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Virginia Rural Center announces 2024 Virginia Rural Leadership Institute Cohort
RICHMOND — The Virginia Rural Center is pleased to announce the participants in the third cohort of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute (VRLI), including two Carroll County officials. VRLI is the Commonwealth’s only leadership program that focuses solely on developing rural Virginia’s existing and emerging leaders. “The Virginia Rural Center has long recognized that cultivating rural leadership is a key component to growing and sustaining our rural communities which is why the Center created the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute,” said Kristie Proctor, Executive Director of...
Galax man pronounced dead after mobile home fire
GALAX, Va. (WDBJ) - A Galax man was pronounced dead after a mobile home fire on Spring Trace Lane, according to Galax Fire Department. Galax Fire Department responded to reports of a mobile home fire Sunday, May 26, at 7:35 a.m. with a 60-year-old man trapped inside. AirCare Atrium Health...
Kids taste summer with 'Field Day'
Wearing T-shirts with the message “Make it Happen” seemed an appropriate wardrobe choice for J.J. Jones Intermediate School students who temporarily abandoned their classrooms and went outside for activities stressing other important aspects of education. Officially billed as the second-annual Can-Do Carnival, Monday’s field day event at the Mount Airy campus on Riverside Drive had a dual purpose of rewarding academic achievement with an afternoon of fun — with fitness tossed into the equation. ...
One man dead after mobile home fire in Galax
GALAX, Va. – Galax Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Spring Trace Lane on Sunday morning around 7:35 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, they said they found a singlewide mobile home with smoke, and neighbors telling them a person was trapped inside the home. Firefighters rescued...
Stone Mountain News
Kenny Stoker will be preaching at Garden Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, May 26 at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited to worship in this historic church within the Stone Mtn State Park. Stone Mtn State Park visitors are invited to come as they are. Beginning on June 6, there will...
Griffith announces $2,578,604 HHS Grant to Tri-Area Community Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $2,578,604 to Tri-Area Community Health. Today Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Tri-Area Community Health maintains a vast network of critical health centers serving the people of Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson and Patrick Counties, as well as the City of Galax.” “This HHS grant for $2,578,604 is welcome news as rural communities can get the access they need to vital healthcare services and treatments.”
Major rezoning goes down painlessly
Rezoning proposals have triggered some of the biggest controversies in Mount Airy over the years, but the latest one has gone through without a hitch. This is despite the fact 14 parcels with a dozen different addresses and six owners were involved, ranging from a convenience store to the city public works building, a state license-tag office, a day-care center, a salon and other entities. These form a diverse array...
Cadet of the Semester named at East Surry
Every year East Surry High School JROTC holds the Cadet of the Semester competition. The competition is a required activity so there were nearly 50 cadets competing this year, with Cadet Katie Seal coming out on top. She was recognized for her academic success in passing a set of questions posed by a board, but the honor comes with a promotion to the next rank and an Arc — a type of recognition to be worn on the uniform. ...
Westfield Elementary learns of summer library program
Westfield Elementary had a very special guest come to our school on May 6, Caroline Freeman, from Charles H. Stone Memorial Library in Pilot Mountain, recently visited Westfield Elementary School. “She came to our library to introduce students to their summer programs,” Westfield school officials said. “Carrie Bruce, our school librarian, encouraged our students to take the information given by Caroline home to see if they can attend and increase...
'Rain' of Class of 2024 celebrated
It was as if Saturday’s rains gave up trying to dampen the “reign” of the 235 graduating members of the Cavalier Class of 2024 and their families and moved on during Commencement at Tommy Thompson Field. This dovetailed with Senior Address Speaker Ashlyn Newman’s challenge to classmates to not fear failure but fear missing a chance. “Reflecting on what we have done...on improving...Change is the answer to this problem. Change is something that is inevitable but it is inevitably good,” said senior Avery Hart. “We...
West Side Revival returns this weekend
The second annual West Side Revival is planned for Saturday beginning at 12 p.m. on West Main Street and West Depot Alley in Elkin. Co-sponsoring this downtown event of food, drinks and live music are Explore Elkin, Elkin Railyard, Fruition Cocktail Bar, along with the Elkin TDA, American Aquatic, Lost Province Brewing, and Laconia Ale Works. Amanda Edgerley, owner of Fruition, said the inspiration for the West Side Revival was “to get people downtown for Memorial Day weekend” instead of people going out of town...
SCC instructor uses research, community service to inspire students
Research often conjures images of hours over dusty reference books, or just as much time scrolling through e-files online. One local instructor found a way to make research fun for her students, and connect their work to community service. For students in Dr. Kathleen Fowler’s Writing and Research in the Disciplines (ENG 112) courses at Surry Community College’s Pilot Center, writing became a lesson in using research to make a...
Support group learns about personal safety
Officer Kevin Hall of the Galax Police Department gave a comprehensive program to St. Joseph’s Parkinson’s Support Group in April, which provided valuable tips on personal safety at home, when traveling, shopping and online. For more information about this informative, free, non-denominational support group that meets at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Woodlawn, contact Mary Ann Riccitiello at 276-728-0130 or Stephen Turner at 276-728-8221.
City to honor the fallen
The city of Mount Airy will do its part to remember military members who have died in service to their country during a Memorial Day service next Monday. That event, scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Mount Airy War Memorial on the corner of South Main and Rockford streets, will feature remarks by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dave Dinkins as its guest speaker. Deborah Cochran, a member of the Mount...
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