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Allen Worrell/The Carroll News Two days prior to his 20th birthday, Mac Martin released his debut rap single, “Hurricane,” which is currently available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon Music and several other online outlets, as well as YouTube. Martin wrote the song for his sister Taylor (right) in honor of her graduation from Carroll County High School on Saturday.
Rapping a present
Bluegrass, old-time music and the Crooked Road come to mind most often when people think about music in Carroll County. And while those genres have produced a multitude of accomplished musicians from the area, Carroll County now has a budding rap artist to add to its collection of homegrown talent. Two days prior to his 20th birthday, Mac Martin released his debut rap single, “Hurricane,” which is currently available on iTunes, Google Play,...
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Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Woodlawn School has undergone a lot of changes since becoming the first public high school in Carroll County in 1907.
School’s history coming to an end
When county schools close this month, all but one will be reopening in the fall. Woodlawn School, which has housed every grade of student at some time during its long history, will not. The decision to close the school was made by the Carroll County School Board several years ago when plans were approved to move all intermediate grades to the newly-named and renovated Carroll County Middle School and all ninth graders to Carroll County High...
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Carroll makes major pot bust
A Gladesboro man believed to be armed and fleeing arrest has been charged with manufacturing marijuana and possessing a firearm while manufacturing marijuana. On Monday, May 13 at approximately 6 p.m., Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers with the Twin County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 1591 Kinzer Road, in the Gladesboro community of Carroll County, Sheriff J.B. Gardner said. He said deputies had been at t...
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Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Travis Jackson, right, talks to Terry Cole after being named Hillsville's new town manager.
A conversation with … Travis Jackson
Name: Travis D. Jackson Family Members: Spouse, Caroline B. Jackson, RN Virginia Department of Health; daughter, Retta Jackson, senior graduating from Va. Tech. Occupation and why you selected it: Government – federal and local, currently Hillsville Town Manager. Served in the federal government for 32 years and retired from Rural Development. Interested in continued community service and Hillsville is a good match. Where are you...
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Allen Worrell/The Carroll News Jake Dillon (far left) and Lucas Holder (standing in center) celebrate with silly string Saturday after graduation at Carroll County High School. A total of 283 seniors graduated on Saturday.
CCHS graduates 283
A total of 283 seniors graduated from Carroll County High School on Saturday. The ceremony was held indoors as the threat of rain and storms threatened outside. For a photo album with 320 pictures from Saturday’s graduation, go to The Carroll News’ facebook page.
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Shelby Puckett and Ron Hall being were both presented certificates by Carroll County Historical Society Board President, Mr. Ed Stanley (center). Both Puckett and Hall are leaving the Historical Society after many years of service.
Carroll County Historical Society honors departing Board Members
On May 6th, the Carroll County Historical Society met to hold its annual meeting and to confirm the election of new board members and officers. Part of that meeting’s agenda was the awarding of a Certificate of Appreciation to Shelby I. Puckett who has been a member of the Carroll County Historical Society Board since its founding on February 17, 1982. Puckett is leaving the Board to pursue her interests with historical issues in Patrick Co...
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Bingo Fest to raise funds for Samantha’s Heart
Items from two popular television shows highlight a huge day of events June 22 as part of a benefit for Samantha Riggs, the 10-year-old girl from Cana who received a heart transplant in April. Riggs, lovingly deemed a “warrior princess” by her family, had been awaiting a new heart since she was airlifted in December of last year to Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, N.C. after she was diagnosed with the rare condition myocarditus, an infla...
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Authorities arrest two in large drug bust
On May 10, members of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Twin County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence on Little Rock Road in Cana. The search resulted in the seizure of 1.5 pounds of methamphetamines, 3.6 ounces of cocaine, 1.7 ounces of “crack” cocaine, 13 firearms and more than $28,000 in cash, Sheriff J.B. Gardner said. The search also resulted in the arrest of one person, which has not been released becaus...
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Isai Faustino
Wreck claims life of former Carroll soccer player
A vital player on some of Carroll County High School’s greatest soccer teams passed away Monday morning. Isai “Pee Wee” Faustino, 24, passed tragically early Monday morning after a wreck in Mount Airy, N.C. According to John Shelton, Emergency Services Director for Surry County, Faustino was involved in an accident at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday night. Shelton said Faustino was driving a Chevrolet Blazer when he left the roadway on Interstate 74 t...
