Changing of the guard: Wagoner prepared to continue service
The middle school student once tagged as “future mayor of Bassett” by his 7th grade teacher now holds the top...
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Harvest Youth Board Funds Racquets for Reading
The Harvest Youth Board funded a $5,000 grant to QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia to bring the Racquets for Reading...
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DRBA and Rotary partner to inspire clean water
Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) Education Outreach Manager Krista Hodges, Martinsville Mayor Kathy Lawson, and Rotarians Jim McMillan, Trippi Penn,...
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“We won’t be silenced,” residents protest SCOTUS abortion ruling
About a dozen protestors lined Virginia Avenue in Collinsville last Thursday to protest the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe...
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TGIF returns to Uptown Martinsville
TGIF, a long-standing summer music concert series in Uptown Martinsville, returns again this summer, hosted by the Rotary Club of Martinsville-Henry...
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Several residents among spring graduates
Radford University presented undergraduate and graduate degrees during the spring 2022 commencement exercises. On Friday, May 6, 250 graduate degrees...
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Hollins University announces Dean’s List for Spring 2022
Naomi Hairston and Shyanne Helms, both of Bassett, were among students who earned Dean's List honors during the spring 2022...
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Virginia awarded $219.8 million to expand broadband access
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced that Virginia is one of four states poised to expand access to...
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Mustangs honor veterans on Independence Day
World War II veteran Martin Harris threw out the first pitch at the Martinsville Mustangs game against the Tri-City Chili...
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Company voluntarily recalls 1.4 million electrical panels due to thermal burn, fire hazards
Schneider Electric™ has issued a recall involving indoor, outdoor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Square D QO Plug-On Neutral...
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