Ridgeway News

Ground was broken Monday on a sewer project at Philpott Lake, a move that could open the door to the development of a marina there.

Shown from left Monday are Anna McClain, representative for Del. Ward Armstrong; Jonathan Large, Patrick County Board of Supervisors, Dan River District; state Sen.

Trusses will be erected in park This conceptual drawing depicts how trusses from the old Fieldale Iron Bridge will be set in Fieldale Park.

Members of some area churches are preparing to provide Thanksgiving meals to those who might otherwise be alone or hungry.

Appalachian Power's proposed rate hike would hurt families, harm jobs and hinder economic recovery, area residents told State Corporation Commission officials during a public hearing Thursday night.

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.

Family members wept Wednesday as Circuit Court Judge David V. Williams sentenced Terrance Milano Hairston to 16 years in prison for crimes against his estranged wife, including shooting her after she found him hiding under her bed.

Viewers may have recognized a familiar face on "The Price is Right" Wednesday. Janice Hodges from Ridgeway was on the game show.

Axton man faces first-degree murder, robbery counts Jerel Maceo Norman Tuesday, September 22, 2009 A Henry County grand jury indicted an Axton man Monday on one count of first-degree murder, according to records at the Henry County Circuit Court Clerka s Office.

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

The task force that recommended creation of an EMS commission to oversee volunteer rescue squads in Henry County limited its specific ideas on the groupa s duties and responsibilities.

For about a year, rescue squad volunteers in Henry County have made up an EMS Task Force.

A man missing in the Ridgeway area was found around 4:30 p.m., according to the Henry County Sheriffa s Office.

Area residents greet county's superintendent Henry County School Superintendent Anthony Jackson stops to talk with 6-year-old Isaiah Johnson, son of Michelle Johnson of Martinsville, during a reception held Monday for Jackson at Moral Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Two archivists opened the Martinsville Henry County Historical Museum in uptown Martinsville on Friday.

The Blue Ridge Regional Library system cannot afford to keep its Ridgeway branch open more than 24 hours per week, the systema s director said Monday.

Four area students have been awarded the Benjamin R. Gardner Memorial Scholarship for 2009, the New College Institute announced Thursday.

The Henry County Sheriff's Office in cooperation with the Virginia State Police and other Virgina law enforcement conducted marijuana eradication in Henry County on Wednesday and Thursday.

Three local men were indicted Monday in connection with an April robbery and malicious wounding, according to records at the county clerka s office.

One hundred area youth are learning about the working world this summer through the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce's Youth Work Program.