INDEPENDENCE — All around Independence this time of year, lights shine on Christmas trees and displays, from the courthouse lawn to the town limits.
With only three weeks go to until Christmas, Grayson County towns are getting in the holiday spirit early, starting this weekend.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened up millions of dollars in funding for groups serving unhoused people in rural areas…
More than 13,000 farmers have benefited from nearly $800 million in federal debt relief, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said last month.
The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance is offering tips to protect yourself financially with insurance to combat holiday…
GALAX — With less than a month between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, proper planning is critical.
Flu season has arrived. Lasting from late autumn to as late as May — and peaking between December and February — the season typically brings m…
INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County High School was one of a dozen school divisions in the state to receive a grant for the purchase of electric sch…
INDEPENDENCE — Despite the usual representative for Gigabeam being absent from the November meeting, the Grayson Board of Supervisors still re…
There are many components to starting a farm operation, with access to financing being one of the biggest challenges. To assist new agricultur…
Virginia has more teachers leaving the workforce than newly licensed teachers entering it, according to a report from the Joint Legislative Au…
TROUTDALE — A single-vehicle accident in Troutdale on Nov. 4 at approximately 11:30 a.m. is still under investigation, according to a report f…
Galax will hold the second annual Old Time Appalachian Christmas Festival downtown on Main and Grayson streets from 4-8 p.m. on Dec. 10.
INDEPENDENCE — The regular season may be over, but the Independence Farmers Market will return to Courthouse Street for two Winter Markets — t…
INDEPENDENCE — On Dec. 2, the Free Market Christmas Gift Shop will be set up in the GATE Center Conference Room on Davis Street in Independenc…
SPARTA, N.C. — Alleghany Arts & Crafts Annual Arts & Crafts Fair will be held on Dec. 3 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Always held on the first Sa…
INDEPENDENCE — A few years ago, Tom and Anita Simpson noticed some people in Grayson County suffered from food scarcity, and they’d been kicki…
In a year when inflation has driven up prices of nearly all consumer goods, the price of a Thanksgiving meal also is trending upward.
FAIRVIEW — On Nov. 26, the Twin County Railroad Club will host their 30th Annual Train Fair at the Fairview Ruritan Club.
INDEPENDENCE — The Grayson County School Board approved several school personnel changes at its Nov. 14 meeting.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Viridiana Ashby of Sparta, N.C., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and mo…
The Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society (SVLAS) will host the free webinar, “Special Education Advocacy 101,” on Dec. 15 at 10 a.m.
A Carroll County man taken into custody Nov. 16 on suspicion of threatening a school shooting and violence against children has been released …
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Appalachian Home for the Holidays was held Nov. 12 at Matthews Living History Farm Museum in Baywood, showcasing old-fashioned Thanksgiving an…