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Some area Democrats say their gubernatorial candidate in Tuesday's election was not strong, while others say the Republican candidate found a message that resonated with voters and stuck to it.

Al Herndon Jr. liked the sword, the black and white striped pants with sawtooth leg bottoms, the red sash, the skull decal on the shirt, the black and white bandanna ... ... And the eye patch.

Republican candidates stumping in Henry County on Thursday urged supporters to keep working hard for the next five days to ensure voters show up en masse at the polls on Tuesday.

Local registrars are encouraging voters to cast ballots in Tuesday's election, but some predict only about half will.

Politics is a pendulum that swings back and forth, according to Del. Ward Armstrong.

With no opposed races for seats on the Henry County Board of Supervisors, candidates have had an opportunity to focus on the issues and plan for the upcoming term.

The areaa s House of Delegates incumbents have considerably larger warchests than their opponents going into the final weeks before the Nov.

Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Henry County Registrar Elizabeth Stone said there were 35,789 registered voters as of Tuesday, compared with 36,369 at the time of the Democratic primary June 9. There were 36,140 registered voters at the time of the Nov., 4, 2008, elections; and 34,135 at the last gubernatorial ...

A county official hopes a planned 4.5-mile paved trail in Henry County and Martinsville will be ready to go to bid within 30 days.

Traveling halfway around the world helped Calli Nguyen and Kyle Bridges better understand their fathers.

A fire that heavily gutted a house at 2371 Appalachian Drive on Thursday apparently started on the second floor, Henry County fire officials said.

Henry-Martinsville Social Services is to pay $75,000 a year to occupy the former Athena building at the Clearview Business Park, its lease shows.

Henry County and Martinsville aim to continue providing a public bus service. During a joint meeting Monday, the Henry County Board of Supervisors and Martinsville City Council unanimously adopted separate resolutions to seek a total of $106,604 in state funds to continue operating the Piedmont Area Regional Transit system for a year.

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.

Shown participating in the groundbreaking are Bill King of Thompson & Litton Architects; Allen Hamblen of English Construction; Harold Ellis of Public-Private Infrastructure; Jim McHone, mayor of the town of Stuart; Del.

The chairman of an EMS Task Force created last year resigned about a week before the groupa s recommendations are to be presented to the Henry County Board of Supervisors.

Fire engulfed a home Thursday on Carter Street in Martinsville. The fire, which was reported at 8:16 p.m., apparently began in a laundry room on the side of the two-story, wood frame home at 705 Carter St., said city spokesman Scott Coleman.

Twelve of Henry Countya s 15 schools, as well as the school system itself, made Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2008-09 academic year.

Henry County School Board member Rudy Law and Sanville Elementary School Principal Sally T. Rodgers take part in the roll call at the Henry County Schoolsa convocation for faculty and staff on Tuesday at Magna Vista High School.

Teachers and staff are getting pumped up in Henry County for the new school year.