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Letters

  • Fix tax problem in Carroll

    There is a wrong in the Carroll County statutes that needs to be made right. Personal property tax is being levied on vehicles that are no longer registered or garaged in Carroll County.
    Those who move from Carroll County must pay personal property tax in their new county before their vehicles can be registered. Yet Carroll County levies the full year of tax on those same vehicles if they were registered in the county on Jan. 1.

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  • Voters made a mistake

    On Nov. 6, 2012, the people of the United States made the worst and most deadly decision in the history of the country.
    Our Founding Fathers based this country’s foundation on God’s word.
    Then the people put back in office a so-called Christian president, Obama. This was a complete slap in God’s face.
    The two strongest abominations were upheld. They are abortion, which is the murder of innocent children, and the backing of homosexuals.
    Do you think God is going to bless us now? Not by a long shot.

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  • Helping Backpack Buddies

    I would like to express my appreciation toward the wonderful mission of supplying food to less fortunate children that the Galax Backpack Buddies Program and that all Backpack Buddies Programs take on.
    My family and I volunteer with Galax Backpack Buddies so I get to witness firsthand the efforts put on by the numerous volunteers each week.
    Volunteers pack and deliver the backpacks to the Galax schools by hand.

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  • Angel Tree donors thanked

    On behalf of all the third-shift associates at the Galax Walmart Supercenter, I thank the following local businesses for contributions to help raise funds for this year’s Angel Tree project:
    Blue Ridge Lanes, Porky’s, County Line Café, Bojangle's, Rio Grande, RJ’s Pizza, Ciro’s of Galax, Tony’s Brick Oven Pizza, Stingray’s, Pizza Plus, Arby’s, Jasper Lures, plus many individual gifts.
    With this support we were able to sponsor six angels as opposed to the four we normally help.
    Herb VanOver

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  • Letters from Boy Scout Troop 188

    The following letters were submitted by Boy Scouts with Troop 188 in Galax:

    Bland lunches are wasted

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  • Conflict questions still unanswered

    The Carroll County administrator’s response to Supervisor Bob Martin’s effort to end the conflict of interest controversy was disturbing.
    Little things, like Mr. Larrowe referring to events as recent as 2010 as occurring “many, many years ago.”
    And big things, like his statement: “I… hate that some people have jumped off the team, and that is disappointing to me, Mr. Martin.”
    What “team” did he mean — the Larrowe support team?

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  • Fox penning a barbaric sport

    I find it unbelievable that there is still any debate over whether releasing packs of dogs on captive wildlife is an acceptable hobby for some in Virginia.
    The answer is an incontestable no.
    There is no fairness in the practice of fox penning.  Live trapping of foxes in all corners of the state, trucking them miles from their familiar habitat, and putting them in fenced enclosures to run for their lives is anything but fair. 

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  • Support local businesses

    As everyone is aware, the Town of Fries has been trying to come up with new ideas to bring more business to our town.
    Town council has been diligently seeking opportunities to try to make Fries more prosperous — from the “old mill site” to opening stores in the previous location of the fire department.
    Before we can establish new businesses, we need to support the ones we have.

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  • Searching for Cox relatives in Galax

    This photo was taken in Peecher Cemetery, Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio, on Oct. 27, 2012, when the Spoon River Chapter of NSDAR, based in Williamsfield, Ill., placed an official DAR marker on the grave of Solomon Cox, honoring him as a Revolutionary War patriot.

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  • Community honored veterans

    As Veterans Day chairman for Hillsville VFW Post 1115, I thank all the businesses, individuals and organizations in the community that honored veterans with programs and activities during the extended weekend of Nov. 7-12.
    Walmart gave us a special program Wednesday, followed by a barbecue lunch.
    Carroll County Intermediate School and St. Paul School continued their tradition by inviting veterans in for very inspiring programs on Thursday.

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