(keith barker, galax city manger) vaughan-bassett is the largest employer we have in the city. approximately 700- plus jobs and a major source of tax revenue for the city. in addition, the employees who were sent home now aren't getting paid. and as they come from surrounding counties, this could affect the economy of a very large area. when you also take 700 employees and the salaries that they have, those also businesses in the stores, restaurants, personal service, shopping, things like that. they're a big economic impact to with the pricetag to repair, possibly, being more than already stepping up help. there are a number of entities out there that are set up just to help facilities like this so we've started researching that just a little bit before noon today. in galax, eamon o'meara wdbj7. two people charged with murder in the death of a toddler in grayson county were denied bond. john underwood and terra connell appeared in court tuesday. both are charged with murder and child neglect after law enforcement say 15 month old payton sawyers was attacked by their pit bull.

laughs in bassett, colter anstaett, wsls 10. the potential for winter weather could mean issues on our roadways ... in your w-s-l-s ten timesaver traffic report... so far so good. right now ... we're not seeing delays across the area. millions of americans admit to hiding financial secrets from their spouses. the amount nearly half of americans say is ok to spend ... without telling. but first ... here's a look at how some stocks of local interest a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any leftover precipitation will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with perhaps more ramping up again tomorrow in the mountains. snow showers possible, especially in the mountains. upper 20s. showers possible, mainly in the mountains. chilly and 30s. we may still have the chance for some upslope west slope snow showers lingering into wednesday. other wednesday will be mostly cloudy and col

claude cobler has been a volunteer with the bassett rescue squad ... and at 87-years- old he says he hopes to continue responding to calls for the squad for many more years to come. cobler is getting ready to celebrate his 50- th anniversary with the squad ... which he helped found back in 19- 66. he says his love of helping people is what has motivated him to keep going all these years. claude cobler/bassett rescue squad volunteer - "i just enjoy especially at a time in their life when they're at their lowest." cobler is also a member of the smith river rescue squad in patrick county. now a look ahead to stories that will be making headlines tomorrow... patrick with snow in the forecast for some of us, we'll bring you the latest road conditions and school closings and delays. plus in 10 cares heart health, the importance of learning how to use defibrilators that can save someone's life. join us tuesday morning on virginia today from 5-7 a-m... look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, mmmm, yoplait. energy efficie

and she walked away and she says, "i'm having angela bassett's baby!" [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go! well, you're so great on that show, and your husband is a fantastic actor as well. >> thank you. >> seth: courtney b. vance. and he's currently playing johnnie cochran in "the people versus o.j. simpson," and he is fantastic. >> he is killing it. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: now, how -- do you >> well, i watched it. what are we up to, episode four? i've seen each episode three times each. [ light laughter ] >> seth: do you watch it together? is it -- >> we do, sometimes. i've watched it alone, i've watched it with him. if you visit me, i'll watch it with you. [ laughter ] any excuse to watch him. fantastic. >> seth: well, you both do fantastic work. so you're very well suited for each other. >> thank you. >> seth: thank you so much for being here. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: angela bassett, everybody! check out "london has fallen" in theaters starting march 4th. we'll be right back with on

bassett is endorsing hillary clinton for president. she will also make stops at claflin university and the state house... later this week. fox will also be headlining "get out the vote rallies" at voorhees college and denmark technical college today. the south carolina state university board of trustees is set to meet today. that's set for nine this morning. and later tonight... the university will hold a dinner for administration members. they say they want to express their "appreciation for the university's efforts and dedication... in preparing for the recent hearing before the south carolina house ways and means higher education sub- committee." officials say no public foundation funds will be used to pay for the event. you'll recall the university has struggled to get out of the red... and has been working to get out of millions of dollars worth of debt. the meeting comes a day after hundreds at south carolina state university came together to honor and remember the lives lost during the orangeburg massacre. on february eighth, 19

