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Title Locale Year est. Year ceased Notes Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian Advertiser: Alexandria, District of Columbia: 1802 1805 OCLC 12656722, ISSN 2574-9765 ...
Galax, Virginia, U.S. Website: www.pmg-va.com /galax _gazette / The Gazette is a newspaper based in Galax, Virginia. In 2021, Landmark Media Enterprises sold the ...
Unlike these metropolitan newspapers, a weekly newspaper will cover a smaller area, such as one or more smaller towns or an entire county. Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area.
Betsy Rutherford (February 11, 1944 in Galax, Virginia – March 12, 1991 in Galax) [1] was a performer of traditional music from the Appalachian Mountains who was known for her powerful, authentic singing style.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Historical marker at Galax. The area that later became Galax was part of an 800-acre (320 ha) land grant given to James Buchanan in 1756 by the British Crown. The first plat map for Galax is dated December 1903; [5] The town founders selected the site for the city on a wide expanse of meadowland bisected by Chestnut Creek and sitting at an altitude of 2,500 feet (760 m) on a plateau. [6]
Barker was born in Galax, Virginia to father Kyle and mother Dolores (deceased 2006). [2] She attended Oakland Elementary School, Woodlawn Intermediate School, [4] Carroll County High School [2] and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [2] where she earned a degree in clothing and textiles in 1978.
Buildings and structures in Galax, Virginia (1 C, 1 P) N. National Register of Historic Places in Galax, Virginia (5 P) P. People from Galax, Virginia (16 P) T.