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  • Artist decorates gourds, helps animals

    ELK CREEK — Kathy Wertz of Elk Creek admits that she is an animal lover and wants to do something to help protect animals.
    She enjoys decorating gourds and came up with different designs. When she sells a gourd, she donates a portion of the money to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
    Wertz came to Grayson County in 2008 on vacation and fell in love with the people and the area.

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  • Bogeys to reopen

    After being on the market since 2009, Bogeys is finally reopening with new owners.
    Bogeys is located at the intersection of Glendale Road and Country Club Lane, next to the Galax Municipal Golf Course.
    When Kenneth Belton and other investors purchased the building about two months ago, they had initially thought to fix it up and put it back on the market.
    But when people found out that the building had been sold, excitement began to build at the possibility of Bogeys reopening.

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  • Pharmacy robbed, Sparta woman charged

    GALAX – A Sparta, N.C., woman has been charged in connection with an alleged break-in at the Galax Pharmacy early last Tuesday.
    Police Chief Rick Clark said Galax officers responded to a silent alarm at the pharmacy located on East Stuart Drive in Galax shortly after 2:30 a.m.
    Responding officers discovered that an unknown party had attempted to enter the pharmacy after breaking out a window.

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  • Wildwood project gets more funding

    Carroll County, the City of Galax, Grayson County, and the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority (BRCEDA) recently announced that in May 2012 the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) for the Virginia Department of Transportation awarded Wildwood Commerce Park with $650,000 in Economic Development Access Program funds to construct the road into the commerce park.  

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  • Localities oppose natural gas company’s plans

    RICHMOND — Three Twin County localities have joined forces to oppose a private company’s natural gas construction project and service, preferring to take on the utility service themselves.
    Carroll County Industrial Development Authority has been working with Roanoke Natural Gas on a plan to provide a natural gas connection to Mohawk in Hillsville after years of inaction by Atmos Energy.

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  • SCC sets new APCo fuel rate

    State regulators have approved Appalachian Power Co.’s request to increase the fee it charges customers to recover higher costs of coal and other fuel.
    The new fuel rate approved by the State Corporation Commission is 2.953 cents per kilowatt-hour, an increase of 0.756 cents per kilowatt-hour from the rate established by the SCC in 2010.
    For the average residential customer, the increase means the monthly bill for 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity will increase $7.56, or approximately 7.2 percent.

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  • GNB presents scholarship

    Natasha Moore of Fries, was presented a $1,000 scholarship by Grayson National Bank during an awards ceremony held May 10.
    The Grayson County-based bank presents the scholarship each year to a graduating senior who plans to attend college and major in business.
    Scholarship candidates must demonstrate a positive work ethic as well as exhibiting a high level of business aptitude and skills.

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  • Galax picked for state’s ‘LOVE’ tourism artwork

    GALAX -- Love is set to pop up all over Virginia in many different and unexpected places as part of a new effort by the state tourism office to share the message that love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation.
    Galax is one of only 11 destinations across the state chosen by the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) to create a giant LOVE artwork to bring more family travelers to Virginia.
    The city’s LOVE artwork will be unique and honors Galax’s tradition of old-time and bluegrass music.

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  • Building inspector presents report

    Grayson County Building Inspector Jimmy Moss presented his activity report to the Board of Supervisors last week.
    Moss said he inspected 139 buildings, issued 54 building permits, three erosion and sediment control permits, four certificates of occupancy, made six final inspections and investigated two erosion complaints.
    He estimated new single family value at $283,000, $2,800 buildings and $110,729 additions.
     

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