Mayor L.C. Jones, the lone incumbent in the race, finished third.
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Martinsville Police Department still looking for a home as other municipal offices move buildings
The city is purchasing the Fidelity Bank building for $2.5 million for space.
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Hilton brand hotel to be built near Martinsville Speedway
The company plans to invest $20 million.
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Gaming is on the ballot in Pulaski and Amherst County. Here’s how existing Rosie’s facilities are faring in Vinton and Collinsville.
Voters approved pari-mutuel wagering to make way for the current businesses more than two decades ago.
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Martinsville’s Lester Group buying YMCA building. Commissioner says property will return to tax rolls.
The Y will remain in the facility, rent free, for three years, according to the agreement.
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50 years ago, these Henry County students made history
During integration, Black schools typically closed. In Henry County, integration sent white students to G.W. Carver High School. The 1976 class, the first to attend all five years at the integrated school, recently gathered for a reunion and shared the stories of how that experience shaped them.
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Amid municipal troubles, Martinsville candidates talk about moving the city forward at Cardinal News forum
Ideas ranged from rebuilding trust and changing the narrative to bringing in jobs, housing and the school sales tax.
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Daniel Donato, Andy Frasco atop early bill announcement from Rooster Walk 17
More headliners, including top-of-the-bill acts, are yet to come, organizers say. The festival will be held May 27-30 near Martinsville.
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After 2020 landslide, Philpott Dam construction expected to be finished next summer
It will then begin generating electricity again and should be 20% more efficient.
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Martinsville City Schools celebrates 10 years of accreditation
“We started working on culture, a culture of respect and a culture of belief,” the superintendent said.
