Shannon Watkins

Parts of the Fries Dam, which suffered damage during Hurricane Helene, are getting repaired, said Ethos Energy Project Engineer Beth Harris, who is heading up the project.

A brief chase in Fries left a deputy with injuries but his suspect in custody according to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office.

T-Mobile joined the fun at the Big Block Party on Main on July 2, 2026, to present the City of Galax with a $50,000 check during a break in the

Close to a dozen Grayson County citizens rose to speak out against data centers at the July Board of Supervisors meeting.

The Great Galax Duck Race took place on Saturday, July 4 at 10 a.m., under slightly overcast skies that thankfully emptied out only after it was completed.

After a round of controversy, plenty of public chatter (much of it online), input from several citizens at the July 13 Galax CIty Council meeting and many arguments about how

Four more people graduated from the Twin County Recovery Court on July 7, said Program Director Vicky Novak.

The Fourth Friday Evening Market at the Independence Farmers’ Market is attracting patrons as they’d hoped, said Market Manager Michelle Pridgen.

The Carroll County Fuller Center for Housing is holding a house build on Galax’s Matthews Street in August. Volunteers are sought and welcome to join.

The Rooftop CAP Early Childhood Education Center moved to the Cliffview Church of God on August 1, said Executive Director Terri Gillespie.