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.

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.

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.

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.

WESTFIELD - A Surry County man received some new hardware Friday, medals signifying his service to the country during the Korean War.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has appointed a 2007 graduate of Watauga High School and current Appalachian State student to the United States Naval Academy.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC 5) backed up her push for legislation that would help limit automated political calls by becoming the first member of Congress to take a "Do Not Robo Call" pledge.