Category: Newspaper

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The driver was injured when a motorcycle struck the guardrail on U.S. 220 northbound near Draper’s Florist in Henry County. The driver was wearing a helmet, and his injuries were not life-threatening. His name has not been made available. The rest is here.

My colleague, Holly Kozelsky, called me one day and said she had read a tribute I had posted online about a good friend and one of the all-around best guys I ever knew, Seth Kanode. Holly wanted to write a story about Seth and asked if I would comment. I obliged. Later that week I…