Today's News

HILLSVILLE — Carroll County added about $757,000 in land value between assessments, bringing the total of taxable real estate up to almost $2.6 billion, according to information from the assessor’s office.

Assessor Janie Harrison reported the preliminary figures to the Carroll supervisors at their meeting Jan. 14 in an update on the county’s first in-house reassessment.

She expected the values to change somewhat once appeals hearings take place.

INDEPENDENCE –– One of the lures of high school wrestling is that it has more unique characteristics than any other sport. Not least among them is the scoring system.

Galax came away with a 60-12 dual win over Grayson County on Tuesday, a final tally that belied the competitiveness of the match, especially in the early going.

Galax raced to the huge final team margin with pins in the final four bouts, but had to battle for every team point it earned in the early going.

HILLSVILLE — After a contractor held up completion of the Airport Road water project for four months, the Carroll Public Service Authority will seek liquidated damages.

The project is now largely completed, except for a road bore to the east side of Interstate 77. PSA Director Ray Hill said that valves for the rest of the project — mostly residential areas — could have been turned on earlier.

The company that built the water storage tank, Mid-Atlantic Storage Systems, came in late and then the tank leaked and had to be fixed, Hill told the authority.

For most singles, just hearing the words "Valentines Day" — which is quickly approaching — is dreadful.

However, Parrott Bay Restaurant & Nightclub in Galax may prevent some singles from being dateless Valentine victims when it hosts its first “speed dating” event on Friday.

Speed dating, a formalized matchmaking process, is growing in popularity, especially in metropolitan areas. And it seems to be the quick, hip way to meet other singles without rejection.