“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…
Author: bwyatt
Appalachian Power to make big replacement of power line, poles near Ridgeway and Fieldale
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…
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…
Martinsville City Public School Board hears about district’s ongoing anti-bullying programs
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…
Head-on collision on Craddock Road in Ridgeway injures 3
Three people were injured Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on Craddock Road near Ridgeway. The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. when a Ford Mustang and a Toyota Tacoma truck ran into each other near Eggleston Falls Road. One of the victims was airlifted to a hospital outside of the area, but the severity of…
Three families, two fires and now they are all living in a tent with Nowhere to go
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…
Shooting death at house in Bassett
Henry County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting late Thursday afternoon in Basestt. At approximately 5:45 p.m. the Henry County 9-1-1 Communications Center received a call of a gunshot victim at 683 Murry Hill Lane. The dispatcher indicated the victim had been shot in the head. “There is an incident at Murry Hill resulting in…
Jaws of life used to remove woman from single-vehicle accident on Carver Road in Henry County
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…
There’s a lot of buzz about a pollinator farm in Patrick County
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…
Fire at Southern Finishing in Martinsville
The Martinsville Fire Department responded to a report of a dustbin fire at Southern Finishing Co. on Saturday evening. Firefighters arrived at 801 E. Church St. at about 6, and one engine truck and one ladder truck quickly brought the blaze under control. Firefighters remained on the scene into the evening. The cause of the…