Thomas Jefferson is reputed to have said stated “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
Has anyone noticed lately that it seems eating places are always busy? Is cooking in on the way out? As I wander about from the local mall to all around town, it seems eating establishments are taking in the most money.
February 5, 2013
The Stroller - Stroller
TUESDAY'S WORD is bunt. “He hit a bunt and the ball rolled slowly along the ground while he ran quickly to first base.” (Source: www.englishclub.com)
Henry County Administrator Tim Hall said Monday that some portions of the proposed Virginia House and Senate budgets look promising, but the potential impact of others are not yet known.
February 5, 2013
Schools discuss security, possible staff raises - News
Some local school system officials said Monday they are in the process of studying or have not yet studied state House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee budget proposals.
February 5, 2013
Potential raises please NCI, VMNH - News
Administrators at two state agencies in Martinsville are excited about the possibility of their employees receiving pay raises in the coming fiscal year.
After the season ended, Morris told her mother, Patricia Morris, that she would be No. 1 by the time her junior season rolled around.
“And she did what it took to be No. 1,” Patricia Morris said.
Morris played tennis every day, even practicing in temperatures reaching into the 100s.
Now a senior, the team’s No. 1 option and the 2012 Piedmont District runner-up, Morris signed a letter of intent Thursday to play tennis at King University in Bristol, Tenn., an NCAA Division II tennis program.
February 5, 2013
Carlisle wins 2 of 3 games - Sports
The Carlisle School boys basketball team lost its first game of the season Saturday against G.W.-Danville but made up for it Monday by crushing Eastern Mennonite 100-38 at home.
The Chiefs’ 76-68 loss to G.W.-Danville at Benedictine High School in Richmond came after a dominant 75-16 win at Holy Cross. And that was without top players Thon Maker and Eric Johnson in the game.
Judge Junius Warren will retire April 1, and six candidates are vying to be selected to fill the vacancy.
February 5, 2013
Harvest grant to aid launch of Latino fair - News
The Harvest Foundation has approved a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant to Centro Familial Cristiano Amigos Iglesia Casa De Alabanza to create a health fair for Latino residents of Martinsville and Henry County, according to a release from Harvest.
February 5, 2013
ARC pledges $500K to NCI’s new building - News
The New College Institute will get $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to use toward the construction of its new building on the Dana O. Baldwin Block in uptown Martinsville.
Preliminary results of an autopsy on a 3-year-old child who died Monday at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville showed no obvious signs of injury, according to a news release from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
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