Community News

We are always looking for new information. Give us a call or e-mail anytime, or just stop by. Our doors are always open.

Call (276) 744-2231 for details.
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Town Decals are now past due.  Please bring vehicle registrations and personal property tax receipts when purchasing decals.  Decal fee is $25.00.
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The Town of Fries Budget Committee will be holding a budget workshop in the Fries Town Hall:

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 11:00am
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Mobile Food Pantry

What: Individuals & Families who need food assistance and reside in or near the Providence area are welcome to come and receive a box of food.

Please Bring: Form of Identification & A Sturdy Container

Where:  The Old Providence Elementary School            
When: 1st Thursday of Every Month.     5:00--7:00pm

In Partnership with The United Company Foundation and Feeding America Southwest Virginia

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Rio Grande Restaurant
(In the former Big Daddy's Building in Fries)

Is Now open!
Open Seven Days a Week at 11am.

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4th Annual Fries Spring Festival Honoring Henry Whitter
& Mill Workers Reunion
Sat. May 12th
Breakfast begins at 9am
Music begins at 10am

Join us for a full day of music, food and fun!
New this year:  Bring your old photos and your memories and talk with your old friends at the
Fries Mill Workers Tent!

Entertainment Includes:
The Buck Mountain Band
Iron Mountain Ridge Runners
Reed Island Rounders
New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters
Williams & Freeman (Sponsored by Hill's Trucking)
The Round Peak Boys & Trish
The Fries Jammers
The Round Hill Rounders

Dancers Welcome!

Now taking vendor applications!
$30.00 per 12x12 space.

 For more information contact  276-744-2231 or townoffries@embarqmail.com
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2012 Grayson County Large Item Solid Waste Collection
**For Town of Fries Residents Only**

June 18, 2012
A truck or dumpster will be placed for residents to bring their items for collection.

*A limit of no more than 10 items per household. (Appliances, Furniture, Mattresses, Couches etc.)
* Small items and trash must be placed in bags and/or disposable containers. No Loose Trash.
* Up to 10 automobile tires may be disposed of. (No truck or tractor tires.)

**Items not acceptable for collection are:
Hazardous materials, land clearing debris, old fence post, wire fencing, satellite dishes, wood, any plywood, sheetrock etc.

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On Sale Now in the Fries Town Hall:
Fries Jam Session CDs
$5.00
"Every Thursday evening in Fries, VA, local musicians and visitors come to listen and play old time traditional music. Recorded during the spring of 2011 the Thursday Night Jam Sessions brings together traditional fiddle tunes, folk songs, Anglo-Irish ballads and original compositions. Included in this CD are interviews from local musicians, Eddie Bond and Jesse Lovell."
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The Crooked Road Thursday Night Jam Session

Jam Sessions are now held at the Fries Recreation Center Theatre EVERY Thursday night from 6--9pm.

Join us for an enjoyable evening of old-time and bluegrass music, food and fellowship!
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WANTED:
ALL LOCAL ARTISTS WISHING TO SHOWCASE THIER WORK COMPLETE WITH PHOTOS AND CONTACT INFO ON THE FRIESVA WEBSITE! ANNUAL FEE OF $25
*FEE INCLUDES PHOTOS, CONTACT INFO, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WORK, WHAT INSPIRES YOU
AND UNLIMITED UPDATES*

PLEASE CALL TOWN HALL 1-276-744-2231 TO REGISTER YOUR WORK TODAY!
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