News
Hillsville Police Department Officer James Dalton looks over the shoulder of Sgt. Alan Gravley as he updates the police department's Facebook page. Facebook is becoming an increasingly helpful tool for HPD and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
Facebook an essential crime-fighting tool for local agencies
In many cases, time is of the essence for law enforcement agencies. Thanks to the ever-growing popularity of Facebook, the world of fighting crime has gotten a lot easier. Both the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Hillsville Police Department now have their own Facebook pages, and both have used them to get time-sensitive material to the public instantaneously. In particular, the Hillsville Police Department has found the social media we...
full story
Junior Horton
Horton ordered to pay more than $14,000 in civil penalties
The former Hillsville man who was the subject of the largest puppy mill rescue in the nation now must pay more than $14,000 in civil penalties after a complaint by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Lanzie Carroll “Junior” Horton, Jr. has been assessed civil penalties totaling $14,430 after a November 7, 2011 complaint by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) alleged Horton willfully violated the Animal Welfare Act while d...
full story
Travis Jackson
Council revises town codes
The Hillsville Town Council made changes to seven town codes, most of which deal with appearance issues, and repealed two others during its March 25 meeting. The changes in the codes clarify property owners’ responsibilities, and town employees of how to handle cases of unresponsive owners. Town Manager Travis Jackson told council a “major cleanup” is being undertaken throughout the town. Owners of unkempt property and unlicensed vehicles w...
full story
Allen Worrell/The Carroll News Laurel Elementary School students were evacuated to neighboring Laurel Rescue Squad on Friday afternoon after heavy smoke broke out into the school’s main office at about 12:45 p.m. The Hillsville Fire Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency agencies worked the scene.
Laurel students evacuated after fried motor fills office with smoke
Laurel Elementary School students were evacuated to neighboring Laurel Rescue Squad on Friday afternoon after heavy smoke broke out into the school’s main office at about 12:45 p.m.. The Hillsville Fire Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency agencies worked the scene, which Fire Chief Donnie Spangler said was caused by a fried motor in the school’s HVAC system. He said the breaker automatically shut the motor down, ...
full story
Less than four weeks before the 95-vehicle pileup that claimed three lives on Interstate 77 in Fancy Gap, a North Carolina man filed a lawsuit aiming to get corrective measures taken to prevent more accidents on the dangerous stretch of highway such as the one pictured here from Easter Sunday.
Recent lawsuit requested safety measures in Fancy Gap
Less than four weeks before the 95-vehicle pileup on Interstate 77 in Fancy Gap, a North Carolina man filed a lawsuit aiming to get corrective measures taken to prevent more accidents on the dangerous stretch of highway. Hillsville Attorney Jonathan McGrady represents Kevin Williams, 49, of Lincolnton, N.C., who suffered a severe, traumatic brain injury and serious orthopedic injuries as a result of his tractor-trailer being blown over by h...
full story
Marty Dalton
Benefit lunch and auction for Marty Dalton set for April 14
A benefit lunch and auction will be held Sunday, April 14 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for Marty Dalton. On January 11, Marty Dalton, 38, son of Roger and Joan Dalton and father of Shyann Dalton, was seriously injured in a car accident. He suffered a complete spinal cord injury and a severely cut right eye. As a result of his injuries, short of a miracle, he is permanently paralyzed from the waist down and blind in his right eye. At the time of his ...
full story
Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Students at Carroll County Intermediate School and Carroll County High School crafted the bowls for the fundraiser.
Empty Bowls raises over $1,900 to feed the hungry
The Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties raised $1,920 during its Empty Bowls fundraiser at the First United Methodist Church in Hillsville on March 22. All money benefits the Carroll County Ministerial Association Food Pantry. For $10, each patron received a meal consisting of made-from-scratch soup from Shoney’s, bread and water, as well as a handcrafted bowl. The simple meal signifies the millions of people who go hungry in the w...
full story
Allen Worrell/The Carroll News The tennis courts at Carroll County High School have been closed to the school's tennis teams and the community since March 18 because of large cracks such as this throughout the courts.
Carroll tennis courts deemed unplayable
For the moment at least, Carroll County High School’s tennis teams are homeless. The tennis courts at Carroll County High School, where the Cavaliers and community members have played tennis for well over 20 years, were shut down March 18 prior to a scheduled boys’ tennis match with Galax High School because of large cracks throughout the courts. At that time, Carroll County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Strader Blankenship ordered the cour...
full story
Bus On The Edge Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Students and the driver of a Carroll County school bus avoided serious injury during an accident Tuesday morning on Stone Ridge Road. The bus slid off the edge of the narrow road, but was prevented from rolling down a steep embankment by a thick row of brambles. According to Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner, the students and driver suffered only scratches.
