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Galax Pet Adoption Weekend info meetings set

The Twin Counties Humane Society will host three informational meetings about the upcoming Galax Pet Adoption Weekend (PAW) event.

The meetings, from 6-8 p.m., will be held at:

• Carroll County Public Library, Feb. 7

• Grayson County Public Library, Feb. 8

• Galax Recreation Center, third floor meeting room, Feb. 9

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Odell Hamden, former Galax City Council member, dies

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Bill to drug test welfare recipients advances in Senate

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Carroll boards debate how to use Phase III funds

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Galax girls lock up share of MED title

INDEPENDENCE –– Allison White and Taylor Bryant poured in 28 first-half points as Galax raced out to a huge early lead and handled Grayson County 65-36 in a Mountain Empire District girls’ game Friday.

Galax (16-3 overall, 8-0 district) clinched at least a tie for the MED regular season championship, which it can lock up this week with a win over either Bland County or Narrows.

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Tide bounces back, 63-61

INDEPENDENCE –– Playing an average of a game every two days for a month will take its toll on a team’s legs. Galax’s had just enough spring in them to keep a step ahead of the rest of the district.

In danger of falling into a three-way tie for the Mountain Empire District lead, the Maroon Tide made a two-point lead stand up through two late Grayson County possessions and escaped with a 63-61 thriller Friday night.

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Sunday hunting bill fails

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House passes repeal of handgun purchase limit

RICHMOND — The House of Delegates passed legislation Feb. 1 to repeal Virginia’s one-per-month limit on handgun purchases, a law that has been on the books for nearly two decades.
House Bill 940 passed by a vote of 66-32 following a brief floor debate in which an opponent of the bill argued that Virginia would again become a haven for gun runners if it allows unlimited handgun purchases.

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Unemployed won't be forced to volunteer

RICHMOND — A Senate committee on Jan. 30 killed legislation aimed at requiring Virginia unemployment recipients to perform volunteer service work to remain eligible for benefits.
On a voice vote, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee shot down Sen. Bill Stanley’s bill amid concerns that passing it would put Virginia out of conformity with federal law and jeopardize a credit that state employers receive on their federal unemployment taxes.

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