tonight -- angela bassett, sports broadcaster, rich eisis, music from misterwives, featuring the 8g band. [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers! >> seth: good evening! i'm seth meyers and this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic. in that case, let's get to the news. the osca are this sunday, which marks the official end of black history month. [ laughter ] there was another republican debate tonight, which means there are only three more i just hope that's enough time to get some insight into the secret thoughts of this coy, little orchid. [ laughter ] tell us what you're thinking. cnn and telemundo both carried tonight's debate, so questions were addressed either for mr. trump or para el diablo. [ laughter and applause ] donald trump -- donald trump said yesterday that if elected, he will work to repeal obamacare on the first day of his presidency. but that's okay because health care is free where we're all going. [ laughter and applause ] it'll be fine. from where he'll send us. donald trump today called former republica

can watch that debate saturday night begining at 9:00 right here on news19. 3 oscar nomineneangela bassett will be in the midlands today. she is taking part in a "get out the vote" tour.she will be speaking to students at sc state university from 2 until 3...then she will head oveveto claflin university and speak to students there at 4pm. admission is free and the public is invited to both events. 3 3 evangelist franklin graham will be in columbia today.it's all part of the decision

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president dough bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again tomorrow. danville regional medical center's ceo alan larson is hoping to bring people together with a community walk tomorrow. larson spoke to the media this morning about his concern for a healthy and safe community. gunshot and stabbing victims have come into the emergency room. larson says the hospital is hosting the walk in hopes it will become a cataylst for change. alan larson, ceo drmc, "because we do care about the health often more productive to walk and the opportunity is to this is a chance to share with others, you may have concerns and come up with ideas. " larson hopes to make this a weekly thing. to participate join entrance of the hospital tomorrow at 6 pm. new at six: the movement to build a passenger train station in bedford is entering a new phase. a group advocating for the project i

mary bassett. good morning, everyone. i'm bill ritter. at least 11 confirmed cases of those in new york city, and at least one confirmed in new jersey, all of them believed to have been infected when they traveled to areas that had been hit hard by the virus. the only known human-to-human case in the u.s. is in dallas, where health officials say the virus was sexually transmitted. the centers for disease control issuing traveling advisories now for puerto rico and at least 29 countries -- among them, brazil, where the carnival is underway and where the olympics start this summer. millions of tourists in rio for brazil's carnival and millions more expected this summer for the olympic games -- controlling the zika crisis is more urgent than ever. >> [ speaking spanish ] >> last week, brazil's president saying the virus has gone from a distant nightmare to a real threat. the government scrambling to start developing a vaccine, but until one is ready, president says mosquito prevention is the government's best course of action. now, some are

we have an update this morning concerning the vaughan-bassett furniture company in galax .police say they charged corey dean hodges from galax with breaking and entering--and felony destruction of property.the plant shut down this week due to the extent of the damange. police say hodges broke into the vaughan-bassett finishing room - and vandalized equipment doing an estimated more than 100 thousand dollars worth of damage. vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing.amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel.court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re- election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small busine

an update from galax .police have arrested a man for vandalizing the vaughan- bassett furniture company . corey dean hodges from galax is charged with breaking and entering--and felony destruction of property.so much damage was done--- the store has had to shut down. police say hodges broke into the vaughan-bassett furniture company finishing room - and vandalized equipment.they estimate more than 100 thousand dollars worth of damage. vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - we're continuing our coverage tonight of the big game- and tonight- the quarterbacks from both teams are getting ready. tonight they spoke to the media- giving a little insight into how they're feeling ahead of sunday.john kutch ko is in california tonight with more details - john? one year ago today, demolition began at old candlestick park, former home to the 49ers and san francisco giants baseball club. b a historic stadium that was located just three miles from here. we stopped by there this morning. work crews still leveling the grounds. it opened in 1960z this is where the be

