.

    The issue has been ongoing since 2005, when U.S. Cellular installed the tower without filing necessary paper work with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

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  • Hearing set for dentist, pharmacist drug case

    INDEPENDENCE — A preliminary hearing has been set for an Independence dentist and pharmacist involved in a drug investigation.

    Nicolas Arduin, 31, and Dr. Gordon Miniclier, 58, will appear in Grayson County General District Court on Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.

    Arduin, a former part-time pharmacist at Woody's Pharmacy in Independence, has been charged with obtaining drugs by fraud, a class 6 felony.

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  • Man leads Galax police on chase into N.C.

    An Alabama man is in custody in Surry County, N.C., facing charges in relation to a pursuit that began in Galax on June 30.

    According to a Galax Police Department report, Officer John Reavis stopped James Curtis Brown, 50, of Boaz, Ala., for suspicion of driving under the influence at 6:42 p.m. on June 30.

    When Brown was asked to exit his car, he fled the scene in his vehicle, pursued by Reavis and Galax Officer Jacob Vaughn. On two occasions, Boaz traveled west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 58, according to police.

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  • Carico named new Carroll rec director

    HILLSVILLE — In an effort to expand recreational opportunities, Carroll County’s new recreation director says she’ll be looking to the public for ideas.

    Beth Carico came to the position in May with experience at Virginia State Parks, including working as an assistant administrator of the New River Trail at Galax.

    Originally from the suburbs of Detroit, her introduction to Virginia occurred as a part of the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in recreation, parks and leisure from Central Michigan University.

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