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Allen Worrell/The Carroll News Wythe Morris, who has served as the Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for Carroll, Smyth, Grayson and Wythe counties, speaks to an area farmer May 4 during a retirement ceremony held in his honor.
Colleagues praise Morris during retirement ceremony
Praises came from all across the state May 4 during a retirement ceremony for Wythe Morris. Morris, who has served as the Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for Carroll, Smyth, Grayson and Wythe counties for the past nine years, will certainly be missed judging from the glowing remarks he received at the ceremony, held at the Carroll County Extension Office. Danny Peek, District Director for the Southwest District of Virginia Coopera...
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One ejected, three injured in accident
A 19-year-old Cana man has been charged with reckless driving after a Monday morning accident caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle and resulted in three people being transported to area hospitals. According to Virginia State Police reports, the accident occurred Monday morning at 8:25 a.m. on U.S. Route 52 at the intersection of Route 685 (Winding Ridge Road) in Fancy Gap. Imogene Dalton, 51, of Fancy Gap, was driving a 1997 For...
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Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Nancy Holcomb Morris says her favorite things about working at the Carroll County Historic Museum is meeting visitors and helping people tracing their family's roots.
A conversation with … Nancy Holcomb Morris
Name: Nancy Holcomb Morris Family Members: husband, Tim; son Skyler; parents Robert and Betty Holcomb; brothers Ricky, Bobby, Tony, Mark and Terry; sisters, Roxann and Kathy. Occupation and why you selected it: I am the museum manager at the Carroll County Historical Museum. I accepted this job because I like history, especially local history. Where are you from originally? I was born and raised in Carroll County; I grew up in t...
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Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Charles "Chuck" Jennings, right, and Karen Rich stand behind the front desk at the Knob Hill Motor Lodge. Jennings and Rich, the motel's manager, have resurrected the business, which was first opened in 1977.
Knob Hill Motor Lodge back in business
The Knob Hill Motor Lodge, Hillsville’s oldest motel, is once again open for business. Charles “Chuck” Jennings bought the landmark, which has been in operation for over 50 years, when it was auctioned off last year. “What I’m trying to do is set it up for the area to use. When people come in to visit their families or come to town for funerals, they need a place to stay,” said Jennings, who offers a 10 percent discount to local customers w...
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Photo courtesy of Ricky Ingold/The Courier-Tribune The suspect in the Fidelity Bank robbery in Ramseur on April 29 was captured Thursday morning by members of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office after receiving a tip as to a location of the suspect. Major Tim Hasty and Captain Keith Owenby escort the suspect, Matthew Jones, into the sheriff’s office.
Jones has extensive criminal history in N.C.
Matthew Steven Jones, a person of interest in connection with the disappearance of Desia Rae George of Fries, was arrested on charges of bank robbery in Asheboro, N.C., on Thursday. Court records show he also has an extensive criminal history in North Carolina. Jones, 34, was arrested Thursday morning at a pawn shop by Randolph County, N.C. deputies in connection with the April 29 bank robbery of Fidelity Bank in Ramseur, N.C. Carroll Cou...
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Working from scratch, James D. Calabrese turned the Hillsville High School Band into one of the finest in the state, if not the Southeast.
Hillsville’s own “music man” remembered
Although many people may be familiar with the musical “The Music Man,” probably far fewer realize that Hillsville had a music man of its own. In “The Music Man,” Harold Hill poses as a band director, and sells instruments and uniforms to naïve townsfolk before slipping away with their cash. However, Hillsville’s music man was not a con man like Hill, but a man who built from scratch one of the finest bands in the state, if not the Southeast...
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Person of interest in missing woman case arrested in N.C.
Matthew Steven Jones, a person of interest in connection with the disappearance of Desia Rae George of Fries, has been arrested on charges of bank robbery in Asheboro, N.C., according to The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro. According to the N.C. paper, Jones, 34, was arrested Thursday morning at a pawn shop by Randolph County, N.C. deputies in connection with the April 29 bank robbery of Fidelity Bank in Ramseur, N.C. Carroll County Sheriff J.B....
