Collinsville News

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Virginia needs to cut at least $250 million more from a ravaged budget already in place, and then it faces a projected shortfall of nearly $3 billion for the next two years, legislative budget writers learned Tuesday.

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.

Peggy Moran of Collinsville shows memorabilia from her trips to Peru, where she does missionary work.

This home at 8 Peters St. in Martinsville was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.

Three local veterans received special recognition Sunday at the annual community Veterans Day service, which drew a crowd of more than 200 people.

Some area Democrats say their gubernatorial candidate in Tuesday's election was not strong, while others say the Republican candidate found a message that resonated with voters and stuck to it.

Al Herndon Jr. liked the sword, the black and white striped pants with sawtooth leg bottoms, the red sash, the skull decal on the shirt, the black and white bandanna ... ... And the eye patch.

Republican candidates stumping in Henry County on Thursday urged supporters to keep working hard for the next five days to ensure voters show up en masse at the polls on Tuesday.

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

Politics is a pendulum that swings back and forth, according to Del. Ward Armstrong.

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.

The areaa s House of Delegates incumbents have considerably larger warchests than their opponents going into the final weeks before the Nov.

Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Henry County Registrar Elizabeth Stone said there were 35,789 registered voters as of Tuesday, compared with 36,369 at the time of the Democratic primary June 9. There were 36,140 registered voters at the time of the Nov., 4, 2008, elections; and 34,135 at the last gubernatorial ...

A county official hopes a planned 4.5-mile paved trail in Henry County and Martinsville will be ready to go to bid within 30 days.

Traveling halfway around the world helped Calli Nguyen and Kyle Bridges better understand their fathers.

A fire that heavily gutted a house at 2371 Appalachian Drive on Thursday apparently started on the second floor, Henry County fire officials said.

Henry-Martinsville Social Services is to pay $75,000 a year to occupy the former Athena building at the Clearview Business Park, its lease shows.

Henry County and Martinsville aim to continue providing a public bus service. During a joint meeting Monday, the Henry County Board of Supervisors and Martinsville City Council unanimously adopted separate resolutions to seek a total of $106,604 in state funds to continue operating the Piedmont Area Regional Transit system for a year.