Fieldale News

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Take a walk along the Fieldale Trail most any day of the week and youa re likely to see a group of volunteers known as a oeFriends of the Fieldale Trail.a The group is part of the Smith River Trail Systema s Adopt-a-Trail Program developed by the Dan River Basin Association .

Former city resident heads Department of Rehabilitative Services Shown at the opening of Rothrock Hall are James A. Rothrock, for whom the building was named, with his grandson Henry Rothrock, nephew Cole Rothrock, sister-in-law Allyson Rothrock, daughter-in-law Rebecca Rothrock, son Sam Rothrock, brother Dru Rothrock, mother Ruth Rothrock, wife ...

A fire that caused $35,000 in damage to an apartment building in the Bassett area early Saturday is being investigated as an arson, an official said.

Henry Countya s five top priority road projects were presented to the Commonwealth Transportation Board at its hearing Wednesday.

The old iron bridge in Fieldale is being dismantled, but part of it will live on as art along a nearby hiking and biking trail.

Trula Ensley and Bill Dodson remember the way Fieldale used to be. "Everybody knew each other, and they took care of their property," Ensley said while attending the Fieldale Heritage Festival on Saturday.

The Fieldale Heritage Festival has the feel of a family reunion, and according to the eventa s founder, that is intentional.

The roadbed has been removed from the Fieldale bridge so that only the metal framework remains.

Police are continuing to search for a suspect in Thursday's wounding of a Bassett man.

The Henry County Sheriff's Office says Wade shot another man Thursday night. The Henry County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who is charged with shooting another man Thursday night during an argument.

Produce peels and other organic material are taken to a compost facility in Floyd County.

Officials hike drug supplies, track reports Virginia Commissioner of Health Dr. Karen Remley speaks Monday about the state's plans for dealing with a possible outbreak of swine flu as Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn Tavenner , formerly of Fieldale, and Gov.

The Dan River Basin Association started as a small group of people in Rockingham County.

Magna Vista High School senior Brittany Pomeroy gets a hug from her French teacher, Karen Knopp, after the two were honored at the annual Henry County Schoolsa Academic Excellence Awards banquet on Thursday night.

VMNH honors six recipients Recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Awards, presented Wednesday at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, are the Martinsville Bulletin, accepted by Editor Ginny Wray; Dr.

Members of the Virginia Division of Forestry Patrick Henry Wildland Strike Team Clint Weidhas and Derrick Lancaster work along the fire line at the brush fire in Carver on Saturday.

It is the end of the road for the old iron bridge over the Smith River at the entrance to Fieldale.

Demolition of the iron bridge over the Smith River in Fieldale was temporarily suspended Tuesday.

A bridge in Fieldale, Route 701, goes over the Smith River. It was built back in the 1930s but now ita s closed to traffic as VDOT plans to demolish and replace it.

Fieldale residents refuse to give up on iron bridge The old iron bridge over the Smith River at Fieldale was closed Friday and a contractor plans to start demolishing eh nearly 80-year-old structure this week.