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Today's News

  • GHS student's death under investigation

     

     

    By APRIL WRIGHT and BRIAN FUNK

    Staff

    Students at Galax High School are mourning the loss of a beloved 18-year-old senior and mother of an infant son, who passed away at Twin County Regional Hospital on Monday morning.

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  • Bartlett won't seek re-election

     

     

     

    INDEPENDENCE — Larry Bartlett has announced that he will not seek reelection as the Oldtown District representative on the Grayson Board of Supervisors in the November election.

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  • VDOT: No money for Grayson roads

    INDEPENDENCE — Public hearings between the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Grayson Board of Supervisors have become more of a formality rather than actual discussions on the county’s six-year program in recent years, and this time was no different.
    Matthew Cox, representing the VDOT Bristol District, was on hand during the supervisors’ regular board meeting this month to hold the latest public hearing.

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  • High interest in TCRH 'alliance' proposal

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    Should Twin County Regional Hospital decide to align itself with a larger hospital system, it appears there will be no lack of interested parties.
    The Galax hospital is using a national consulting firm, Stroudwater Associates, to determine how it can best serve the community — either by remaining independent or aligning with a system.

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  • Readers' Hotline 4/27/11

     

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  • Grayson grand jury issues indictments

    By LARRY CHAMBERS
    Staff

    INDEPENDENCE — Jason Michael Lambert, 27, of Galax, was indicted on seven charges last Friday by a Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury, meeting at the Grayson County Courthouse.
    An indictment indicates that a grand jury found sufficient evidence for a case to go to trial, and does not indicate guilt. All of those indicted are innocent until proven guilty.

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  • Public record for 4/27/11 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.

    District Court

    These sentences were recorded in November, 2010, in the Galax General District Court Office, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

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  • Public record for 4/27/11 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.

    District Court

    These sentences were recorded in November, 2010, in the Galax General District Court Office, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

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  • Rain hasn't washed away possibility of drought

     

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