Here is a news release from VDOT: Route 52 blocked on Fancy Gap Mountain in Carroll CountySALEM Heavy snow showers are reported throughout southwestern Virginia this afternoon.
With the Galax Water Plant reporting 2.3 inches of rain falling on Jan. 24, the Twin Counties escaped even wetter conditions in other parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Though roads in Carroll County got anywhere from a foot to 18 inches of snow Friday and Saturday, most incidents that state police responded to involved vehicles getting stuck in the snow, according to the authorities.
This morning, the storm that dropped impressive snow totals in the South is spinning off the mid-Atlantic coast this morning and could cause coastal flooding concerns with stiff winds and high waves.
After hearing from a total of 16 citizens over the past two months, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted down a controversial nuisance dog ordinance during its Jan.
Carroll County Administrator Gary Larrowe recognizes Carroll supervisor Wes Hurst for his service as the board of supervisors' vice chairman in 2009 on Monday.
The Fancy Gap Elementary School librarian leads anything but a quiet life - and now she's in the spotlight as Carroll County Public Schools' 2009 teacher of the year.