INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County Administrator William “Bill” Shepley officially announced his plans to resign at the May 12 Grayson County Board…
FRIES — Fries Fire & Rescue recently put a new ambulance into service and has broken ground on a second station.
May 15 saw the return of the Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival to Grayson County. The pungent plants, known as either wild leeks or wild onions,…
INDEPENDENCE — Neal Kilgore of the Virginia Outdoor Foundation (VOF) will be the guest speaker at the next Grayson LandCare meeting.
The filing deadline for all candidates running for office in the November local elections is June 21 at 7 p.m.
INDEPENDENCE — The Grayson County School Board approved several personnel items at its meeting May 9.
Tuba Skinny is bringing music from the streets of New Orleans to the mountain stage of the Blue Ridge Music Center at 7 p.m. on May 28, kickin…
INDEPENDENCE — A Grayson County man is charged with seven felonies and one misdemeanor involving the sexual abuse of minors.
Fries School Honor Roll
The federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) has provided $393,193 in federal funding for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to accele…
The Crooked Road hosted the Next Generation Youth Music Festival & Competition on May 14 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & M…
School systems in the Twin Counties will receive state funding this month as part of the Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) ini…
HILLSVILLE — With the Carroll County Agricultural Fair little more than three months away, plans are well under way for this year’s event, inc…
INDEPENDENCE — A planned 50-minute period allotted for citizens to address the Grayson County Board of Supervisors went well past its time at …
INDEPENDENCE — The metal roof has been installed at the Independence Farmers’ Market pavilion, and other work to finish the facility in Town P…
FAIRVIEW — The community is invited to Friday Night Family Movie Night and community picnic on May 20 at Fairview Presbyterian Church, beginni…
Fairview Elementary School’s AB honor roll students for the 3rd Nine Weeks grading period of the 2021-2022 school year include:
Grayson County has received a state grant to promote its “Share the Music, Share the Adventure, Share What You Love” marketing campaign, which…
The picture taken at the end of a recent Saturday not only represents the New River Wildlife & Conservation Club’s haul for one day, but a…
Meadow Creek Dairy, the area’s home of award-winning cheeses, has finally expanded its line.
INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County Schools Superintendent Kelly Wilmore gave the school board some exciting news at its May 9 meeting.
Grayson County Public Schools held a Character Awards Banquet for Good Citizens award winners on May 5 at the GCHS Auditorium.
Mrs. Hall’s and Mrs. Ham’s Pre-K class in Grayson County recently visited Letterland Days at Tweetsie Railroad, where colorful characters dres…
Route 662 (Falls Road) in the Comers Rock Community of Grayson County will be closed to thru traffic now through May 27 at 5 p.m. for a pipe r…
Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organ…
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The Better Business Bureau Serving Western VA is issuing a scam alert regarding fraudulent sales of kids toys under the alias littletikes.hidi…
The Declaration and The Gazette newspapers held a ribbon-cutting and open house at their new shared office at 104 Rex Lane in downtown Galax o…