Bus On The Edge Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Students and the driver of a Carroll County school bus avoided serious injury during an accident Tuesday morning on Stone Ridge Road
Bus On The Edge Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Students and the driver of a Carroll County school bus avoided serious injury during an accident Tuesday morning on Stone Ridge Road. The bus slid off the edge of the narrow road, but was prevented from rolling down a steep embankment by a thick row of brambles. According to Carroll County Sheriff J.B. Gardner, the students and driver suffered only scratches.
full story
Allen Worrell/The Carroll News The Virginia State Police has confirmed three fatalities after a 75-vehicle pileup Easter Sunday on Interstate 77 in Fancy Gap. The pileup took place at approximately 1 p.m. Virginia State Police Spokesman Mike Conroy said dense fog was a major factor. He said it appeared as if the initial wreck led to many chain reaction accidents in the pileup.
Three killed in 75-vehicle pileup on I-77
According to the Virginia State Police, dense fog was the cause of a 95-vehicle pileup on Interstate 77 in Fancy Gap on Easter Sunday that claimed the lives of three and injured 25 others. Spokesman Mike Conroy of the Virginia State Police said the pileup began at approximately 1 p.m. Sunday between mile markers 6 and 5 of the southbound lane of the interstate in Fancy Gap. In total, 95 vehicles were involved, three people were confirmed dead...
full story
Breaking_news_Updated_details_from_Sunday_pileup0_1364777265.jpg
Breaking news: Updated details from Sunday pileup
According to the Virginia State Police, dense fog was the cause of a 95-vehicle pileup on Interstate 77 in Fancy Gap on Sunday that has claimed the lives of three and injured 30 others. Spokesman Mike Conroy of the Virginia State Police said the pileup began at approximately 1 p.m. Sunday between mile markers 6 and 5 of the southbound lane of the interstate in Fancy Gap. In total, 95 vehicles were involved, three people were confirmed dead ...
full story
BREAKING_NEWS_30_to_40_car_pile_up_and_fire_reported_on_I_770_1364753848.jpg
BREAKING NEWS: Update, Fourth fatality being reported on I-77 in Virginia
FANCY GAP, Va. — Three fatalities have been confirmed by Virginia State Police, with a fourth fatality reported but not confirmed, in a pile-up involving 75 vehicles on I-77. Emergency and fire crews are on the scene of the incident, which happened about 1 p.m. at the six-mile marker, just south of the Fancy Gap exit. Twenty-five patients have been transported to area hospitals, and multiple wreckers are on the scene. Virginia State Polic...
full story
Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Dana Martin says the thing she most enjoys about owning and operating Dana's Styling Salon on Main Street in Hillsville is the relationship she has with her customers.
A conversation with … Dana Martin
Name: Dana Martin Family members: Husband, Donald; daughter and husband, Tracy and Joe Haynes; grandchildren, Skyler and Jesse Haynes; mother, Virginia; brothers, Ronnie and David; and sister, Lois. Where are you from originally? Big city of Laurel Fork, live in Carroll County all my life. What clubs, groups and church do you belong? Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church Education: Cosmetology at Carroll County High School, C...
full story
I-77 accident leaves two critically injured
CANA, Va. — A single-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon at the four-mile marker on northbound Interstate 77 sent two victims to the hospital in critical condition. According to Trooper Alan Vaughan with the Virginia State Police, the car involved was traveling on I-77 North when “it appeared the gentleman fell asleep, ran off the road on the right, hit a rock embankment and overturned several times.” A man in his mid-30s, who was a backs...
full story
Country Formals & Gifts offers much more than just wedding gowns and prom dresses. Chief among those items are several Carroll County-themed gifts such as a line of fine teas based on the Carroll County Courthouse shootout of 1912. Called “Picking The Red Ear,” based off the red ear corn that supposedly sparked the events that led up to the infamous courthouse tragedy, the line features flavors such as “pinhead gunpowder” as well as more traditional tastes such as ginger, jasmine, peppermint and blackberry.
