NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of Carroll County, Virginia (the “County”), will hold a public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.2-2606 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, with respect to the adoption by the Board of a resolution authorizing the issuance of a not to exceed $15,000,000 general obligation school bond (the “Bond”), to be sold by the County to the Virginia Public School Authority (“VPSA”) in connection with certain bonds expected to be issued by VPSA in or around the Spring of 2011 as “qualified school construction bonds” within the meaning of Section 54F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, all as contemplated in an announcement on March 2, 2011 by the Virginia Department of Education, and further described in a Joint Memorandum, dated March 21, 2011, issued by the State Treasurer and the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia to certain School Division Superintendents and Local Government Chief Administrative Officers. The proceeds of the Bond, together with any other lawfully available monies, if any, shall be used to pay all or any portion of the costs of capital projects for school purposes in the County, including the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, expansion, modernization and equipping of the Carroll County Intermediate School and the Carroll County High School and payment of issuance costs (collectively, the “Project”).

The Bond will be a general obligation school bond of the County secured by a pledge of its full faith and credit. The public hearing, which may be continued or adjourned, will be held at 7:15 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, on Monday, April 25, 2011, before the Board in the Board Meeting Room of the Governmental Center located at 605-1 Pine Street, Hillsville, Virginia 24343. Any person interested in the issuance of the Bond or the purpose for which it is being issued may appear at the hearing and present his or her views. The Board may set rules and procedures for the conduct of the public hearing.

Written comments regarding the proposed Bond or the Project may be forwarded either to the County Administrator prior to the public hearing at the address described above, or to the Board during said public hearing.


CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Gary Larrowe, County Administrator

Intermediate Social Media Workshop – April 28th, 2011

http://www.slideshare.net/brceda/galax-intermediate-social-media-workshop-april-28-2011

Above link will take you to a PDF flyer

Introduction to Social Media "WORKSHOP" – April 6th 2011

http://www.slideshare.net/brceda/galax-social-media-workshop-april-6-2011

Above link will take you to a PDF flyer with more information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCarroll County, VirginiaProposed Budget for Educational PurposesFiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2011

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, Virginia will hold a Public Hearing in the Board Meeting Room of the Carroll County Governmental Center at 5:30 p.m. on April 11, 2011 at which time any citizen of the County shall have the right to attend and state his/her views on the following proposed budget for the Carroll County Public Schools for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2011. 

Copies of the proposed 2011-2012 Carroll County Public Schools Budget are available in the County Administrator’s office located at 605-1 Pine Street, Hillsville, VA or you may download here.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGFANCY GAP AREACOMMUNITY WORKSHOP

A Fancy Gap Area Community Workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium of Fancy Gap Elementary School. The purpose of this meeting is for the citizens of the Fancy Gap Community to meet with County staff to discuss the concept of development regulations, or zoning, along and within the business corridors of Fancy Gap including Route 52, Route 148, Route 775, Route 778, and Route 683. Members of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors and members of the Carroll County Planning Commission may be in attendance at this meeting and public business matters will be discussed.

MBA Information Meeting

Crossroads Institute in Galax
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
5:30pm
Stop by anytime between 5:30pm and 6:30pm to receive information

Master of Business Administration
Spring Class forming now!

Application fee waived! (Savings of $50)
Affordable tuition!
Class one night per week!
Financial Aid availability for those who qualify.
25% Military Scholarship for those who qualify.

If you would like information about degree programs offered in
Galax, please email john.fridley@gps.averett.edu and provide
name and full contact information (include work location).
You can also call John Fridley at 434-489-9193.

Thank you!

Event

The Twin County Chamber of Commerce
And
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
Host
Senator Mark R.
Warner

Saturday, 3pm – 4pm,
March 12^th

Historic Courthouse  

515 N. Main St.

Hillsville, VA 24343  

Please RSVP to Judy
Brannock at 276-236-2184, info@twincountychamber.com 

ALSO, IF THERE ARE ISSUES/CONVERSATIONS YOU WOULD LIKE SENATOR
WARNER TO DISCUSS, PLEASE SEND THOSE TO JUDY BY FRIDAY 3-4-2011.

Representative from Mark Warners Office to be in Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2011 Assistant County Administrator Continues Working

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Carroll County Assistant Administrator Nikki Shank will continue serving in her capacity rather than leaving for another employment opportunity. Ms. Shank asked to rescind her resignation and the Board of Supervisors Chairman, Dr. Tom Littrell said, “ We hated the idea of Nikki leaving and are elated that she will continue to serve Carroll County. She has added an incredible value to our operation. The entire Board along with staff are extremely happy that Nikki has made this choice of staying with us. Her problem solving ability and leadership was going to be very difficult to replace.”.

Because Ms. Shank continued to be on the payroll there will be no change with regard to employment, job responsibilities or salary. Dr. Littrell continued to say, “The time that would have been spent on training a new Assistant Administrator can now be spent on continued efforts to grow Carroll County”.

Ms. Shank said, “It was a very difficult decisions to consider leaving Carroll and ultimately I just could not go through with it. My reason for even thinking about a change was to be able to spend more time with my children due to a less demanding schedule. However after reconsidering the commute time, the requirement of taking my children to day care very early in the mornings, it became apparent that I may very well be spending less time with them. The combination of my children along with so many employees in Carroll giving me wonderful support was a complete mind changer”.

The search for a new Assistant Administrator has immediately been halted.