Carroll County, VA

Carroll County Sheriff Kevin Kemp opened the National Day of Prayer in Hillsville last Thursday by singing The National Anthem. Master of Ceremonies Reverend Bill Heim joked that Kemp has become known locally as “The Carroll County Crooner.”. David Broyles | The Carroll News. Local Business Owner Brian Spencer...

Carroll County’s boys’ soccer team sent its seven seniors out in style May 9, winning their final regular season home game of the year 2-0 over Three Rivers District foe Alleghany. Seniors Brogan Phillips, Alex Hernandez, Evan Shank, Noah Prudencio, Axel Rodriguez, Edgar Munoz and Brandon Sierra were...

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Health officials issued an alert to the Carroll County community Tuesday after a raccoon that chased a human and an animal last week tested positive for rabies. The Mount Rogers Health District says the rabid raccoon ran after a person and a cat in...

Carroll County High School students dance the night away Friday during the Carroll County Senior Prom held at The Establishment. Madison Morin (left) and Caleb Sowers pose for a storybook picture Friday during the Carroll County High School Senior Prom. This year’s Senior Prom was held at The Establishment, a wedding venue in Woodlawn.

Carroll County senior Josh Hart signs a letter of intent to play baseball Thursday at Lancaster Bible College. Pictured from left are: Carroll County JV baseball coach Steve Combs, Hart’s mother Sara Hart, Josh Hart, father Jason Hart, Carroll County head baseball coach Kevin DeHaven. Carroll County senior Adyn...

Area businesses and individuals who won Mountie Awards — the Mount Airy News’ Reader’s Choice Awards — or Gemini Awards — the Carroll News’ Reader’s Choice Awards — can show off their awards by having them mounted on keepsake plaques by the graphics team at The Mount Airy News.

Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across Southwest Virginia:. Ramp closures in Rockbridge County could impact your nighttime travels this week. At exit 205, which is the interchange between Interstate 81 and Route 606, the southbound on-ramp will be closed nightly through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Crews are repositioning concrete barriers and paving. It’s part of a $4.7 million interchange improvement project.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Each and every year, the United States sees the most tornadoes of any country on Earth. And each year, damage from these storms is estimated in the millions, if not billions, of dollars. Sadly, loss of life occurs each and every year from these violent...

(WDBJ) - UPDATE: Both crashes were cleared. EARLIER STORY: A crash in the Town of Wytheville along I-81N is causing delays Friday evening. The crash was at mile marker 74.5, according to VDOT. Both the north left lane and shoulder are closed. In Carroll County, a tractor-trailer crash along I-77N...

Virginia Department of Health Population Health Community Coordinator Dr. Pamela Ray described a Shakespearean tragedy of its own to youth in her presentation, “To Vape or Not to Vape; That is the question.” Ray also insisted the lucrative industry’s “long game” is nicotine addiction driving users back to smoking tobacco.

(WFXR) — An Albemarle County man faces multiple charges following a police chase through several localities in the New River Valley Wednesday afternoon. The incident started shortly before 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 when members of the Galax Police Department began a pursuit of a BMW sedan, according to Virginia State Police.

Lance Burnett allowed one run over five innings and Britt Berrier drove in two runs Friday as Carroll County defeated Glenvar 4-3 on the road in a Three Rivers District baseball game. Burnett allowed five hits and a run before Tyler Rakes came on to pitch a scoreless inning of...

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — One man died after a deer ran into his SUV as he was traveling north on Route 221 near Route 100 Monday morning. A release from Virginia State Police (VSP) stated that a deer ran into the passenger side of a 2008 Chevrolet HHR, causing the SUV to cross the […]

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — A man lost his life in Carroll County Monday morning after a deer hit the side of his car, sending him right into the path of a tractor-trailer. Virginia State Police say they responded to the two-vehicle crash at approximately 5:07 a.m. on Monday, May 2 along Route 221 (Floyd Pike), nearly a quarter-mile north of Route 100.

At 5:07 a.m. on Monday (May 2), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 221 (Floyd Pike) close to a quarter-mile north of Route 100. A 2008 Chevrolet HHR was traveling north on Route 221 when it was struck in the passenger’s side by a deer. The HHR then crossed the center line and into the path of a southbound 2022 International tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer couldn’t avoid the HHR and struck it.

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. – A man is dead after a crash in Carroll County on Monday, according to Virginia State Police. Authorities said the accident happened around 5:07 a.m. Monday on Route 221 just north of Route 100 when a 2008 Chevy HHR was going north and was hit in the passenger’s side by a deer. The vehicle then crossed the center line and was hit by a 2022 International tractor-trailer, according to police.

State Police say a deer caused a fatal head-on accident on US 221 involving a car and tractor trailer. It happened before sunrise Monday on in Carroll County. Troopers say after the deer struck the car’s passenger side, the vehicle crossed the road into the path of the oncoming semi. 46-year-old Randall Semones of Hillsville died at the scene. The truck driver was not hurt.