VMNH moves awards event to capital (2012/2/6)

The Virginia Museum of Natural History is striving for more of a statewide presence, which is why it will hold a major event in Richmond this week.

Teen pregnancy rates fall (2012/2/5)

Vicky Utt , health coordinator; Dr. Gordon Green, director of the West Piedmont Health District; and Beth Holyfield, teen health center nurse, stand in the waiting area of the center at Martinsville High School.

Freeway Drive crash causes minor injuries (2012/2/3)

Shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, a car accident on Freeway Drive between Vance Street and West Harrison Street left two people with minor injuries and reduced rush-hour traffic on Freeway Drive to one lane.

Carilion to relocate Life-Guard 10 to Westlake (2012/2/3)

Courtesy Photo: Carilion Clinic s Life-Guard 10 will be relocated to Westlake as its home base.

Parents shadow their children (2012/2/3)

Children and their fathers used clay to make relief maps of Virginia on Thursday during a geography lesson in Elizabeth Keatts' first-grade classroom at Patrick Henry Elementary School as part of Shadow Your Child Day.

Vets learn from Greek classics (2012/2/3)

Actors from the Aquila Theatre Company perform "Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives," a selection of scenes from three Greek tragedies and an epic, Wednesday at Piedmont Arts Association.

Four-star nomination is made (2012/2/2)

President Barack Obama has nominated Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via, a Martinsville native, for a fourth star and appointment to the rank of general.

Adkins: City residents must work to help Martinsville (2012/2/2)

The city is struggling to provide quality services to residents and businesses due to high unemployment, a population drop, increasing poverty, unfunded mandates and "broken promises from the state legislature," Adkins said.

Equipment is being installed for landfill methane project (2012/2/1)

Jeff Joyce, the city's assistant public works director, stands in front of the new methane power generator being installed at the closed city landfill off Clearview Drive.

From samba to rumba, dancers set to have fun (2012/2/1)

J. David Martin addresses the local residents who will compete in the Dancing for the Arts event on April 21.

PHCC, Averett OK program for transfers (2012/2/1)

Averett President Tiffany M. Franks and PHCC President Max F. Wingett sign an agreement on Tuesday to begin the Passport Transfer Program.

Whooping cough on rise in state (2012/1/31)

A sharp rise in whooping cough cases statewide is causing West Piedmont Health District officials to ask parents to get their children vaccinated .

Intern deadline is Friday (2012/1/31)

The New College Institute's summer internship program will remain mostly for local residents, despite students from elsewhere being invited to participate this year, according to the program's coordinator.

Martinsville man's fiddles feature animal carvings (2012/1/30)

R.D. Harris Jr., 80, stands beside a display case at the Franklin County Historical Society that features a fiddle and other items he has made.

News from Martinsville, Virginia (2012/1/30)

Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 The weather feels almost like spring, but signs of winter remain in the area.

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