Martinsville News

The two Republicans vying for their party's nomination for the 16th District House of Delegates seat in the June 11 primary have different perspectives on how they can help rejuvenate Southside's economy.

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy converses with patrons and employees of one of the local restaurants on Wednesday in Martinsville.

A teacher at Albert Harris Elementary School hopes an educational video project his class piloted this spring will take off with other classes and across the state.

Instead of a traditional groundbreaking for the new marina on Philpott Lake, dignitaries on Wednesday splashed in the water with oars from the dock at Boat Ramp No.

A quilt made by students at the Piedmont Governor's School hangs in the lobby of the Martinsville Municipal Building.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board recently approved a draft Six-Year Improvement Program that includes funding to repair the bridge on Commonwealth Boulevard near Lester Street in Martinsville.

This rhododendron towers over Virginia "Phoebe" Leach of Martinsville. She planted it 30 years ago, a Mother's Day gift from her daughter.

The museum, in the former Imperial Savings and Loan building at 211 Fayette St., Martinsville, will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and Saturdays by appointment for the next two weeks, according to Curtis Millner, chairman of the FAHI board.

The Blackberry District representative announced Saturday that he has filed his paperwork to run for a fourth consecutive four-year term.

An increase in visitors at the Virginia Museum of Natural History is being attributed largely to the popularity of two dinosaur-themed exhibits.

Ken Cuccinelli and the Republican candidates for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson, and attorney general, state Sen.

Pittsylvania Co., VA - Officials in Pittsylvania County are looking for three people they say stole lottery tickets from a store in Brosville on May 4. Deputies with the sheriff's office say they responded to a burglary alarm at the Barbers One Stop off Martinsville Highway.

The engineering/technology program began this year, and 29 students currently are enrolled in the academy, Dr.

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

Martinsville City Council on Tuesday night approved, on first reading, a fiscal year 2013-14 budget that city officials have described as basically revenue neutral.

Businesses such as those at 23 Fayette St. have taken advantage of a grant for facade improvements, and work either is underway or planned on some other properties.

Workers begin to lay the foundation for the NCI building on the Baldwin Block in uptown Martinsville on Tuesday.

Thomas Aquino and Chris Young discuss a petition that seeks to remove Martinsville City Councilwoman Sharon Brooks Hodge on Tuesday in uptown Martinsville.

The Martinsville School Board, at its meeting Monday night, scheduled spring break for March 31 through April 4 next school year.