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Sarah Alderman meets her hero, Ernie Brown, Jr., aka Turtle Man, in Kentucky on Feb. 10.
Local girl meets her hero, Turtle Man
Brandon, Cindy, Sarah and Brad Alderman of Hillsville traveled to Lebanon, KY. for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Marion County Heritage Center on Feb. 10. It is now a museum on the history of Marion County. But the reason for the trip was to meet Ernie Brown, Jr., aka Turtle Man! Turtle Man is Sarah’s hero! She never misses Call of the Wildman on Animal Planet. The trip was 363 miles and the family arrived at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning....
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Carroll delves deeper into back taxes
After crunching numbers and getting partial lists of delinquent taxes, Carroll County officials say they will go after $4 million in back taxes owed to the locality. During the January meeting of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors, county officials stated they believed the county was owed $10 million in delinquent taxes. After getting more accurate numbers, Supervisor Sam Dickson said the county still should go after what it’s lawfully...
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Staff photo by Allen Worrell Carroll County school buses will now be allowed to travel south down Fancy Gap Mountain on U.S. 52 beginning this fall.
Carroll officials praise decision to allow buses to travel south on U.S. 52
During its Feb. 11 meeting, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors praised Delegate Annie B. Crockett-Stark and Supervisor Phil McCraw for their efforts in getting a measure approved that will allow school buses to travel south on U.S. 52. Stark recently worked with the Virginia Department of Transportation on House Bill 1416, which she introduced, that would have allowed school buses to travel south on U.S. 52 down Fancy Gap Mountain. In ...
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