Martinsville News

A Virginia court has determined that a state employee who alleged he was fired for being gay has no recourse in the state legal system.

Virginia's unemployment rate inched up in May. The Virginia Employment Commission reported Tuesday that the seasonally unadjusted rate rose 0.4 of a percentage point in May to 7 percent last month.

In what's being investigated as a murder-suicide, three members of a Henry County family were found shot to death early Sunday in their home, which was then set on fire.

Prisons and other state correctional facilities across Virginia plan to ban tobacco use by February 2010.

And it's not costing the employers a dime. Kim Adkins, executive director of the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board's Summer Youth Employment Program, said the agency received almost $1.5 million in stimulus funding that will cover the cost to train, manage and pay the salaries of about 250 youth in Danville and Pittsylvania County, and ...

Montana Young to play Saturday Sixteen-year-old fiddle player Montana Young practices at Woodalla s Music Shop in Collinsville.

Martinsville Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds Jr. has put practicing law on hold to work full time as regional director for 5th District U.S. Rep.

It is not too late for residents of Southern Virginia to get free money for college this fall through the Southside Tobacco Loan Forgiveness Program.

From left, Xavier Savannah, Journie Barbour, Taylor Mabry and Austin Parker examine Mexican food they prepared Wednesday as part of the "Math in Everyday Life" camp for middle school students, sponsored by the New College Institute.

A man and a juvenile suffered minor injuries Sunday during a Martinsville home invasion, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office.

Jim McMillian will not run again in November Jim McMillian Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Jim McMillian, Collinsville District representative on the Henry County Board of Supervisors, will not seek a second term on the board in the Nov.

A Martinsville man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Villa Heights woman early Wednesday.

Deputies said a woman who eventually died of a stab wound to her back had called 911 asking for help to have a friend who she said was causing problems removed from her home.

Henry County police arrested a man Thursday evening in connection with a stabbing death earlier that day.

The Henry Co. Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder they say happened after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning in Martinsville.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Brian Moran , a former delegate, jokes with Del.

Gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Creigh Deeds will speak in Danville at 8:30 this morning as a part of one last push to reach voters before Tuesday's primary.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board heard pleas Wednesday for progress on Interstate 73, U.S. 58 and other highway projects in Henry County, despite the fact that there is no state money for the work.

Martinsville officials are urging motorists to be careful while traveling part of Spruce Street as it undergoes repaving.

Virginia's unemployment rate inched down in April. The Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday that the seasonally unadjusted rate dropped 0.3 of a percentage point in March to 6.6 percent last month.