Galax
Lifestyle
Galax Library hosting free soil blocking workshop
Grow your own flowers from seeds you planted! The Galax Public Library is hosting a free, hands-on, soil blocking workshop on Saturday, May 25 at 2 p.m. Attendees will plant zinnia seeds to take home. Registration will be limited. To reserve a seat, please call 276-236-2351. This “floriculture” activity is one in a series relating to the library’s Seed Exchange program. Future topics are being planned on produce preservation, herbology, seed saving, fall gardening, backyard birds, seed swapping, and planning for 2025 gardens. ...
More than 200 animals spayed/neutered
Although animal homelessness and overpopulation are not unique problems to the Twin Counties, the Twin County Humane Society brought in the big dogs May 16 and 17 to help alleviate the problem. In this case the big dogs were represented by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who brought two mobile clinics approximately five hours from Norfolk to Galax to offer area residents free spay/neuter surgeries for 229 dogs and cats. Following the success of last year’s event, during which 150 companion animals...
Half-Tone Folk Heroes exhibit opens June 1 at BRMC
GALAX — The visiting exhibit Half-Tone Folk Heroes: Traditional Musicians as Pop Art featuring illustrations by Gina Dilg will open with a reception from 3 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 1, at the Blue Ridge Music Center. The works will be on display through October. Dilg is a Radford-based visual artist and musician who brings a unique perspective to traditional American music. She created this exhibit to pay tribute to the old-time, bluegrass, early country, and folk musicians who have inspired generations. ...
East Nash Grass, Amanda Cook Band open summer concert series
GALAX – East Nash Grass kicks off the Blue Ridge Music Center’s Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 25, in the venue’s outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax. The Amanda Cook Band will open the show. East Nash Grass came by its name and reputation honestly, with its members honing their performance chops night after night on the tiny stage of Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on Nashville’s east side. ...
Highland Camerata to present Spring Concerts
The Highland Camerata announces its spring concerts to be held on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 P.M. and on Sunday, May 19 at 3:30 P.M. in Independence, VA, at the Historic 1908 Courthouse. The program consists of a wide variety of musical selections including the well know traditional spiritual, Old Time Religion, Samuel Barber’s arrangement of Sure On This Shining Night, the much loved folk song Shenandoah, and Roger Emerson’s version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. The Highland Camerata is delighted to have Imade Igodan,...
Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Yard Sale, Raffle
Come join us on May 16, 17, 18 at The Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home for our annual yard sale. There will be many antique items from inside the Carter Home such as furniture, paintings, lamps, etc. There will also be a variety of clothes. For this year’s yard sale we are also including a raffle of items businesses around our area have donated. We have many items to choose from such as several gift baskets with all the must-have spring necessities, a car wash gift set, jewelry, and many gift certificates from restaurants and local hair salons. We will also be selling some baked goodies. So come on down to the Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home Yard Sale and Raffle located at 405 N. Main Street in Hillsville for a day of fun.
Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home hosts reception for Carroll students
The Carroll County Art Show sparked a “Mother’s Day Card Project” and both became magical events where the talent of the county’s youth was shared with everyone. The Carroll County Creative Arts and Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home Foundation wish to thank the Blue Unicorn, Dr. and Mrs. Ken Williams, The Friends of the Blue Ridge, and Mr. Cary Simms for their financial support for the winners of this year’s Spring Art show. The high school winner received a $200 check, the middle school winner received a $100...
East Nash Grass, Amanda Cook Band open summer concert series
GALAX, VA — East Nash Grass kicks off the Blue Ridge Music Center’s Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 25, in the venue’s outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax. The Amanda Cook Band will open the show. “East Nash Grass came by its name and reputation honestly, with its members honing their performance chops night after night on the tiny stage of Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on Nashville’s east side,” concert organizers said. ...
Woods honored for 35 years of service to Food Lion
SALISBURY, NC — Food Lion is proud to announce more than 350 associates are celebrating more than 30 years of service this year. Among them is one long-term associate from a store in Hillsville. On April 18th, associates were honored during an annual event where the retailer shares appreciation and gratitude for long-term associates, presenting them with the Years of Service Award. These individuals bring Food Lion’s brand, strategy and culture to life and have served their towns and cities for 30, 35, 40, 45...
Local students named as regional winners in VSBA art contest
Local school board members were treated to an impressive display of creativity and faced some tough decisions in selecting the 2024 winners in the Virginia School Boards Association’s Southwest Regional Art Contest on April 30, 2024. Student art from the elementary, middle, and high school levels represented each school division in the competition, were judged at the regional forum for area school board members. The following local students were named to regional honors: ...
Small town, BIG sound
If the tunes of Stuart McLamb and Charles Crossingham strike the right chord, Fancy Gap may soon be known for a lot more than Frank Beamer and Sidna Allen. The serene, picturesque Carroll County community nestled alongside the Blue Ridge Parkway, Fancy Gap is known as the home of legendary Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer and the unique homeplace of Allen, one of the key figures in the infamous Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy of 1912. But McLamb and Crossingham, a pair of Raleigh, N.C.-based...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.