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  • VDOT adds cameras on dangerous I-77 section

    The Virginia Department of Transportation has added 15 new traffic cameras on Interstate 77 to its 511Virginia.org travel information system and will add nine more in coming months.

    The cameras’ views can be seen online at the 511Virginia.org website, which provides live information about road conditions and traffic congestion.

    The cameras’ locations on I-77 are between the North Carolina state line and mile marker 14 in Carroll County.

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  • Stanley to seek re-election

    FRANKLIN COUNTY — Sen. William M. “Bill” Stanley Jr. (R-20th District), Virginia Senate majority whip, announced on March 27 that he is seeking reelection.

    Having filed more than twice the number of signatures required to qualify for the ballot under Virginia law, Stanley has already secured the Republican nomination. His name will appear on the ballot as the Republican nominee in the Nov. 3 general election.

    Stanley represents the City of Galax and portions of Carroll County.

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  • Carroll upgrades emergency dispatch center

    HILLSVILLE – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department is putting the finishing touches on a new dispatch center renovation project on the lower floor of the Carroll County Governmental Complex in Hillsville.

    Sheriff J.B. Gardner said the new center is “state of the art” and contains the very latest in radio technology equipment.

    Gardner said the old dispatch office was outdated and didn’t provide adequate space for a dispatcher to handle their daily duties.

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  • Man charged for indecent liberties with minor

    A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged March 29 with indecent liberties with a child under 15 years of age, according to a report from the Galax Police Department.

    A warrant was issued for Eddie Dale Privett of Galax on March 26, and police used social media to circulate a photo of him online.

    On Sunday, police said Privett approached a residence in Carroll County and stated he had been living outside for days, was homeless and seeking food.

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  • Motion denied in Jones case

    UPDATED 4/2/15:

    INDEPENDENCE — A motion to set aside a verdict finding Matthew Steven Jones guilty in the first-degree murder of his girlfriend, Desia Rae George, was denied Tuesday, after new evidence failed to convince the judge that the trial would have had a different outcome.

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  • Special health insurance enrollment now open

    Commonwealth Covered, a project sponsored through Enroll Virginia, is offering free assistance to individuals who are interested in signing up for healthcare during a special enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace.

    “Between March 15 and April 30, there is an open window for individuals who paid a penalty this year, to sign up for coverage for 2015,” said Tahsin Anwar, a volunteer through Commonwealth Covered.

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  • Supervisor puts own money into coyote bounty fund

    INDEPENDENCE – With funds exhausted for a controversial bounty on coyotes in Grayson County, one supervisor took it upon himself to donate additional funds in hopes that other citizens will follow-suit.

    County Administrator Jonathan Sweet notified supervisors by memo earlier this month that only $480 of the budgeted $10,000 remained.

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  • Free clinic reopening in Galax

    Those seeking help from the Free Clinic of the Twin Counties lately have called only to hear a message that, due to financial difficulties, the institution was closed.

    However, according to Jonathan Sweet, who acts as president of the clinic’s board of directors, the clinic is reopening on April 7 and will resume serving the community’s medical needs as before.

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  • Three charged in theft, grand larceny cases

    Three people were arrested last week on charges including theft of auto parts and grand larceny from a construction company.

    A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with a series of thefts that occurred in Galax.

    Carl Ray Poole, 45, was arrested by Senior Police Officer John Reavis on March 19, after a traffic stop. According to a Galax Police Department reports, Poole was observed pulling a utility trailer without tags or lights.

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  • Report: crime down in Galax

    The Galax Police Department handled 39,629 calls in 2014, both emergency and non-emergency in nature — not including phone calls for information — and recorded 21,213 calls for service.

    Galax Police Chief Rick Clark, now in his 14th year in the position, recently gave his annual report to Galax City Council.

    The department reported 1,192 total crimes, which is a 11.6 percent decrease from 2013.

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