Shannon Watkins

The Independence Farmers Market often serves as a weekly community social hub during the warm seasons-along with being a great place to enjoy live music and pick up local produce,

On May 11 Cpl. Isaac Diamond responded to a business in the 100 block of South Main Street in reference to a couple of benches that had been stolen.

The annual Memorial Day celebration at the Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial was held outside to cool breezes and overcast skies that, thankfully, did not rain, despite coming at the tag

National Garden Week is coming up June 7-13, and gardening clubs across America are poised to celebrate it, including the Galax Garden Club.

The Galax High School graduation for the Class of 2026 took place in the gymnasium, due to rainy weather. Though the mood was somewhat subdued as a result, the day’s

A man wanted in conjunction with the shooting death of Carroll County Deputy Logan Utt has been found.

A procession for the body of Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Logan Utt took place on Monday, June 1, beginning at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Roanoke and

A Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Rapid Response Crisis Team and a Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program (VALEAP) unit were sent to Carroll County in the wake of Deputy Logan Utt’s

Bigfoot? No, just a guy (we think it’s male) with pretty big feet, which are standard if you’re a bear.

A city mural project became the unexpected focus of sudden controversy at the June 8 Galax City Council meeting.