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Missing man's family still hoping for answers
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By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer

Five years after her estranged husband went missing, Jennifer Fetter believes he has passed away.

But that has not lessened her family’s desire to learn what happened to him.

“We’ll just keep waiting and hoping somebody will come up with some information,” she said. “... Five years is a long time.”

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Vote will be sought to fill county prosecutor position

By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer

The Henry County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will receive Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Bushnell’s resignation and ask the circuit court to set a special election to fill the prosecutor’s post.

Bushnell’s resignation will become effective on July 1, the same day he will become a judge in the 21st District Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. He was appointed to the judgeship in April.

Also on July 1, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Andrew Nester, now the chief deputy in Bushnell’s office, will become acting commonwealth’s attorney. He will serve in that post until the results of a special election are known, according to Bushnell’s letter.

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Weather damage minor

A tornado warning was issued in Henry County on Thursday, but no funnel clouds struck the area, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg.

“It was hairy earlier” Thursday evening, said Mike Sporer, a meteorologist at the NWS office in Blacksburg.

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Adams, Bowman debate issues
Economic development hot topic for localities
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer

CHATHAM — The two Republicans vying for their party’s nomination for the 16th District House of Delegates seat in the June 11 primary have different perspectives on how they can help rejuvenate Southside’s economy.

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President of Chick-fil-A visits restaurant, mingles with patrons
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The president of Chick-fil-A made a last-minute stop in Martinsville on Wednesday, according to Danny Wulff, operator of the local restaurants.

During his estimated 45- to 60-minute visit, Dan Cathy waited on customers, emptied trash from their tables and talked to employees, Wulff said.

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Scouts lift ban on gays

From Bulletin and AP reports

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.

Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA’s National Council who cast ballots, 61 percent supported the proposal drafted by the governing Executive Committee. The policy change takes effect Jan. 1.

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