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Starbucks will be the anchor of a new 7,500 square foot commercial shopping center in the heart of Martinsville, located...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $4.3 million to the Institute for Public Health Innovation...

Students in grades 3-8 this fall will be the first to take new growth assessments to determine baselines for measuring...

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has recognized several jurisdictions across Virginia that achieved zero traffic deaths in 2019 and/or...

Officer Blanks, Officer Howald, Exalted Ruler Kenneth Draper, member Richard Gordon, and Trustee Ronnie Jones are pictured. Gordon breeds labs...

The unpaid “waiting week” for unemployment insurance (UI) was reinstated as of Sept. 5. The week is the first week...

Barbara B. Parker, of Collinsville, was reappointed to Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration. Parker, who is director of the For Alison Foundation,...

The Commission on Local Government (CLG) heard testimony from city and county officials on the issue of reversion. From left:...

  A Martinsville man was sentenced last month to 140 months in prison for possessing child pornography and possessing a...

By Callie Hietala Student health and safety was the main topic of discussion at Wednesday’s weekly COVID-19 press conference, hosted...