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Students explore American history through hands-on activities

July 1, 2026

A historical interpreter shares information about colonial life and the American Revolution with students during the event. (Contributed by Henry County Public Schools.) By Jessica Dillon Elementary students learned about colonial Virginia and the nation’s founding through interactive activities during a June 23 event at the New College Institute. The “Colonial Passport Experience” was designed to give summer school students...

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Lucy’s Lemonade Stand raises $10,000 for SPCA

by Mountain Media, LLC

July 1, 2026

Lucy Rotrocl hosts her annual lemonade stand fundraiser, which raised $10,000 this year for the Martinsville-Henry County SPCA. Lucy’s Lemonade Stand raised $10,000 for the Martinsville-Henry County...

County hosts statewide emergency response training

by Mountain Media, LLC

July 1, 2026

Emergency medical professionals, firefighters, law enforcement officers, hospital personnel, and other first responders from across Virginia gathered in Henry County last weekend for the AirLife Virginia Pulse...

Board adopts policy changes at final meeting of school year

Board schedules zoning ordinance public hearing

by Mountain Media, LLC

July 1, 2026

The Villa Heights housing project and others like it may benefit from a temporary waiver of building permit fees. The waiver took effect July 1 and will...

Council approves tax increase, announces departure of city attorney

by Mountain Media, LLC

July 1, 2026

The American Legion Homer Dillard Post #78 and MHC AMVETS received a proclamation honoring Independence Day and America's 250th anniversary. (Contributed by the City of Martinsville.) By...

Community Chronicles

by Mountain Media, LLC

July 1, 2026

In this digitally generated image, 1980s Martinsville citizens began looking for the vampire that Stephen Kaplan said lived among them. (Photo created by Jarred Marlowe) By Jarred...