Henry County News

The absence of visible house numbers on some homes is becoming a problem for rescue personnel in Henry County, and it could lead to the loss of property or even the loss of life, county officials said.

Martinsville's jobless rate dropped slightly in April but remained the highest in the state at 15.7 percent, according to data released Wednesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.

Henry Co., VA - Two teenage boys are in juvenile detention in Henry County charged with burning a church to the ground.

A special needs student at Petersburg High School is safe tonight, after the teen's mother says her 17-year-old daughter went missing.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 Two teenagers have been charged with arson in connection with a blaze that destroyed an Axton church earlier this month, according to the Henry County Department of Public Safety.

Constance M. Martin opens the 28th annual Memorial Day Service at Carver Memorial Gardens.

The Dover Hairston Project, named for a local resident who committed suicide Jan.

Members of the Henry County Board of Supervisors polled Friday had a "wait and see" reaction to Martinsville City Council's decision to possibly study reverting to a town.

The president and publisher of a magazine that covers economic development gives Mark Heath high marks for helping position the area for economic recovery.

The Henry County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a larceny that occurred on May 3, 2012 at Wal-Mart located at 976 Commonwealth Boulevard Martinsville, Virginia.

Of the city's five constitutional officers, Sheriff Steve Draper was the only one who could meet the Martinsville City Council's challenge to find a major budget cut.

That message was put forth by council members Thursday afternoon during a work session on the city's proposed budget for the new fiscal year that will start July 1. Reversion is a legal process in which the city would become a town in Henry County.

Martinsville High School junior Devante Martin talks about lessons learned from archaeologist Michael Barber, who wrote a field guide the students used and later came to speak to the group.

Joyce and John Campbell, who was injured in a lawnmower accident in March, are seen this week at Golden Living Center in Martinsville.

Martinsville residents will pay higher water and sewer rates in the coming fiscal year, but the increases will not be as much as originally planned.

Grand jurors in Henry County issued a first-degree murder indictment Monday in connection with a slaying last year on Liza Court.

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 A Martinsville man was indicted today on first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the death of a 19-year-old who was shot before being involved in a fatal car wreck late last month in Henry County.

Three days after the first anniversary of their deaths, a Bike Ride and Rally will be held to raise money for the reward fund created in April for information in the Amanda Massey/Robby Lawrence case.

Donna Belcher is back at work at the Henry County dog pound, but now she is being paid by the Henry County Sheriff's Office rather than the SPCA.

Assistant Martinsville Public Works Director Jeff Joyce on Thursday shows a portion of a new generator that converts landfill gases into electricity at Martinsville's landfill off Clearview Drive.