Grayson County News

The wheels are in motion for a recount of the Wilson District election results in Grayson County.

A Galax man has been charged with possession of child pornography after officers searched his home.

Bob McDonnell steamrolled Creigh Deeds in Tuesday's gubernatorial election as part of a dominating night for Republican candidates who prevailed in the other two statewide races and gained seats to increase the party's majority in the House of Delegates.

Reader Comments: More News headlines NOV. 3, 2009 ELECTION RESULTS UPDATED: In Grayson County, candidates for the Wilson District seat on the Board of Supervisors were statistically tied, with incumbent Republican Mike Maynard only four votes ahead of Democratic challenger Kate Irwin.

A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a death caused by a drug overdose and will spend the next eight years in prison.

Raising the hairs on the back of your neck is not the typical way a community action agency raises funds.

Governor Timothy Kaine today announced that Carolina Profile Design Corp., a lithographic commercial printing company, will invest $3 million to expand in Grayson County, creating 55 jobs.

The Nautilus plant in Grayson County could be closing in December, and leave 173-people without a job.

Grayson County has all but one school accredited and once again barely missed federal adequate yearly progress benchmarks as a division - leaving school administrators excited about the improvements.

A decline in revenue for property tax and vehicle license fees has Galax officials considering bringing back automotive sticker decals, according to Keith Barker, acting city manager.

A Galax woman had to be flown to a North Carolina hospital after an early-morning accident in Grayson County.

Potential job creation at the Wildwood Commerce Park has already served to leverage funds for water and sewer service at Interstate 77's Exit 19, and now Twin County officials are studying what Wildwood itself may become.

After riding out a wave of state financial cuts through local tax increases, Grayson County will once again be forced to dig deeper into its pockets after additional cuts announced by Gov.

What began as a committee to bring a fairground to Grayson County has now shifted its focus to bringing the county an Agro-Tech Center instead.

Grayson County will move forward with its plan to apply for acceptance into Virginia's Enterprise Zone Program after both the board of supervisors and Independence Town Council passed resolutions in support last week.

The Town of Fries passed a resolution in support of an application by Grayson County to seek acceptance into Virginia's Enterprise Zone Program.

The Galax Police Department is searching for a stabbing suspect, 25-year-old Danielo Javier Mendoza.

Grants and federal stimulus funds are keeping the water and sewer systems in Fries flowing after the town received an additional $124,450 last month.

Grayson County residents won't have to foot the entire bill for the Grant community water extension project that will serve the new Grayson Highlands School near Volney.

Grayson County Public Works collected an additional 261 households on its garbage routes last week after Fries Town Council voted to terminate an agreement with Waste Industries in favor of the county.