Bassett News

A Bassett man was indicted Monday on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife, according to Henry County court records.

The details varied depending on the line of sight, but three eyewitnesses testified Thursday that they saw the shooting death of William Bradley "Brad" Doss on March 29.

Martinsville Police Capt. Eddie Cassady, standing outside the Martinsville Police Department on Tuesday, discusses the arrests being made in an undercover drug investigation.

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A Bassett man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty last week in Franklin County Circuit Court to distribution of heroin.

John "Smokey" Pack , Jackie Coleman, Robert Coleman and Clift Stone walk along Lenoir Street near the Smith River in Bassett picking up litter as part of the recent annual Spring Smith River Cleanup.

Alcohol is believed to have played a role in an incident Friday that left a local man dead and his cousin jailed, according to Henry County Sheriff Lane Perry.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 A man is being held on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his cousin early today in Bassett, according to a release from the Henry County Sheriff's Office.