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Leonard Hayes remembers shooting walnuts off a tree at home when he was a boy. That early practice served him well during Army basic training, where he earned a marksmanship award. He later served in Vietnam in1969-70. On Monday, he received some very lat Read more »

North Carolina is cracking down on immigration, as Sen. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) cosponsored and voted in support of three bills Sept. 21. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) cosponsored and voted for three bills that crack down on illegal immigration and strengthen border security. These bills expedite removal of alien criminals, empower state and local law off Read more »

Winston-Salem JournalEarline "Heath" King has been a fixture in Winston-Salem artistic life for more than 50 years. Last night, Congress learned how important she is.Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, spoke on the floor of the House, honoring King and the work she has done."Mrs. King's artistic career is one of tremendous inspiration and talent," Foxx said.Foxx detailed King's… Read more »

A few minutes into Monday’s 9/11 ceremony, sirens blared in the background as emergency crews rushed to an accident less than a mile from where volunteers and veterans, the elderly and schoolchildren, politicians and civil servants remembere Read more »

American values under attack by terrorists were proudly and colorfully displayed last week during Ashe County Military Appreciation Day at the National Guard armory. Freedom of speech and religion, individual accomplishment, patriotism, and the right to c Read more »

U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx, a member of the Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources participated in a hearing last week in Gastonia, North Carolina. The hearing was scheduled to investigate a Read more »

Republicans are hoping that strict immigration reform will help them in 2006 in the way that the opposition to gay marriage helped them in 2004. Read more »

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx were in Blowing Rock last Friday to tour the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center and to formally present a ceremonial check representing a $6.2 million loan guarantee to Wachovia B Read more »

The Mariam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center moved closer to solid financial ground through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development. Read more »