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Anthony Utt, Janelle Lanning and Brandon Lineback all earned All-Virginia Choir honors for Carroll County High School in April, along with alternate Paxton Berrier. The three All-Virginia selections are the most for CCHS since 1992. From left: Anthony Utt, Chorus Director Chandra Harmon, Janelle Lanning, Brandon Lineback, Paxton Berrier.
Carroll Choir Program hits high note
Chandra Harmon is singing a tune of praise after an amazing month of April by the choir programs at Carroll County High School and Carroll County Intermediate School. During the April 25-27 weekend, three CCHS students represented the school at the All-Virginia Chorus Concert at Hanover High School in Mechanicsville. Seniors Anthony Utt and Janelle Lanning joined junior Brandon Lineback in receiving the honor, while junior Paxton Berrier wa...
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Screams help authorities find missing elderly lady on parkway
The screams of a missing elderly lady helped the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office find a 72-year-old Tuesday night on the Blue Ridge Parkway. According to Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner, deputies received a call at approximately 10:30 p.m. of a woman who had left Volunteer Road to go on a walk, and after 2.5 hours had not returned. Corporals Barry Lineberry and David Walls and Deputy Cody Edwards responded to the scene to assist. Upon...
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McGrady clinches 6th House District nomination
Carroll County native Jonathan Lee McGrady recently completed his announcement tour of 6th District counties which included stops at the Carroll County Industrial Park, Progress Park in Wytheville and the closed Merillat plant in Smyth County. McGrady emphasized the need to bring more jobs to the 6th district. Making his first announcement at an empty plant in Hillsville, McGrady said “we hear so much about filling empty plants which many t...
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Carroll County native Gary Quesenberry is back for more reality show competitive shooting as he joins the cast of Top Shot All-Stars, which will air on The History Channel at 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights beginning May 29.
Quesenberry returns for new season of Top Shot
Carroll County native Gary Quesenberry is reloading for another chance to become Top Shot. Quesenberry, who finished third out of 16 contestants during Season 3 of The History Channel’s popular television show, is back for Top Shot All-Stars, which will begin airing May 29 at 10 p.m. The show will feature top performers from the Top Shot franchise’s first four seasons. Quesenberry is excited about the format for Top-Shot All-Stars. Unlike...
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Michael Howlett/The Carroll News From left to right, Aaron Blackburn, Joanie Newman, David Payne, Angela Edwards, Travis Belton, Dr. Oliver McBride, Norma Quesinberry and Nicki Edwards.
Inspired to achieve
This past Saturday, six students at the Crossroads Higher Education Center in Galax earned their masters’ degrees at Averett University. And while earning their MBA’s through a partnership with the Galax institute is a massive accomplishment, those graduating said they couldn’t have done it without their seventh member. Stephanie Rene Pack Bryant was one of four original students that began the masters’ program through Averett University in...
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Twin County Senior Olympics returns May 31-June 1
Nine months after its inaugural event, the Twin County Senior Olympics is back and better than ever. The first edition of the Twin County Senior Olympics was a huge hit with participants last September. But organizers have listened to seniors who took part in that event and used their suggestions to better the 2013 edition, which will be held May 31 and June 1. “We did a survey and people indicated their preference of time of year would b...
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High-speed chase ends in Mount Airy
A chase of a white BMW by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department that began on Fancy Gap Mountain Thursday afternoon ended in North Carolina on Rt. 89 less than five miles from Mount Airy. Javier Steven Torres, of Mount Airy, N.C., faces two felony charges and eight traffic charges as a result of the incident, Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner said. At approximately 1 p.m., Sgt. Bobby Lyons was traveling U.S. 52 South near the old tave...
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Top three officers of chamber resign
The three highest officer holders of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce have resigned from the organization’s board of directors due to disagreements with other board members. President Dawn Holshouser, Vice-President Crystal Vaughan and Board Chairperson Lesley Y. Catron issued a joint statement, saying … “With heavy hearts we felt it was the correct action for to resign from the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. A...
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