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Today's News

  • Public record for 7/8/09 edition

    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.

    Land Transfers

    These land transfers were recorded May 26-June 10 in the office of Carolyn H. Honeycutt, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

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  • Flag Has Multiple Meanings

    When a young woman designed a dress bearing a rebel flag and wore it to the high school prom in Galax last month, it's doubtful that she expected the dance to last this long.

    But here we are, a month later, still waltzing in circles to a familiar refrain about the meaning and symbolism of the Confederate flag.

    Is it flown by those who wish to honor their ancestors for service and sacrifice to an ideal and standing up to federal authority?

    Is it a symbol of racial intolerance, flown by hate groups to intimidate and remind blacks of the days of slavery?

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  • Honor them before it's too late

    These past two weeks — bookended by the dedication of a veterans' monument in Galax on Memorial Day and the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of World War II on June 6 — have reminded us all of the debt we owe the men and women of our armed forces, especially those who served in the second world war.

    More than six decades later, a great deal of the world is free due to the actions of World War II veterans.

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  • Pharmacist arrested in dentist drug case

    INDEPENDENCE — Charges continue to surface in connection with a two-month drug investigation involving an Independence dentist.

    According to a search warrant filed in Grayson County General District Court last week, local pharmacist Nicholas Arduin, 31, of Independence, was charged with obtaining drugs by fraud, a class 6 felony.

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  • Ex-officer now faces drug, gun charges in Carroll

    A former Pulaski police officer arrested June 11 in Wythe County after allegedly attempting to purchase drugs now faces two additional charges in his home county of Carroll.

    Virginia State Police originally charged Christopher Franklin Bond, 32, of 7089 Coulson Church Road in Austinville, with attempting to purchase methamphetamine, a felony; attempt to purchase the painkiller Loritab and possession of marijuana, both misdemeanors.

    On Wednesday, Bond resigned from the Pulaski Police Department, according to a press release from Police Chief G.W. Roche.

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  • Hillsville deals with decal fees

    HILLSVILLE — The new Carroll County ordinance dealing with vehicle decals could have a monetary effect on Hillsville residents, requiring them to pay more in fees, officials discussed during Monday's town council meeting.

    The Carroll County Board of Supervisors recent repealed a requirement for vehicles owned by county residents to display a decal on the windshield, though the citizens still have to pay the associated fee.

    Carroll's fee is $25 for cars and trucks, and the fee will be paid along with personal property taxes.

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  • Letters to the Editor for 6/15/09

    Teacher thanked for dedication

    Recently we had the privilege to work with Judy Moser, physical education teacher and librarian at Mount Rogers Combined School, as a team of chaperones for the “Mountain to the Bay” field trip to Tangier Island Combined School.

    Ms. Moser has been an active, dedicated teacher and tennis coach in Grayson County Public Schools for 28 years.

    Her most recent endeavor was a trip of a lifetime for students at Mount Rogers Combined School.

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  • The Decal Dilemma

    Though the idea is picking up steam and sweeping its way throughout the Commonwealth, Grayson County has scraped the idea of removing county decals from residents' windows.

    The board was fortunate enough to have a neighbor to poke for answers in the City of Galax.

    Galax removed the decals last year and city leaders have since said it was a move they should not have made.

    With the sharp decrease in revenue, Galax advised against other localities doing the same.

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  • Grayson citizens: It's no time for tax hikes

    INDEPENDENCE — Ten citizens attended a public hearing for Grayson County's 2009-10 budget on Tuesday, which includes increases in the tax levy, personal property tax rates and vehicle decal costs and a new fee for trash pickup.

    Supervisors first asked County Administrator Jonathan Sweet to give an overview of the $16.3 million budget.

    Sweet compared the proposed budget to the current one, and found that in the 52 operational lines on the expense side, 13 decreased.

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  • Dollar General to open store in Fancy Gap

    FANCY GAP — Continuing rain is making hay hard to harvest and filling creek banks, but it's also slowing down work on Fancy Gap's new Dollar General store.

    Dean Bryant of Berry Construction in Chattanooga, Tenn., said the new facility will be located south of Chances Creek Road on U.S. 52, next to Faye's Antiques, where he understands a campground and an old racetrack used to be.

    The relationship between Bryant and Dollar General is landlord and tenant.

    He has his permits and has started moving dirt, but it's going slow so far.

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