Collinsville News

What began as a drug deal left three men dead and another four behind bars, according to evidence presented in court Thursday by Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney Bob Bushnell.

Don Lawson said Thursday he will retire as chairman of the Henry County Republican Committee on Monday.

Only Millner opposes motion The Henry County School Board voted to close Irisburg Elementary School on Thursday.

A Martinsville man has pleaded guilty to felony murder charges linked to the drug-related slayings of three men in Collinsville.

Carl Deshawn Turner will spend at least ten years in prison for his role in the killings of three men in 2008.

The Virginia Department of health is looking for volunteers to help respond to emergencies.

A Henry County teenager died after he was thrown from the front passenger seat of a Ford Mustang that ran off Seminole Drive near business route U.S. 220 in Collinsville and flipped, state police said today.

A Bassett High School group hopes to make prom a little bit more affordable this year.

A crowd filled the Martinsville City Council chambers and flowed over into the hallway of the municipal building Thursday for the city school board's public hearing on its budget for fiscal 2010-11. More Photos Friday, February 26, 2010 More than 20 people urged the Martinsville School Board on Thursday to avoid cuts in funds, staff and facilities ...

Police are continuing to seek information on the whereabouts of a man wanted in connection with a Monday night shooting in Bassett.

A Collinsville man is being sought in connection with a shooting late Monday. Warrants were obtained for the arrest of Deion Leslie Walker, 19, of 167 Chip Circle, Collinsville, on one count each malicious wounding and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to Henry County Sheriffa s Sgt.

Several local officials were waiting for details Sunday on state budget proposals released by the House and Senate, but most indicated the new proposals did not seem worse than earlier versions.

The Virginia Museum of Natural History has been spared further budget cuts - so far.

The upcoming fiscal year is going to be as bad financially - if not worse - than local officials expected, according to a Martinsville City Council member who met with local lawmakers in Richmond on Thursday.

The Henry County Sheriffa s Office is looking for the person who found a hypodermic needle in the wrapper of a bag of M&Ms candy at a Collinsville store on Saturday.

The Virginia Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an emergency bill to suspend Appalachian Power Co.a s 12.5 percent interim rate increase, and a Senate committee unanimously endorsed an identical bill passed by the House of Delegates on Tuesday.

Area residents have mixed feelings about the idea of merging the Henry County and Martinsville schools.

All members of the Henry County School Board are open to the idea of discussing a merger of the city and county school systems, and several would like to see a committee formed to study the possibility.

Sunny skies today may give residents a break from wintry weather, but bundle up.

Appalachian Power Co. has proposed a halt to its 12.5 percent interim rate increase, a spokesman for the company said.