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Still owes
I want to let the people of Galax know that evidently they don’t need their tax money. I went down there with checkbook in hand ready to pay my taxes the other day because I had been behind. I owed 2011 and 2012 and I tried to pay them and that woman said, no, I had to go through a collection agency to pay them. Well, I am not going through a collection agency to pay them so they can just do without, I guess. I guess they will do fine without me.

Mouths running

Tips for Tots: Toddler Play

By Anne A. McGrady

Playing is the main way toddlers learn new skills.  Learning and having fun with objects and people are important.  Here are a few facts to keep in mind about play and learning.

When your toddler is at play, the process of actively figuring out how things work becomes a challenge.  The stacking and restacking of blocks is a good example – watching, experimenting and figuring how the blocks stack without a knock down.

Tips for Tots: Toddler Battles

By Anne A. McGrady

One of the funniest experiences about being around a toddler is to watch, observe, and listen and talk to them as they develop a sense of “self” — a discovery that toddlers have a will of their own which can easily erupt in tantrums at anytime. 

Tips for Tots: Imaginary Friends

By Anne A. McGrady

Imaginary friends may become a part of your child’s life at age 3-4 years old.  These imaginary friends may “drop in” from time to time and as many as two out of children experience imaginary friends.  These “friends” usually leave permanently by the time the child is five or six years old.

Concerns about class move

I am writing to express concerns about moving sixth and seventh grades from St. Paul School to Carroll County Middle School in Hillsville.
Each parent has an opportunity to select the school for their children, and as their former school board representative, I strongly urge everyone to leave their children at St. Paul for 2013‑2014.
St. Paul is one of the best schools in Carroll County, with modern facilities and a great faculty and staff.
If you desire that your children play sports, transportation can be provided for after-school activities.

Elderly a 'forgotten society'

I have become my 91-year old father’s advocate.
By experiencing emergency room visits, doctors’ appointments, hospital stays, and rehab stays, I have gained a new perspective on our elderly population.
I truly believe they are becoming a “forgotten society.”
My father’s last rehab stay was at Trinity Mission in Hillsville after he was released from Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He had been suffering from aspiration pneumonia and had a pacemaker implanted.

Anders in stable condition after being shot by deputies

UPDATE 5/7/13:

Randy Lee Anders is now in stable condition, according to Grayson Sheriff Richard Vaughan. Charges are still pending the outcome of a Virginia State Police investigation of the shooting.

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Bypass speed limit increase delayed


UPDATE MAY 6 — Rain has washed out the Virginia Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on U.S. 58 at Hillsville in the short term.

Though VDOT had anticipated being able to install the new superhighway speed limit signs on what's commonly known as the Hillsville bypass by May 6, but inclement weather has interfered.

Grayson budget shortfall shrinks

INDEPENDENCE – After recommendations from the county administrator and a few additional adjustments, Grayson County Supervisors have closed the gap in the 2013-14 budget by more than $1.2 million.
Supervisors held their second budget work session on May 1 and began the night facing a much more manageable $240,000 deficit between projected revenues and expenditures for the FY 2014 budget.

Tips for Tots: Budding Young Love

By Anne A. McGrady

Surprising as it may seem, preschools can and do talk about their strong feelings for a classmate.

This behavior, a first crush, is completely normal and can become a valuable learning experience for a 4-5 year old. The learning has begun as the preschooler can handle his emotions and then can talk about this to adults.

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