Ararat News

Alzheimera s and Dementia Caregiver Support Group will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. at Grayson Nursing & Rehab.

Journey Through Grief will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mountain Valley Hospice, located at 606A East Stuart Dr.

Camp Zion Church will have a fellowship breakfast at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited.

Guitarist Richard Kiser will be in concert at Bethel Brethren in Christ Church on Nov.

STUART, Va. a ' The Patrick County Sheriffa TMs Office is investigating a break-in at a home in Ararat this week which netted the theft of a gun and other property.

The annual Laurel Fork Community, Inc. membership meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Fork Community Center.

Shiloh United Methodist Church located on Airport Rd. will offer a Free Soup meal for the community from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the fellowship.

Virginia voters in Patrick and Carroll counties will help elect a new governor and make other choices today at their respective polls.

Though she has no "agenda" in seeking the Dan River District seat on the Patrick County Board of Supervisors, Janet R. Epperson has identified several key issues during her candidacy - especially high taxes.

Divorce is an extremely stressful experience. Healing from the trauma of separation and divorce in isolation is exceedingly difficult.

Historian and author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry will be selling and signing books at the 22nd annual BBQ for the Ararat, Va., Ruritans on Oct.

Hillsville Lions Club White Cane Day will be conducted today at the following Hillsville locations: Food Lion, VA ABC store No.

Patrick County authorities are seeking the public's help in trying to apprehend a suspect in a gun theft in Ararat.

Workers with Davenport Wholesale of Tennnessee set up for the 42nd Annual Labor Day Gun Show & Flea Market next to Race-In on Monday afternoon.

Now in its 42nd year and going strong, the Hillsville VFW is gearing up for its annual gun show and flea market to be held Labor Day weekend.

Morgan Wall/The News The congregation at Closer Walk Baptist Church is still looking for a new worship space after a blaze ripped through the fellowship hall early Sunday morning.

The state of the farmers' market and county fair and the future of agriculture in Carroll County is strong, officials said at the July 13 county board meeting.

Mondee Tilley/The News Author Tom Perry displays the cover of his new book "J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace, A Guide For Educators and Visitors" alongside the original painting by Pat Woltz that features Perry's beloved red Chow, Jeb.

A Bassett couple have been arrested in connection with a break-in at M & M Convenience Store, according to a report from Lt.

STUART, Va. a 'The Ararat and Claudville areas of Patrick County will have a new representative on the county Board of Supervisors due to a decision by the incumbent not to seek re-election. The filing period for the 2009 election in Patrick passed this week with 3 of Ararat, who serves the Dan River District on the five-member board, declining to ...