bassett will be at sc state at 2, followed by a visit to claflin at 4. meanwhile, actress vivica a. fox will make appearances at vorhees college, denmark technical college, and also here in columbia. tonight at 6:30 the south carolina "young professionals for hillary" will hold a happy hour event t kaminsky's on gervais street with fox as the featured guest. we're dealing with cold and wind across the midlands as we take a live look over the capital city tim miller is in the first alert weather center with more on how long these cold temperatures will stick around. sunny and cold over the next several days as polar air has taken over much of the southeast. sunny, windy and cold today with ghs in the middle to upper 40s. the wind will be from the w/nw 15-20 with some gust up to 30mph. this means much of the day with the wind chill will feel like the lower 30s, it will be a raw day. clear, breezy tonight, lows in the upper 20s wednesday friday: sunny and cold. highs in the middle to upper 40s. lows in the lower to annual test of its lake murray dam inundation sirens. it's how the util

vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing.amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner the patrick henry hotel.court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re- election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage businesses but we need to bring in companies that want to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the gloves come off but no

vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing. amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel. court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re-election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage businesses but we need to bring in companies that want to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the debate between bernie sa

vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing. amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel. court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re-election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinto

bassett is endorsing hillary clinton for president and she also is making a stop at the university and moments ago was here behind us at the statehouse. meanwhile, actress vivica fox was with her here at the statehouse. she'll be headlining an event at voorhees college and denmark technical college later today. south carolina voters will be the next in line to cast their ballots in the g.o.p. primary will take place as a reminder, february 20th. the democratic primary will take place the week after on february 27th. well, i'm sure many of us wish we could have a vote on this weather. >> that's right. unfortunately, it doesn't look like we have much of a choice on this one. it's nice to see that many showing up for franklin graham behind us despite the cold. meteorologist jonathan kennedy has a first look at the forecast. jonathan? >> good afternoon, guys. i'm taking no credit for seeing the weather that we have today. it's cold and windy. sunshine has completely gone away for us. still a really big turnout for the rally across the street. 41 degrees. winds out of the west at 20 to 25 m

a super bowl champion made his way back home this afternoon to bassett high school . devone claybrooks - a member of the tampa bay buccaneers super bowl 37 team - was given a warm welcome by students for the presentation of the golden football. in celebration of super bowl 50 this year, the high school of every nfl player who played in a super bowl was presented with a golden football for its trophy case. claybrooks, bassett high graduate " it's nothing like 7 oclock on a friday night and the fresh smell of grass and the bands playing in the background. and i think that's one of the memories i will take with me forever, even though i've played in the superbowl, grey cups and a bunch of championships games and those type of things but that's one memory that always sticks with me." claybrooks spoke to the students about achieving your dreams no matter how much money you have or where you came from. with two of his high school coaches by his side, school leaders presented claybrooks with a plaque and his retired jersey. sunny skies today but a cold wind continues to blow

claude cobler has been a volunteer with the bassett rescue squad ... and at 87-years- old... he says he hopes to continue responding to calls for the squad for many more years to come. cobler is getting ready to celebrate his 50- th anniversary found back in 19- 66. he says.. his love of helping people is what has motivated him to keep going all these years. claude cobler/bassett rescue squad volunteer - "i just enjoy helping people, especially at a time in their life when they're at their lowest." cobler is also a member of the smith river rescue squad in patrick county. football fans across the country got to see peyton manning clinch his second super bowl career win last night. now.. the number one question on many people's minds.. will manning continue to play.. or call it quits. while manning won't say what his future holds... fans say it's a no brainer. christine gauss peyton manning fan "i think most people think he's going to go, and move on with the next phase of his career." matt boje peyton manning fan "i would love to see him go out on top. so seeing him retire is

galax police are investigating a vandalism incident at the vaughan-bassett plant. tells wdbj7 that the bad that portions of the plant had to close today. someone broke into the plant overnight and vandalized several tanks that for making furniture. it could take several days to clean up. at this point, the more than one hundred thousand dollars. a roanoke man is accused of trying to break into a church. officers say they found angelo fuller, trying to use a cinder block to break into roanoke valley yesterday morning. he's charged with including breaking and entering. police say he also lied to them about he was later served with three outstanding warrants incident. he's in jail this afternoon. rain has fallen with the heavy rain prompted several today as rain came down heavy at times. for just how much more we can expect, and when it heads out, let's check in with meteorologist brent watts in for leo hirsbrunner.f most concernededitability coming out bassett gotten some reports of some flash flooding there was us with water rescue doubts and parts of north carolina and heavy rain is mo

