Roy Woodrow Wray, 92, of 1285 Fairfield Road, Henry, VA died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at his home. He was born on October 13, 1917 in Franklin County, VA to the late Charles William Wray and Fannie Young Wray. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Myrtle Wray, Edith [...]
Betty Jane Simpson, 83, of Martinsville, Virginia, formerly of Mackinaw, Illinois, passed away December 20, 2009, after an extended illness.
Betty Jane was born January 12, 1926, in Neilsville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth (Markert) Quimby. When she was a young child, the family moved to Mackinaw, Illinois to establish a cheese factory. After [...]
Edwin Hobart Seay, 84, of 117 Askin Street, Martinsville, VA died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville/Henry County. He was born on June 24, 1925 in Henry County, VA to the late Peter Gray Seay and Annie Keen Seay. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, [...]
Johnsie “Jane” Cox Triggs, 80, went to be with her Jesus on Thursday, December 31, 2009. She was a resident of Collinsville, VA and most recently resided at Blue Ridge Nursing Home in Stuart, VA. Mrs. Triggs was born on July 27, 1929 to the late Lester Cox and Mary Jane Wingler Cox of Sparta, [...]
Gerard Lionel Holland, 47, of 3337 Bassett Heights, Extension, Bassett, died December 30, 2009 at Carilion-Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends 1/2 hour prior to the service and all other times at the home. The funeral will be Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12 noon at Gethsemane Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will be [...]
It’s New Year’s Eve and there will be celebrations.
In Virginia a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more can result in a DUI and a mandatory loss of your driver’s license for one year for a first offense.
Locally the Henry County Sheriff’s Office says twice as many road deputies will be working tonight looking for [...]
Mrs. Carlene Preston Martin, 62, of 1010 West Fayett Street, Martinsville, died Tuesday, December 26, 2009 at the Martinsville Hospital. The family will receive friends at the home. There will be no visitation. The funeral will be Saturday, 12 noon at Bethel United Way of the Cross Church. Burial will be in the Grant Family [...]
With freezing rain in the forecast for southwestern Virginia for the overnight hours on Wednesday, Dec. 30 and in the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 31, motorists are strongly encouraged to consider adjusting their travel plans around the potentially icy weather. Drivers should consider postponing their trips until temperatures rise, and the wintry mix [...]
Virginia’s jobless rate held steady in November, remaining well below the national average. The seasonally unadjusted rate was at 6.4 percent last month. Virginia’s unemployment rate continued to be substantially below the national rate of 9.4 percent.
Northern Virginia continued to have the lowest jobless rate at 4.7 percent. Martinsville has the highest, with 20 percent [...]
Construction is scheduled to begin within the next 10 days on the Henry County Public Service Authority’s Perry Street and Eliza Reamy Avenue water rehabilitation projects. These projects may affect water service to Perry Street, Eliza reamy Avenue, Hilltop Drive and part of Williams Street in Collinsville.
Steve Martin’s Trenching is the contractor hired to complete [...]
