Martinsville News

Martinsville City Council has refused to levy a new fee on people convicted in city courts, despite originally endorsing it.

City residents soon will have a chance to have their say on the idea of allowing chickens to be raised at Martinsville homes.

The Martinsville Police Department is reminding area residents that under a new state law that went into effect July 1, mopeds operated on Virginia roads must be titled and registered.

On Monday, New College Institute administrators and staff members began moving into the institute's new building on the Baldwin Block uptown, although construction is not quite finished yet.

The investigation continues into the apparent drowning death Friday of a recent Martinsville High School graduate at Fairy Stone State Park, and anyone who has information is asked to contact the park, an official said.

Martinsville City Council is shaking a tail feather, so to speak, in considering a proposed ordinance that would allow homeowners to keep chickens.

Above, W.C. Fowlkes is shown with citizens in Karbala, Iraq. Fowlkes' Army Reserve unit was mobilized to serve in Iraq.

Staff Photo by Stacey Hairston: Allen Woods of Rocky Mount poses with a letter he received from U.S. Senator Mark Warner congratulating Woods on being chosen Goodwill Industries' Achiever of the Year.

Dakota Sander goes on bended knee and holds out a ring to propose marriage to Amanda McGuire in front of a sellout crowd at Friday's Martinsville Mustangs game.

Bobby Roberts of Bassett, Va. announces the engagement of his daughter, Kathy Lynn Roberts, to James "Jay" Lawrence Dudley III, both of Willow Spring, son of Mary Helen Dudley of Grifton and the late James "Jimmy" Lawrence Dudley Jr. He is the grandson of Freeman "Bud" Casey Sr. and Helen Hardy Casey of Kinston.

Washington, D.C.-based artist Kevin Reese works with a student in Wausau, Wisconsin, to create a mobile during a 2007 residency.

Libertarian congressional candidate Paul Jones admitted he still is learning about Henry County and Martinsville, never having visited the area before.

Drivers had been allowed to travel up to 55 mph on unpaved roads, but that changed Tuesday when a new state law hit the books.

Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, and some local people said the act has led to improvements, but issues remain.

Martinsville's unemployment rate improved slightly in May but it remained the state's highest at 10.8 percent, according to data released Tuesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.

Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell has come up with a novel but beneficial way to stay cool at Celebration 2014: he's going to sit in a dunking booth for three hours to help raise money for the Fuel for Families Food Drive.

The idea of letting homeowners keep chickens that lay eggs did not go over easy with the Martinsville Planning Commission on Tuesday.

Two brothers who were found dead over the weekend suffered gunshot wounds to the head, according to an affidavit filed with a search warrant in Henry County Circuit Court.

No cause has been determined in a March 3 fire that destroyed much of the former American of Martinsville furniture plant , according to a city official.

State Sen. Bill Stanley's budget amendment that barred the governor from expanding Medicaid without General Assembly approval is being criticized by Martinsville Mayor Kim Adkins, who hopes to win his legislative seat next year.