Bill Wyatt

Martinsville dodged the bullet with Hurricane Helene, but fire and emergency officials say it's just a matter of time before the city is faced with a disaster of some degree.

A Stuart woman has been arrested by the Patrick County Sheriff's Office on a charge of arson. At approximately 2:35 p.m.

Martinsville Fire and EMS responded to a structure fire on Fayette Street at 1:53 a.m. Tuesday where they discovered a resident inside who was deceased.

Police converged in uptown Martinsville near the entrance of Kornna Kitchen shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.

Henry County School Board Chair Teddy Martin has been named this year’s Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Advocate for Education.

A Ridgeway woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in planning a murder for hire.

Joe L. Hairston, 87, of Fayette Street in Martinsville died in an early morning fire that occurred at an apartment building on Tuesday.

A Ridgeway man has been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation.

One man is dead and the condition of another man is unknown after two unrelated shootings occurred in Martinsville and Henry County on Thanksgiving Day.

Henry County residents got an early Christmas gift on Tuesday when the Board of Supervisors approved a motion to extend the county's personal property tax deadline to Feb. 5.