Axton News

Three local veterans received special recognition Sunday at the annual community Veterans Day service, which drew a crowd of more than 200 people.

After 34 years and one month with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office, Vic Ingram decided to celebrate his retirement a little differently than most.

A 21-year-old Axton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter for shooting another man to death last May in Sandy Level.

Henry Co., VA - A 21-year-old Axton man pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Henry County Tuesday.

A Dry Fork man died Friday after his motorcycle and a pickup collided on Virginia 57 near the intersection of Rolling Hills Drive, according to the Virginia State Police.

Axton man faces first-degree murder, robbery counts Jerel Maceo Norman Tuesday, September 22, 2009 A Henry County grand jury indicted an Axton man Monday on one count of first-degree murder, according to records at the Henry County Circuit Court Clerka s Office.

Delegate Danny Marshall, R-14th District, outraised his Democratic challenger, Seward Anderson, by more than $50,000 during the latest campaign period - from July 1 to Aug.

The Martinsville police are searching for a suspect in the wounding of two area residents and the robbery of one of them Tuesday night.

The Henry County PSA is urging its 7,000 residential sewer customers to avoid putting fats, oils and grease down their drains to prevent buildups and keep service costs down.

Auctioneer Steve Dunkley and his friend Mike Edwards were astonished at what they recently found in a metal box inside the drawer of a wardrobe.

Two local brothers are amazed at what's been hiding in the bottom of a dresser drawer and now they want to share it with the rest of the community.

The Rev. Tyler Millner remains interested in starting a library in Axton. Millner said he will "firmly decide" within six months whether to continue pursuing the venture.

The task force that recommended creation of an EMS commission to oversee volunteer rescue squads in Henry County limited its specific ideas on the groupa s duties and responsibilities.

If you grab a shopping cart and head down the aisles of your favorite store this weekend, chances are you will save money, at the state's expense.

If you grab a shopping cart and head down the aisles of your favorite store this weekend, chances are you will save money, at the state's expense.

Area residents greet county's superintendent Henry County School Superintendent Anthony Jackson stops to talk with 6-year-old Isaiah Johnson, son of Michelle Johnson of Martinsville, during a reception held Monday for Jackson at Moral Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Members of local veterans' organizations and the Martinsville-Henry County Veterans Honor Guard line the road at Norris Funeral Services and salute the body of Master Sgt.

One hundred area youth are learning about the working world this summer through the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce's Youth Work Program.

Danville and Pittsylvania County leaders are working to sign the first tenant to the region's first industrial mega-park, if all the details can be worked out with American Municipal Power.

A major marijuana operation in Henry County ends with the seizure of hundreds of plants.