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Shirley and Al Gill sort through the nearly 5,000 food items donated to the Community Food Pantry at First United Methodist Church in Hillsville on March 3 from Trinity Mission of Hillsville, LLC. The Gills said the Trinity Mission donation is the largest the pantry has received in the two years they’ve volunteered. Local food pantry ‘blessed’ by Trinity Mission donation
While the economy remains in shambles, needy families in Carroll County can at least take solace in the fact that food is available at the Community Food Panty at First United Methodist Church of ...
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Horton hears calling in music
Some people go a lifetime and are never sure if they found their true calling. For 11-year-old Levi Horton, that call came early and he answered. A year ago, Horton, the son of Cas and Marcia Hort...
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Donnette Leonard
Local citizen pursuing answers about reregulation
Not satisfied that enough has been done to rein in Appalachian Power, Cana resident Donnette Leonard plans on getting answers from the Virginia House of Delegates. Leonard said her frustration ste...
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Latest round of winter weather halts traffic on 52, 77
The latest winter snowstorm to slam Carroll County caused plenty of headaches for motorists March 2. Fancy Gap was hit hardest with 6.5 inches of snow that day, with roads quickly becoming slick a...
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Students display work in Carroll County Art Fair
Art from students across Carroll County will be on display for the public from March 23-25 at the Grover King VFW Post 1115 in Hillsville. The Annual Carroll County Art Fair will be open to the ...
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Six-a-side soccer tournament postponed until May or June
After several attempts to host a six-a-side soccer tournament were foiled by winter weather, The JH Soccer Academy has decided to push the date back to late May or early June to ensure good weathe...
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Rotometrics lays off 90 employees
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RotoMetrics, Inc. has announced the decision to consolidate its North American Solid Die manufacturing process. This consolidation will affect approximately 90 employees at the RotoMetrics, Meadow...
Brushing shoulders with the stars
by Allen Worrell, News Writer
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Dealing with celebrities is nothing new for Fancy Gap native Bonnie Widener Wood. As Promotions Producer for ABC affiliate WJLA-7 of Washington, D.C. —the eighth largest television market in the c...
Carroll students continue to excel in SOL testing
by Thomas Lester, Editor
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Every year, Carroll County Public Schools’ Standard of Learning scores seem to get higher and higher. At the Feb. 9 meeting of the Carroll County School Board, Beverly Parker, Director of School I...
Carroll reaches out to Armstrong about APCo
by Thomas Lester, Editor
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The cafeteria at St. Paul School was packed on Sunday, with citizens eager to let Delegate Ward Armstrong know exactly how they felt about Appalachian Power’s numerous rate increases. And by the e...
State cuts cause for local concern
by Allen Worrell, News Writer
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As soon as Governor Bob McDonnell announced his recommendations for $2.1 billion in state spending cuts, officials in Carroll County went to work to assess the impact the proposed reductions would ...
Locals help dig D.C. area out
by Thomas Lester, Editor
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No matter how bad folks think they’ve had it this winter, there are others who have had it much, much worse. And with that in mind, three locals traveled to help them dig out of the snow. When th...
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