The city’s Warming Center provides shelter during the cold winter months, but Martinsville’s unhoused residents have nowhere to go when temperatures soar.
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News from the Martinsville area.
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Martinsville sheriff’s deputy claims she was signaled to remove city council member from March meeting
The filing in the lawsuit brought by Aaron Rawls contradicts earlier statements by the city manager.
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Martinsville places city manager on administrative leave, sets audit in motion
On the same day, a Texas city announced that Aretha Ferrell-Benavides is a finalist for its top job.
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In split vote, Martinsville finalizes city manager’s new salary at $215,000
Aretha Ferrell-Benavides was hired in 2023 at a salary of $175,000.
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Henry County to demolish dozens of blighted properties
The demolitions, which are spread across the county’s six districts, are expected to cost a total of $390,000.
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Martinsville deputy misses response window in ongoing civil rights suit
Aaron Rawls named Deputy Reva Keen and City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides in the suit, which stemmed from his removal from a March city council meeting.
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Martinsville city manager responds to civil rights lawsuit
Aretha Ferrell-Benavides denies that she was involved in having city council member Aaron Rawls removed from a city council meeting.
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Agenda Martinsville: School board to discuss crisis planning and opioid updates
The school board in Martinsville is set to update several of the division’s regulations for the upcoming school year.
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Agenda Martinsville: A plan for aging water infrastructure
Water resources and the school board will be among the topics of Tuesday’s meeting.
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Agenda Henry County: School maintenance and new housing
The board of supervisors will consider fund transfers for school maintenance projects and a contract to start work on Villa Heights’ first home.
