Biggest game in College Football to be heard on WMVA

Saturday, Dec. 5th, join WMVA=AM1450 – the leader in play-by-play sports radio – in Martinsville and Henry County – for the biggest College Football game of the season, as the #1 Florida Gators (12-0) take on the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game. 
The winner of this game advances to the [...]

Toni Denise Hilton

Toni Denise Hilton, 52, of 2817 Gainsville Street, Washington, D.C. died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. The family will receive friends 1/2 hour prior to the service and all other times at her father’s residence, 157 Willow Court, Martinsville, Virginia. The funeral will be held Thursday, December 3, 2009 [...]

Smoking law goes into effect Tuesday

Restaurants in Virginia can allow smoking beginning Tuesday only if they have a smoking room with a separate ventilation system. Most restaurant managers we talked with say the cost of renovations is not worth it.
The law also allows smoking on outdoor patios and in private membership clubs and if you’re caught breaking it, you could be [...]

Dorothy Weyles Davis

Dorothy Weyles Davis, 80, of 1709 Hodges Farm Rd., Martinsville, VA died Sunday, November 29, 2029 at Stanleytown Health Care.
Born July 1, 2009 in North Braddock, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Wesley Weyels and Eleanor Johns Colbert Weyels and was the wife of the late Bernard Lee Davis.
Mrs. Davis was a [...]

Inus K. Hudson

Inus K. Hudson, age 85, of Collinsville, died November 29, 2009, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina.
She was born June 6, 1924, in Bedford County to Thomas E. King and Joyce Conner King, both deceased.
Mrs. Hudson graduated from Buchanan High School and Virginia Baptist School of Nursing in Lynchburg, Virginia. She retired after [...]

“What’s a Wahoo?”

Hi Bill,
I watched your program on Saturday morning and the question was asked to you, “What is a Wahoo?” I appreciate your spirit and support for the Wahoos and wanted to let you know what a Wahoo is so you could pass it along every chance you get.
Official University of Virginia sports documents explain that [...]

Doris Young Burnette

Doris Young Burnette, 73, of 135 Old Stage Rd., Bassett, VA went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 3, 2009.
Born October 25, 1935 in Henry County, Mrs. Burnette was the daughter of the late Ralph W. Young and Myrtle Holsclaw Young and the wife of the late Ronald Wesley Burnette.
Mrs. Burnette was a graduate [...]

Louise Virginia Penn Carolina

Louise Virginia Penn Carolina, 59, of 628 Fayette Street, Martinsville, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Martinsville Hospital. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one-half hour prior to the funeral and will be at the home at other times. A memorial service will be Wednesday, 2pm at Hines Funeral Services Chapel. [...]

Antionne Diago Hairston Jr.

Antionne Diago Hairston Jr., 12, of 12 Booker Road, Martinsville, died Nov. 25, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Galilean House of Worship with Dr. Michael Penn officiating. Burial will be in Carver Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before [...]

Jerome A. Baker

Jerome A. Baker, 69, of 2905 Spencer-Preston Road, Martinsville, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Martinsville Hospital. The family will receive friends at the Church 1/2 hour prior to the service. The funeral will be Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 1pm at Mount Olive East Christian Church. Interment will be in Mount Olive East [...]

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