junior lynch/bassett fire chief "we see a lot of portable heaters that sit too close to a curtain or too close to a wall or something of that nature. but, just give them room. i would say three to four feet all the way around." the family is now staying with other family members in the area. nicole lovell's father shares more information with talk show host dr. phil in an episode that will air on wsls 10 tomorrow. in a new clip provided by the show... david lovell describes nicole's activity on various social media sites... and talks about what he saw and what he says caused him concern. courtesy: peteskiproducti ons/cbs television distribution "talking to older guys which you can tell these older guys had fake profiles. dr phil: and how did you see it, did she show it to you did you? lovell: well, over christmas i looked at it and i saw it that way. my daughter in ohio had dug around in nicole's so on and she sent me a screenshot of a few of those and let me know, hey dad you know my little sister's screwing up here. y'all need to do something." you can see the full episode tomorrow

dean hodges was arrested and charged last night police say hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. business had to be put on hold yesterday after hodges allegedly broke into the plant and vandalized their finishing room. the company president tells us the finishing room is closed again today and tomorrow. the closure is impacting the majority of the plant's seven-hundred employees. new at noon: walking to create change. danville regional medical center's ceo is hoping to bring people together with a community walk tomorrow. ceo alan larson spoke to the media this morning about his concern for a healthy and safe community. during his 6 months here, more than 25 gunshot and stabbing victims have come into the emergency room. larson says the hospital is hosting the walk in hopes it will become a cataylst for change. alan larson, ceo drmc, "because we do care about the health of the community it's often more is to this is a chance you may have concerns and come up with ideas. " larson hopes to make this a weekly thing. to participate join the group at the main enterance of the hospita

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again today. kimberly good morning everyone we are seeing increasing sunshine across the region looking out from lane stadium on the campus of virginia tech in blacksburg a lot of blue sky still clouds there in the distance but will all see increasing sunshine as we head through the day temperature chilly 27 west northwest wind twelve miles an hour or the gusty winds through the morning hours keep that in mind peek wind us in seventeen miles an hour but temperatures will be moderating into the thirties and forties as we head through the afternoon had a few light snow showers rain showers eastern sections early this morning all that has dissipated but still finding accumulating snow new jersey long island southeastern parts of new england especially with a could see several inches of snow reports all said and do

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again leo, i know a lot of people are going to be inside sunday night for the super bowl, but what is the rest of the weekend looking like? rivers it's the dan river paces latest observation twenty eight three feet that's about three tenths of a foot above flood stage should just minor flooding should crescent shortly will start to recede a continue with that minor flooding through the morning hours. i'll by the one shower upper thirties by the afternoon will be back up into the mid forties gusty winds especially the first part of the day over the we can will see nice conditions but next week some cold air begins to slide down from canada will see temperatures tuesday and wednesday only in the low to mid thirty some areas will not get above the freezing mark and don't forget later monday into tuesday could see

police confirmed employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again today. a virginia man charged with plotting to attack black churches is expected to plead guilty today. court records show robert doyle is set to appear in richmond federal agreement hearing. doyle is faces robbery, conspiracy, and firearms charges. two other men have also been charged. it's definitely a little cold out there this morning, but it will be sunny. and leo, you say the weekend will be moving forward with the plan to relocate two slave houses on the greenfield plantation. leaders have hired a team of archaeologists to investigate and confirm whether there are unmarked grave sites of slaves on the land. has caused a lot of controversy in the county. there's also a lawsuit pending from a woman who says her relatives buried on the land. county leaders say the plan is to move the houses a mile away from the historic

