Today's News

If citizens don't get involved in Carroll's effort to develop a new comprehensive plan for the next 20 years, it's not because the county didn't invite them to participate.

At a community meeting March 23 at Gladesboro School in the Laurel Fork district, county officials and hired consultants stressed that Carroll residents and their ideas are crucial to the planning process.

Multiple public hearings and meetings are scheduled at every step of the way as Carroll puts together a vision of what the county will look like in 2030.

A barn and storage building was found ablaze when the Galax Fire Department arrived early on the morning of March 28 to Hebron Road, said Fire Chief David Hankley.

On arrival, the department found a large barn on fire, containing tractors, boats, livestock trailers and other equipment.

The fire destroyed approximately half of the structure, owned by Verlin Gallimore, but the majority of the equipment was saved.

The fire appeared to start in an adjacent small utility building and spread to the larger facility.

HILLSVILLE — Though state funding has shrunk by nearly $3.8 million for county schools, educators have sought level funding from the Carroll County supervisors.

The schools request to the county remains a little less than $8.9 million, or about 25 percent of the $35.3 million of the revenue coming in for the 2010-2011 operational budget, according to the presentation made by Schools Superintendent Greg Smith to the supervisors Monday.

 EMORY -- Matt Nelson didn’t take his time making a good impression at Emory and Henry College.