Independence News

The Virginia-Carolina Water Authority has received additional funding to complete a regional water system between the towns of Independence and Sparta, N.C. Rep.

Thomas Jefferson did more than draft the Declaration of Independence. He founded the University of Virginia.

The Galax Christmas Parade, with the theme "Music, Memories & Miracles," will begin at 7 tonight, Friday, on North Main Street.

Holding true to a promise to find an alternative to a public-access Dumpster site at its Public Works Department, Grayson County has found a solution.

It's not every day that a memorial service is held without a soldier, but it happened at the Saddle Creek Cemetery on U.S. 58 west of Independence on Oct.

STAUNTON - When Dr. H. Lynn Moore started practicing medicine 45 years ago, house calls were the norm.

A bystander called police after hearing a gunshot and seeing a man limping out of a Northeast area carwash stall Thursday afternoon.When officers arrived, according to their report, the victim said he had been shot in the knee but refused to say who shot him or why.I aint no snitch, he told them.The shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. at 5700 ...

Following suit with another volunteer fire department in Grayson County, the Independence squad will seek an old school building to further benefit residents of its coverage area.

You won't see it sailing up the New River, but the U.S. Navy's latest war ship will be commissioned early next year with support from a Grayson County town that bears its name.

After months of negotiating back and forth, the Town of Independence has formally reached an agreement with the Virginia Department of Corrections for water to the new prison under construction.

We Americans live in a "land of liberty" where we may pursue happiness in our own ways, without a powerful state prescribing the routes we take.

The victim said he met the prostitute about 8 p.m. on Independence Avenue near Brooklyn Avenue.

These are the times that try conservatives' souls. A liberal president wants funding for defense slashed.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Five thousand previously unpublished documents from our nation's founders, including James Madison, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, are now online through Rotunda, the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press.

Pop quiz: Why do all states have to recognize driver's licenses issued in other states? As you scramble for Wikipedia, think about this: For a nation with a very high level of well-educated citizens, a basic understanding of its history and civics seems implied.

The Nautilus plant in Grayson County could be closing in December, and leave 173-people without a job.

Want to see one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence without leaving Richmond? Then you might want to head to the Virginia Historical Society tomorrow.

Stop by the Virginia Historical Society this Saturday, October 24 for a free viewing of a rare Declaration of Independence copy that was printed within 24 hours after Jefferson drafted the original.

In an effort to save money during tough economic times, Grayson County has opted to close a public-access Dumpster site at its Public Works Department just north of Independence.

Of 26 known copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, three will be in Albemarle County on Wednesday.