Country Formals & Gifts offers much more than just formal wear
Without a doubt, wedding gowns and prom dresses are the staples of Country Formals & Gifts in Hillsville. But if you walk into the business on 211 N. Main Street expecting to find just formal wear, expect to be blown away. Ranging the gamut from Carroll County-themed gifts, books and movies for children, home decorating items, a full Christmas line, Melissa and Dog toys, stuffed animals, casual clothes, shoes, and items featuring favorite a...
full story
Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Representatives of 12 community organizations gathered at the old Carroll County Courthouse to receive grants of $3,000 each from the now defunct Hillsville Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Rescue squad grants to benefit 12 community organizations
The Hillsville Rescue Squad, which has been inactive since 2006, took the last step in dissolving as a corporation on March 14 by dispensing all its monetary assets in the forms of grants to 12 community organizations. “The rescue squad was around a long time, and it helped a lot of people. It’s sad it’s gone,” said Larry South, the squad’s president, prior to the presentation of grant checks. “I hope this money helps more folks.” Receivi...
full story
Carroll_reviewing_water_park_feasibility_studies0_1364501528.jpg
Carroll reviewing water park feasibility studies
With the lingering winter weather, swimming is probably not on a lot of people’s minds at the moment, but Carroll County officials continue to look at the possibility of a water park locally. During the Carroll County Board of Supervisors’ March 11 meeting, Supervisor Sam Dickson said he has been in the process of reviewing proposals submitted to the county for the feasibility study of a water park in Carroll County. Supervisors passed a mo...
full story
Glen McMillian
Ten years added to sentence of Cana man
The 31-year-old Cana man recently sentenced to serve five years in prison after being found guilty of possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon will now have to serve an additional 10 years. According to Carroll County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nathan H. Lyons, Glen Donald McMillian of Cana plead guilty to one count of Possessing a Firearm by a Violent Convicted Felon, one count of Possessing Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, one co...
full story
School_Board_requests_5_85_percent_increase_in_county_funding0_1364321723.jpg
School Board requests 5.85 percent increase in county funding
The Carroll County Public School System’s Proposed Operational Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 includes an increase of 5.85 percent in local funding, $630,869 more than last year’s request to Carroll County. Dr. Strader Blankenship, Superintendent of Carroll County Public Schools, told supervisors Monday of budget challenges for the coming fiscal year that led to the additional request for funds. He said the school board learned of the first...
full story
Carroll County's Most Wanted Brian Keith Barr, age 38, wanted for Violating Probation on Breaking and Entering. With any information on location of this person, contact the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 276-728-4146 or 276-236-5119.
Carroll County’s Most Wanted
Brian Keith Barr, age 38, wanted for Violating Probation on Breaking and Entering. With any information on location of this person, contact the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 276-728-4146 or 276-236-5119.
full story
Michael Howlett/The Carroll News Travis Jackson's first six weeks as town manager has already resulted in fuel savings.
Jackson’s short time as town manager has been a busy
In the month and a half Travis Jackson has served in the post of Hillsville town manager, he has been busy talking with citizens, business owners, and other town officials to assess what improvements need to be made to help the town grow and be attractive to new businesses. Two initiatives will begin soon, starting with a spring cleanup in May. “We want a clean, safe environment not only for citizens and visitors, but to attract new busines...
full story
Students from Saint Louis University High School and local volunteers pose in front of the completed outdoor learning center at Oakland Elementary School.
Students making a difference at Oakland Elementary School
For the past two weeks, students from Lynchburg College and Saint Louis University High School, located in St. Louis, Mo., have been providing valuable assistance to the students and staff at Oakland Elementary School. The Lynchburg students have been providing tutoring for the students, while most of the students from Saint Louis have been involved in building an outdoor learning center. “My faith in young people is restored every time the...
full story
Child_porn_sexual_battery_of_child_among_Monday_indictments0_1363887721.jpg
Child porn, sexual battery of child among Monday indictments
Indictments for possession of child pornography, aggravated sexual battery against a female child less than 13 years of age, and charges stemming from a meth lab bust last August were among the 146 indictments handed down by a Carroll County Grand Jury on Monday. Earl Dean Perkins was indicted for one count each of forcible sodomy with a complaining witness under the age of 13 and aggravated sexual battery against a female child less than 1...
full story
Brad Carico and his chainsaw show off their handiwork March 10 in Fancy Gap. A local chainsaw woodcarver, Carico carved this three-bear pattern over four days and 50 hours for Charles and Margaret Barnhardt and their three Fancy Gap businesses.
Chainsaw Picasso
Over the past four years, Hillsvile man Brad Carico has been honing his woodcarving skills with the chainsaw. And while Carico has created some amazing pieces of art during that time, the work he performed from March 7-10 in Fancy Gap could only be described as his Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel and The Last Supper all rolled into one. Looking for something to represent the Fancy Gap community, the Blue Ridge Parkway and their three businesses (...
full story
Weather
Sponsored By:

Lottery
Sponsored By:

Stocks
Sponsored By:

Gas Prices
Sponsored By:

Featured Businesses
Recipes
Sponsored By: