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You can literally find just about anything at the Hillsville Flea Market, including airplanes made out of beer and soda cans. Old albums and CDs are usually on the menu each year at the Hillsville VFW Memorial Day Gun Show and Flea Market. Members of the Rotary Club of Hillsville...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, Pat McCrory was king in North Carolina’s Republican Party. The former Charlotte mayor became the first GOP governor in two decades when he won in 2012 by 11 percentage points. Today, the moderate has been tossed aside in state GOP politics,...

Mount Airy City Schools recently announced its Teachers of the Year and Employees of the Year at each school, while the district has named its Beginning Teacher of the Year, Bus Driver of the Year, Central Office Employee of the Year, Career and Education Teacher of the Year, Exceptional Children’s Teacher of the Year, School Nutrition Employee of the Year and Manager of the Year.

The Mount Airy Men’s Shelter has been on Ann Simmons’ mind for many months. She has been trying to find the right piece of land or vacant building that she could convert into a homeless shelter for the men of the Mount Airy. It is an area that...

A model of Aric Almirola’s No. 10 car with Memorial Day wrapping that honors Army Private First Class Adam Marion. Joel Edmonds, who serves as a spotter for Aric Almirola and Stewart-Haas Racing, proposed the idea of honoring Army Private First Class Adam Marion for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.

The West Stanly softball team turned in a dominating performance in the second game of the NCHSAA 2A West Region Championship series with a 13-3 thrashing of the West Stokes squad on Wednesday night in King. Colts pitcher Lily Huneycutt earned her second win of the series, allowing only six...

Officials with the Galax, Carroll, and Grayson Animal Shelter in Southwest Virginia warn area residents of a rabid fox recently discovered in a residential neighborhood. They say a live red fox was found on the porch of a home on Pine Knoll Drive in Galax on Tuesday, which tested positive for rabies.

Carroll County’s Bailey Vaughn just beats out a bunt past Magna Vista pitcher Paxton Tucker on Thursday in Hillsville. The Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 5-0 in the Region 3D playoff game. Carroll County’s Tyler Rakes slides into home as he is tagged by Magna Vista’s catcher on Thursday....

GALAX, Va. (WFXR) — The Mount Rogers Health District shared a warning on Thursday after a red fox — which was discovered outside a home in Galax earlier this week — tested positive for rabies. Health officials say the live red fox was found laying on a...

ARARAT, Va. — When history is tarnished it can be difficult to undo — but at least highway markers denoting notable locations mustn’t suffer the same fate, based on a recent makeover in Ararat. Concerned about the appearance of the sign greeting travelers crossing the Virginia-North Carolina...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — A fight in a parking lot has left one man dead and another charged with murder. On Tuesday just after 7:30 p.m., Mount Airy police officers were called to the Circle K on Rockford Street about “several subjects” fighting in the parking lot. When they got there, they found Jesus […]

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nancy Saraske Whitley on May 24, 2022 at the age of 66 at her home in Pilot, VA. Nancy was born in Anderson, South Carolina to John Oscar Saraske and Kathleen Rogers Saraske on November 26, 1955. Nancy has been preceded in death by her parents and her brother, James Saraske of Anderson, SC.

GALAX, Va. (WDBJ) - Health officials are urging people in the Galax area to watch for signs of rabies in their pets after a rabid fox was found. The live red fox was found May 24 on the porch of a home in the 100 block of Pine Knoll Drive in Galax, according to the Mount Rogers Health District, which says the fox has tested positive for rabies. The person who called it in reported hearing a possible animal fight shortly before seeing the fox.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — A Mount Airy man died after a fight led to a shooting in a gas station parking lot Tuesday evening. Police said the man accused of pulling the trigger is behind bars. It happened at the Circle K on Rockford Street around 7:30 p.m. Police...

Carroll County senior third baseman Josie Quesenberry gets under a pitch against Radford on May 20 in Hillsville. Quesenberry has homered in each of the Cavaliers past two games. Carroll County sophomore pitcher Emma Leath delivers a pitch in her two-hit shutout over Radford on May 20. Leath is currently...

Former Marine, now city manager, is special speaker. Calling in the Marines always has been a viable option where military matters are concerned, and that will be the case this coming Monday when Mount Airy holds its annual Memorial Day observance. City Manager Stan Farmer will be guest speaker for...