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School consolidation raised
City schools to pursue merger with county
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By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer

The Martinsville School Board on Monday voted unanimously to pursue talks with Henry County school officials about the possibility of merging the city and county school systems due to projected revenue losses.

City school officials have said they anticipate losing about $1.9 million in state funds in the fiscal year that starts July 1. County school officials have said they expect to lose about $5.4 million in the upcoming fiscal year plus $2.6 million in the following year.

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Clearview center to close in spring
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer

The Clearview Early Childhood Center will close at the end of the current school year, and its programs will be moved to other locations, as part of the Martinsville schools’ efforts to make up for a projected budget shortfall of $2.2 million in the coming fiscal year.

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Jury indicts dozens
Former fire official faces four counts

A former assistant chief with the city Fire and EMS Department was among 43 people indicted Monday by a grand jury in Martinsville Circuit Court.

John W. “Jay” Russell Jr., 40, of 1204 Corn Tassel Trail, Martinsville, was indicted on one count each of grand larceny, embezzlement, obtain money by false pretense and misappropriation of public funds in connection with incidents between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30, 2009.

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Wintry mix to bring snow, ice

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Another round of winter weather is expected today, even as some residents continue to grapple with the effects of last weekend’s storm.

About 1,550 Appalachian Power Co. customers in Henry County remained without power Monday evening, three days after a storm brought snow, ice and rain to the area. That number was down from a high of about 21,000 customers on Friday night, and Appalachian officials expected all outages to be fixed by 6 p.m. today.

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Area officials warn of carbon monoxide risks
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer

Several incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning have been reported in the area recently, and officials are warning residents about the potentially fatal condition.

Two county residents who live on Sedgefield Drive in the Grassy Creek area were taken to the hospital Saturday after breathing the odorless, colorless and toxic gas, Henry County Public Safety Director Dale Wagoner has said. They apparently were using a generator inside a basement garage when the exhaust seeped into the main part of the home, sickening them.

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$21.5M in stimulus funds headed to region
Grants to improve Internet access
By ELIZA WINSTON - Bulletin Staff Writer

A total of $21.5 million in stimulus funds will be used to expand broadband Internet infrastructure in Southside and Southwest Virginia, the area’s lawmakers announced Monday.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb joined U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello and White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra on a conference call Monday to announce the two grants.

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