Laurel Fork News

Firefighters have not officially determined the origin, but they believe a wood stove could have caused a fire that destroyed a Carroll County family's home last Thursday.

On the morning of December 17th around 10:30 A.M. the Hillsville Volunteer Fire Department along with Laurel Fork Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fully involved working structure fire at 19 Silver Leaf Road in the Red Hill Section of Carroll County.

Canaa s Applewood Music Park has been honored as Carroll Countya s first Crooked Road Affiliated Partner.

The Carroll Christmas Fund, dedicated to helping those less fortunate have a happy Christmas, brings people from the community together in an effort to give in the season of giving.

The Carroll Emergency Services Board reinstated a Hillsville firefighter last week, but after a review, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors on Monday found the advisory committee does not have the authority to make that decision on its own.

Four weeks ago, The Carroll News began featuring Weekly Devotion, a weekly religious column on our church page that currently features a roster of five local pastors.

Fall Gospel Singing will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Maple Shade Full Gospel Church on Maple Shade Road in Laurel Fork.

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While so many other farmers in North Carolina and Virginia are turning grapes into wine, Diane Flynt is growing apples and turning them into hard cider.

The Carroll County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing for a new fire fee ordinance at its Sept.

We all know times are tough. Most of us have friends or neighbors who have been affected by the downturn in our nationa TMs economy.

Gospel Concert at Maple Shade Full Gospel Church from 5 a ' 8 p.m. featuring Larry & Faye Brannon and Strait & Narrow.

Workers with Nicely Family Entertainment set up rides at the Carroll County Agricultural Fair on Tuesday morning.

Benton McAlexander, a lifetime member of Laurel Fork Fire Department, has resigned from his post as Fire Chief.

The community group gives meals to shut-ins on Wednesdays. Every Wednesday morning, a group of people from the Snake Creek community gather at Indian Springs Outpost and get to cooking.

The majority of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors caved to pressure from developers when they approved a subdivision ordinance with relaxed restrictions in June, a citizen said at the county board's July meeting.

Bob DeGrosa is in the process of restoring the old Hillsville Jail. DeGrosa opened a contest seeking input as to what should go in the jail during the weekend's Downtown Celebration.

While the theme of Carroll Countya s 2009 Agricultural Fair is a oeExperiencing our Treasures Past and Present,a the Carroll County Board of Supervisors focused more on the faira s future during its July 13 meeting.