Martinsville News

This year's spring allergy season could be among the worst in an "allergy corridor" that includes Martinsville-Henry County, said a local ear, nose and throat doctor who is seeing patients affected by allergies.

Local fire officials and fire investigators with Liberty Mutual Insurance gathered Wednesday to walk through a former American of Martinsville building that was partially destroyed by fire March 3. Martinsville Fire Marshal Ted Anderson said the probe is ongoing and the cause of the fire still is not known.

William Wampler , executive director of New College Institute , gives a tour of the advanced manufacturing area of the NCI building to members of the Martinsville City Council on Tuesday.

Lizz Stanley, executive director of Gateway Streetscape, talks to a crowd gathered at the Bassett Historical Center after Gateway officials planted two trees there.

A Longwood University program offered in Martinsville is making dreams of a college degree come true for students who otherwise might not be able to achieve that goal.

William Wampler , executive director of New College Institute , gives a tour of the advanced manufacturing area of the NCI building to members of the Martinsville City Council on Tuesday.

Lizz Stanley, executive director of Gateway Streetscape, talks to a crowd gathered at the Bassett Historical Center after Gateway officials planted two trees there.

Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2014 Kanika Davis and several other current and former Ms.

Inman was on hand at the seventh annual Environmental Education Expo at Philpott Lake Saturday, hosted by DRBA and sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Martinsville City Council on Tuesday will consider officially ending the city's electric rate stabilization program fund because it has been depleted.

Martinsville School Superintendent Pamela V. Heath is shown with Cameron Cooper, fifth-grade teacher at Patrick Henry Elementary School and division-wide 2015 Teacher of the Year winner; and Dr. Zebedee Talley, principal at Patrick Henry.

As she prepares to be formally installed as its third president, Angeline Godwin is focused on figuring out how Patrick Henry Community College can better serve students, as well as all of Southern Virginia.

It is going to be a rocking good time in Bath County on Saturday, April 12, when WCHG, Allegheny Mountain Radio hosts the 12th Annual Bluegrass Jamboree culminating a week of fundraising activities for the station.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 State political leaders gathered in Henry County on Thursday for a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony at Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 A Ridgeway woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an auto accident Wednesday, according to a news release from the Virginia State Police.

Locally grown crops, baked goods and artisan items will be for sale at the Uptown Farmers Market when it holds its grand opening from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26, rain or shine.

Problems could arise for the city if capital projects are postponed for too long, according to Martinsville City Manager Leon Towarnicki.

Rocky Mount's new music venue opened its doors Friday with a crowd of over 325 music fans raising the curtain to see headliner Levi Lowrey and local musicians Kyle Forry and Justin Arnett.

Most of the money that Martinsville City Council gives agencies outside city government goes to ones that the city has legal or contractual obligations to support, according to city officials.

Matthew Wade , coordinator for the Fab Lab at the Artisan Center, works with Bassett High School students Adam Martin and Jasmine Hardin to develop ideas for mobile applications.