Landfill-gas facility opens (2012/5/18)

Assistant Martinsville Public Works Director Jeff Joyce on Thursday shows a portion of a new generator that converts landfill gases into electricity at Martinsville's landfill off Clearview Drive.

Pintos Stampede Back Into Martinsville (2012/5/18)
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There was a time when the Ford Pinto dominated on Martinsville Speedway’s half-mile, but until Thursday it had been quite a few years since one challenged the tight turns.

Fieldale festival to offer old, new (2012/5/18)

Admission is free to the seventh annual festival, a family event that includes artisans, craftsmen and vendors.

Review: Book asks 'What's for dinner in 2035?' (2012/5/17)

"The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches From the Future of Food" , by Josh Schonwald: What will we be eating in 2035? That's the question reporter Josh Schonwald sets out to answer in "The Taste of Tomorrow." The food odyssey that follows takes him from his neighborhood farmers market in Illinois all the way to the Netherlands, where he visits a lab ... (more)

Wreck victim ID not known (2012/5/17)

The identity of a Hispanic male injured Tuesday when the Ford Taurus he was driving plummeted 150 feet down a mountainside off U.S. 58 remained unknown Wednesday.

State will shrink museum board (2012/5/17)

The General Assembly recently voted to reduce the size of the Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees from 25 to 15 members in an effort to make the panel more effective.

Homeless residents surveyed (2012/5/17)

The number of homeless people in Henry County and Martinsville counted in a "point-in-time" survey this year was 51, which was nine fewer, or 15 percent less, than the 60 counted last year.

'Taste of Tomorrow' a food odyssey to the future (2012/5/16)

What will we be eating in 2035? That's the question reporter Josh Schonwald sets out to answer in "The Taste of Tomorrow" . The food odyssey that follows takes him from his neighborhood farmers market in Illinois all the way to the Netherlands, where he visits a lab making the world's first serious effort to grow meat in a test tube.

Suspect sought in alleged abduction (2012/5/16)

One man is in custody and another is being sought in connection with an alleged abduction in April, according to the Martinsville Police Department.

Educators: Low salaries hurt teacher recruitment efforts (2012/5/16)

Recruiting teachers can be hard when average salaries in local public school systems run an average of 18 percent to almost 25 percent below the state average, according to educators.

Sinise looking forward to local benefit concert (2012/5/16)

Marine Cpl. J.B. Kerns is shown with actor Gary Sinise at the announcement that Sinise's band, the Lt.

Worth Carter receives honorary doctorate (2012/5/15)

Worth Carter Jr., president and board chairman of Carter Bank and Trust, received an honorary doctorate Saturday from Liberty University .

Flooding reported in Patrick County (2012/5/15)

Heavy rain on Monday caused flooding at a bridge in Patrick County , but no major problems were reported in Henry County or Martinsville.

mvillemedia: Flash Flood Watch goes in effect for our area tonight through Tuesday evening. Heavy rains through the period are expected. (2012/5/13)

mvillemedia: Flash Flood Watch goes in effect for our area tonight through Tuesday evening. Heavy rains through the period are expected.

mvillemedia: Cubs at Milwaukee, 2pm today, WMVA-AM1450. (2012/5/13)

mvillemedia: Cubs at Milwaukee, 2pm today, WMVA-AM1450.

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