aisle-- - hildegard bassett? - yes. (audience laughing) - hildegard bassett? - i told you, yes, well she sat across the aisle from me and she did everything in her power to distract me. she even went so far as to cross her limbs so i could see the outline of her shin bone. - oh, that brazen hussy. - but despite her wiles, i kept my eyes resolutely on the pages of cicero. then, she played her trump. - what did she do? - she crossed the aisle and sat close to me, her warm breath fanned my face, her lips were close to mine. - but you still didn't look up? - oh, on the contrary, i not only looked up, i touched her lips. - touched them? - with my forefinger, that moistened it, and i turned another page of cicero. (audience laughing) - i believe that story's true, you've been turning pages as long as i've known you. - that is when i made up my mind never to let a pretty face interfere with my work. that's why i do so much of it at home. (frisky music) (audience laughing) - well, harry, have you thought of a way to help

angela bassett and vivica fox have been here in the midlands... leading the "get out the vote" efforts for the democratic front-runner. it's a part of the campaign's canvass of historically black colleges and universities across south carolina. vivica fox will continue her efforts for clinton today... at benedict college. that event is set to start at 10:15 this morning. some south carolinians are looking to show their faith at the ballot box. its estimated more than seven thousand people took part in a prayer rally yesterday on the state house franklin graham is touring capital cities across america... urging politicians at all levels to root their message.... in biblical principals. graham will deliver a similar message... today in atlanta. another concern for south carolina voters... immigration reform. south carolina g-o-p elected officials will be discussing its role in the republican presidential campaign today. the forum will take place at the russell house theater... tonight at six. prepping for the first-in-the south primary... is no smal

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night. police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now unable to work because of the vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i think our police department does a great job in

[ cheers and applause ] she's from the new film, "london has fallen," the wonderful angela bassett is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is here to talk about the nfl combine, host of "the rich eisen show" on directv, rich eisen is back on "late night." [ cheers and applause ] and we will have music from a wonderful band who was here a year ago. misterwives returns to "late night" this evening. [ cheers and applause ] but before we get to that, with hillary clinton and bernie sanders locked in a tight contest for the democratic nomination, the media has now turned to the question of how sanders, if he were to become the nominee, would fair in a general election, given his status as a self-described democratic socialist. "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: one of the most notable trends of the campaign so far has been the surge in support among young voters for bernie sanders. in fact, a new poll out this week found that more young voters said they would like to have a meal with bernie sanders than with beyonce. [ laughter ] a shift, of course, that happened after b

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night.police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with downtown galax business owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again in the neighborhood. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now unable to work because of the vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i

galax police confirm they've arrested a former employee of the vaughan-bassett furniture company for causing more than a hundred- thousand dollars corey hodges is charged with breaking and entering and felony destruction of property. because of the extent of the damage, vaughan- bassett's finishing room will be closed again tomorrow. virginia's house has unanimously approved a bill that would let national guard members with valid permits carry concealed weapons on duty. commanding officers would still be able to prohibit guard members from carrying guns in certain cases. the legislation is a response to last year's deadly shooting at a recruting center in tennessee. it now moves on to the senate. after last night's town hall, the two remaining democratic presidential candidates went head to head again in new hampshire. it's five-days before the primaries there, with bernie sanders leading hillary clinton in the polls. tonight, both debated over who is best able to effectively represent progressive values. sanders says despite spending his political career an independent, his liberal

officials at vaughan- bassett say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through friday. in roanoke-a bank robbery suspect is locked up tonight. police say the suspect robbed the b-b-and t bank in downtown just after 3:30 this afternoon. police say they caught the suspect about 30 minutes later- less than a mile away on henry street northwest. police say no one was hurt. charges are pending. in franklin county-rocky mount police have arrested and charged a woman with unlawful concealment of human remains- after a newborn baby was found dead in a dumpster.it all started tuesday night when carilion police told rocky mount police about a suspicious admission last evening at roanoke memorial in a franklin county garbage site near rocky mount.this morning after an autopsy- police say the pregnancy ended in a stillbirth.officers then arrested and charged katherine dellis.she's locked up in salem tonight. wfxr went in search of answers that could help a person who might be pushed to such desperation.we spoke to a local psychiatrist who says, it's important to for anyone

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night.police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with downtown galax business owners to find out if they are worried about in the neighborhood. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i think our police department does a great job in they've alwa