- 12/10/09
Representative Virginia Foxx verbally ripped into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives on Tuesday at a Congressional hearing in Washington.
< Read more > - 11/20/08
Last week reports surfaced that confirmed what some of us knew and many suspected: the federal government was spending hundred of billions in taxpayer money on a bailout that has no oversight.
< Read more > - 10/01/08
With legislators in Washington regrouping today after taking Tuesday off for a Jewish holiday, Surry County's congressional representative is seeking "superior alternatives" to a bailout plan she voted against Monday.
< Read more > - 09/26/08
A message from Virginia: "Our country is facing an historic economic challenge that requires action on the part of Congress. Our main objective in confronting this challenge should be putting taxpayers first. But I am very concerned about the direction that this economic recovery package could take our county. We should not give Wall Street or the Treasury a blank check with zero accountability. Taxpayers deserve better.
< Read more > - 06/19/08
Emily Raines, a rising junior at Forsyth Country Day School, is the 5th District winner of the U.S. Congressional Art Show. Her painting will hang on the wall of the U.S. Capitol for a year, along with works by other winning artists from across the country.
< Read more > - 06/15/08
WESTFIELD - A Surry County man received some new hardware Friday, medals signifying his service to the country during the Korean War.
< Read more > - 06/12/08
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has appointed a 2007 graduate of Watauga High School and current Appalachian State student to the United States Naval Academy.
< Read more > - 06/10/08
A group of North Carolina and Virginia Republican congressmen put pressure on House Democratic leaders Tuesday to fast track funding for a fence along the Mexican border.
< Read more > - 05/22/08
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx circulated a letter to her fellow representatives on Capital Hill May 9th seeking support and co-sponsorship for legislation she believes will save 5th District taxpayers millions of dollars.
< Read more > - 05/15/08
Ward Elementary School's tattered American flag clung to the flagpole as Adam Fletcher tried to bring it down for the last time Monday, its wind-swept edges wrapped around the top as if it knew that its time gracing the front of the school was coming to an end.
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