Henry County News

Economic development incentives, road projects and education are among items included in a 2010 Legislative Package being considered the Henry County Board of Supervisors.

Martinsville City Manager Clarence Monday thinks the proposed alternative route for Interstate 73 would help boost the city's economy.

Rocky Mount's residential water and sewer rates are below the average for localities, both statewide and regionally, based on a new statewide report.

A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to failing to yield the right of way in a June traffic accident that killed a Virginia state trooper.

A Henry County grand jury indicted 46 people Monday on various charges. Among them, Michael Aaron Napier, 23, of 445 Jessteen Lane, Bassett.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida dropped more than 9 inches of rain in some parts of the Henry County-Martinsville area in recent days, causing flooded roads and power failures as toppled trees fell onto electrical lines.

At least four to five inches of rain had fallen in some parts of Henry County and Martinsville as of 7 p.m. Wednesday as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida passed across the area.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 BREAKING NEWS: Rain closes roads in county Thursday, November 12, 2009 Heavy rains prompted the Virginia Department of Transportation to close some roads in Henry County.

A Henry County/Martinsville area man has been charged in Saturdaya s shooting death of a Martinsville man outside an Eden, N.C., nightclub, according to the Eden Police Department.

Ken Boyd brought the kick-off tour of his campaign for the Republican nomination to run for the Fifth District House seat to Franklin County Thursday, saying he is a conservative Republican who shares the values of the people in Southside Virginia.

Harvest awards $200,000 grant Tuesday, November 3, 2009 TheatreWorks Community Players has received a $200,000 grant from the Harvest Foundation to fund the development of an uptown theatrical venue and to expand its programs during the next three years.

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

Tenth District Del. Ward Armstrong said he was thrilled with his re-election to a 10th term in the Virginia House of Delegates in Tuesdaya s election, but he was not in a celebratory mood.

Few, if any, areas of the state budget will escape when Gov. Tim Kaine tries to make up a shortfall expected to approach $1.5 billion in a round of budget cuts in December, Del.

The Henry County Board of Supervisors will ask the Virginia Department of Transportation to do a safety study, including the possibility of a traffic signal, at the intersection of Carver Road and U.S. 58 where a fatal traffic accident happened Tuesday.

A Martinsville man faces at least 25 years in federal prison after he was convicted Wednesday of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other charges.

Henry Co., VA - An elderly woman from Georgia is dead after an accident in Henry County Tuesday afternoon.

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.

ReadIn here and here and here 4 decks. A wreck in Henry County killed a Georgia woman Tuesday when the car in which she was riding was hit at an intersection and spun into another car, according to Virginia State Police.

Several local residents who want to earn GEDs heard motivational speakers and learned about a chance to earn the general equivalency diplomas for free on Monday during a GED Week kick-off event.