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Galax fire crews respond to crash, vehicle found upside down in a creek
(WSET) — The Galax Fire Department said they responded to a motor vehicle crash on Pipers Gap Road. Firefighters said they were dispatched at 5:39 p.m., to the 8300 Block of Pipers Gap Road, on Monday. According to firefighters, arriving units found a single vehicle had run off of...
Vehicle found flipped on its roof in Galax, no victims at the scene
GALAX, Va. (WFXR) — The Galax Fire Department (GFD) says no victims were located at the scene after a vehicle was discovered flipped over in a wooded area on Saturday, June 8. Just before 9 a.m., crews responded to the Cockerhams Loop and Coleman Lane for a crash. The...
Grange to host session on New River water quality, fishing
TROUTDALE — The Goodwill Grange in Troutdale, as part of Grayson County’s Clean River Initiative, will join the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to conduct an informational session this month, titled “The Fish of the New and Anglers, Too: Views on Water Quality and Why We Continually Clean Our New River.”
Vault Visit | Hundreds of people join a wagon train in 1975
GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year... WFMY News 2 turns 75! So to celebrate... We're opening the WFMY News 2 vault. Today... We're taking a trip to 1975... When it was wagon train time!. You heard that right... a wagon train!. Hundreds of people traveled the 40 miles from Jonesville...
Vehicle crash on I-77 North in Carroll County cleared
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)– VDOT has cleared the vehicle crash on I-77 in Carroll County. The north left shoulder and left lane have been reopened. – CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)– The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-77 in Carroll County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 11.7. As […]
Jefferson Forest, Galax boys soccer sweep VHSL top honors
ROANOKE, Va. – With the Spring sports season behind us, VHSL postseason accolades have begun to trickle in for boys soccer. At the Class 4 ranks, Jefferson Forest senior goalkeeper Tyler Beck was named the Player of the Year and head coach Scott Zaring was named Coach of the Year. Beck tallied 80 saves during his senior season and more impressively finished with 18 shutouts. That’s tied for the second most in VHSL history for a single season. The Liberty University commit allowed only one goal during the regular season.
City pushing pain clinic rules
After recently adopting regulations for vape, hemp and tobacco stores in Mount Airy for the first time ever, city officials now are eyeing two other entities for similar treatment: pain management clinics and residential care facilities. This has taken shape with proposed zoning amendments, for which a public hearing has been scheduled during a June 20 meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners beginning at 6 p.m. Pain management...
Ernest T. Bass to aid United Fund campaign
Organizers announced that the Sixteenth Annual Downtown Rocks and Runs is “only a stone’s throw away.” The date has been set for and an appropriate Mayberry theme selected for the fundraising event that benefits the United Fund of Surry. This year’s race is themed as “It’s Me, It’s Ernest T.” which event coordinators said is a fun play on Mayberry resident and ne’er-do-well Ernest T. Bass. ...
North Carolina man arrested on attempted kidnapping charge
A North Carolina man was jailed last week after he allegedly attempted to kidnap a juvenile girl in the parking lot of a Williamson convenience store. According to Mingo County Magistrate Court documents, on June 1, officers were approached by the juvenile victim and a collaborating witness who stated that Moises Garcia Hernandez, 48, of Sparta, had initiated the incident at the 7-Eleven by “saying inappropriate comments to her and [grabbing] her trying to get her to go with him.”
Spencer's redo takes another step
Redevelopment efforts at the former Spencer’s textile mill property in downtown Mount Airy have taken another key — half-million-dollar-plus — step that will include work to support the new Balladeer Marriott hotel there. The Mount Airy Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last Thursday night to award a contract for Phase III of a multi-pronged plan to replace and/or extend all public infrastructure on and around the old industrial site. It...
Ground Steak star of the festival
For a day, Dobson was far more than the county seat, at least in the eyes of food enthusiasts. For food truck connoisseurs, the town was Ground Zero. Seafood, slushies, tacos, kettle corn, Japanese cuisine, various sorts of burgers, multiple flavors of frozen lemonade, even gourmet coffee — was all there. Yet a humble Surry County dish was the star of the show — the ground steak sandwich. Then again,...
Wet May follows dry April here
The timing has been off this spring for the weather gods, who failed to fulfill April’s rainy reputation by delivering abnormally dry conditions then — only to open up the skies in a big way during May. This included a whopping 7.96 inches of rain being measured last month at F.G. Doggett Water Plant in Mount Airy, the city’s official weather-monitoring station. The magnitude of this is even more noteworthy,...
Former school leader receives top state honor
Although Dr. Kim Morrison has retired from Mount Airy City Schools, her longtime dedication to the educational profession continues to attract notice with the former city superintendent garnering what is considered North Carolina’s highest civilian honor. Morrison is one of the latest recipients of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, which occurred during a dinner at Cross Creek Country Club recognizing those who have retired from the school system this past year. ...
3 shows set for Blackmon Amphitheatre this week
Three concerts are slated for the stage at the Blackmon Amphitheatre this week as part of the annual Surry Arts Council Summer Concert Series. Jim Quick & Coastline will open the week’s action, weaving together their own genre of music, when they take the stage on Thursday at 7:30 pm The Entertainers are scheduled to visit the Blackmon on Friday with their own show beginning at 7:30 pm On Saturday, The Magnificents Band will cap off the weekend with a show also scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Costs for the concerts are $17, or a concert series summer pass. Those attending the shows are encouraged to take a lounge chair or blanket. Coolers and outside drink are not permitted. Concessions will be on sale. To purchase tickets or a summer pass, call 336-786-7998.
Open Door Community to hold two charity events June 22
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Open Door Community is an organization dedicated to reducing the conditions of poverty in the Southwest Virginia area. Open Door Community is hosting “Cycle Fest” Saturday, June 22, a one-day event to help raise money to end homelessness and promote housing equality. A second...
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