This is what it looked like outside of the Martinsville Media studios on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. The National Weather Service is predicting a 70% chance of snow Tuesday and Tuesday night with some accumulation as a low pressure tracks just offshore through early Wednesday.
Vera Lee Rogers Dollarhite age 92 of Collinsville died Saturday February 27, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. She was born February 20, 1918 in Stokes County, NC to the late Walter William and Susan Banie Hill Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband David W. Dollarhite in 1997, [...]
Thomas (Tom) Howard Padgett, age 94, of 1160 Valley Drive, Fieldale died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Carroll County on February 9, 1916 to the late Rube Edward and Mary Phibbs Padgett. He had served in the United States Navy before and during WWII aboard the USS Yorktown battle [...]
Mrs. Peggy Ann Jacobs, age 63 of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday evening at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born on Nov. 10, 1946 in Grundy, VA to the late John Henry Looney and Ada Mae Wagner Looney. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a [...]
With the highest unemployment in the state, Martinsville stands to suffer the most from a proposal now circulating Washington.
Wednesday last week Dolores A. Esser, commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission, sent a letter to members of the Virginia General Assembly telling them that the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation may expire.
Unemployed Virginians who qualify are entitled to 26 [...]
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Roberts Hooker, 95, formerly of 205 Camdon Drive, Ridgeway, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at the Stanleytown Rehab Center. She was born in Henry Co on September 24, 1919 to the late Forest Edwards Roberts and Lilly Mable Smith Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Baptist Church.
In addition [...]
Mr. Curtis Edward Williams, 67, 1000 Bethel Lane, Martinsville, VA died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at home.
He was born April 17, 1942 in Martinsville, VA.
He was preceded in death by his father; David Williams, his mother; Matilda Swanson Williams, 2 sisters; Arlene Whitaker and Emma Williams, 4 brothers; Samuel Williams, Fred Williams, Eugene Williams, and [...]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Martinsville Police Department has received a report of an attempted check-cashing scam involving a would-be victim from the City of Martinsville. A resident of the city posted an advertisement on craigslist.com for an apartment for rent. After some e-mail correspondence with an individual who claimed to be interested in the apartment, [...]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Henry County Sheriff’s Office and Martinsville Police Department would like to warn residents of illegal and potentially fraudulent activity taking place in the Martinsville-Henry County area. A number of reports have surfaced recently of “gold parties” taking place at both public and private locations including homes, apartment buildings, and hotel and [...]
Arnold Lee Jenkins, age 76 of 303 Morgan Ford Road, Ridgeway, VA died on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, NC. He was born on November 01, 1933 in West Virginia to the late Rush Gilbert and Rebecca Jane Bishop Jenkins. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by one [...]
