Martinsville News

A Friday morning kitchen fire has displaced two families, one for a second time in a month.

During Hoosier Harvest Christian Church's service Sunday, Martinsville resident and Desert Rose founder Marsha MacPhee-Webster was honored with the 2008 Rural Entrepreneur Excellence Award from the Rural ...

The Morgan County Fair Queen Pageant will start at 1 p.m. Saturday at the 4-H Community Building.

Some of the sandbags used as a barricade to stop flood waters from pouring into Nick Cuthbertson's home are still stacked in front of his small house.

There will be a 30-year reunion for the Martinsville Class of 1978 at 6:30 p.m. Aug.

The future of the Morgan County-owned, historic Barnard House is uncertain again after the Morgan County Council authorized buying a property Monday that was going to be included in a deal to save the house.

Below: Heartland Crossing homeowner Darryll Compton donates a sectional couch to the Community Shower for Morgan County Flood Victims.

I fully agree with the opinion expresses by Matt Bishop of Monrovia in his letter on June 20.

"5, 6, 7...You're not counting!" Samuel Baker stops practice to remind members of the Martinsville High School color guard to count before the drill begins.

While the Morgan County Administration Building received less than two inches of water in its basement during the June floods, that was enough to cause major problems.

Rising Martinsville High School seniors Demetrius Jones and Jordan Adams are shown with Travis Clemons, executive director of finance and development for Martinsville City Schools.

TOP: Morgan County Relay for Life chairman Dave Nash reads a poem that starts the luminary ceremony Saturday morning at the Regional Cancer Center in Martinsville to close the annual Chair and Basket Auction, a ...

On Wednesday, June 4, 2008, I woke up to a flooded backyard and water standing in the street in front of my house.

Businesses are slowly opening their doors in Martinsville. Signs posted around town are letting residents know what's open and what's not.

The record flooding that struck Martinsville on June 7 didn't affect the building of the city's new fire station, but another problem has, Mayor Phil R. Deckard said Tuesday.

Rising gasoline prices are forcing school districts in Morgan County to consider alternative ways to relieve the financial strain that results from higher prices at the pump.

Camden Myers sits quietly, peacefully in her living room. You would hardly notice she is there, save for the occasional glance and smile.

Martinsville area resident Morgan Stroder, a student at Centerton Elementary School, has always had a fondness for animals.

The June floods continue to cause problems for people in Martinsville, prompting an emergency meeting.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Phillips is already developing a new career for when his military service ends.