They want his death to bring light

I covered a city council meeting in Feb. when a lady came up to the podium to address council. It was during the time when matters from the floor are allowed. She was nervous, but she gathered her thoughts and made an impassioned plea for council to put up a stoplight at the intersection where…

Fire destroys house on Askin Street in Martinsville

Neighbors from across the street were visiting when the occupants of a house at 1027 Askin St. in Martinsville smelled smoke around 8 p.m. Tuesday. Martinsville Fire Department and EMS responded to a 911 call, but fire spread quickly through the roof and totally destroyed what was home to seven people. “There were no injuries,…

Coach’s restaurant plans to open this week in Martinsville

“Maybe Wednesday we’ll open, but they won’t have an ABC license until the 28th or 29th of October,” Martinsville City Council member Danny Turner said. Sports bar opens, but no beer. I didn’t get by to see how it went. In fact, I just ate at this restaurant for the first time about two weeks…

Fire breaks out at home in Collinsville

As mentioned, I don’t intend to post a link to every fire or wreck I cover. This one I’m including for two reasons… it was the first one I covered for the Bulletin and the photo was the story. They teach you to keep your finger off the zoom – which is wrong. Learn how…