Bill Wyatt

A story I broke and have written nine subsequent articles is covered by the Washington Post today. They used one of my pictures with credit – so I guess I landed on the worldwide stage as a photographer, not a writer. All kidding aside, I remember when I began covering the story of Father Mark […]

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 […]

I was sent out to uncover the story of the expired hand sanitizer last week. This turned out to be fun and very unexpected. Manufacturers Liquidation Center at the Patrick Henry Mall is selling bottles by the six-pack for $9, and they are flying off the shelves. There is only one problem — the stock […]

“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 […]

This story involved a number of sources. I interviewed several county officials and the AEP spokesman about a plan to upgrade 15 miles of power line in Henry County. County officials were mostly supportive of the idea, but there was an underlying concern of property owners not getting a fair price for right-of-ways and whether […]

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 […]

This was an interesting meeting to cover because a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the school system had just been dismissed involving a student that was beaten by another student where the claim of “bullying” was made. The school board members and other participants in the meeting made no mention of the lawsuit – as if […]

At the end of a long dirt road somewhere near the Henry County – Pittsylvania County line there is a dirt road called “Nowhere Road” that led to a small house that was the home to thirteen members of one family. The house burned down and although they escaped with their lives, they lost everything […]

I don’t intend to post every wreck or fire I cover. I cover far more than are necessary, but you can never be sure if it’s newsworthy unless you go. Some argue that no wreck is newsworthy and anytime one is filed and the story is pushed to social media, the argument inevitably begins again […]

This was my first story as a freelancer for the Martinsville Bulletin. I think I spent more in gas than they paid me. Tim Service had a farm up in the mountains and it wasn’t easy to find. Let’s just say I took the scenic route. Fascinating day I spent with Tim – and it […]