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Martinsville Man Arrested After 9-year-old Sister Accidentally Shot
A Martinsville man was arrested after his 9-year-old sister was accidentally shot. On Friday at 10:52 pm, the Martinsville/ Henry County Communication Center received a call about an individual with a gunshot wound to the leg at the address of 101 Preston Scales Rd. in Martinsville. Deputies with the Henry...
Martinsville deputies arrest 19-year-old after finding his sister shot in the leg, office says
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — A 19-year-old is charged and a child is recovering after a shooting in Virginia. Authorities report that on June 28 around 10:52 p.m., someone called the Martinsville/ Henry County Communication Center about a shooting on Preston Scales Road in Martinsville, Virginia. There, deputies with the Henry...
Arrest report: Martinsville and Henry and Patrick counties
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Martinsville Bulletin reports arrests in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties, except some juvenile cases and traffic citations other than DUI. Claims in civil suits may be reported, except in custody cases. The newspaper does not omit any names that qualify to be included. This information is compiled from documents provided by the law enforcement agencies of each jurisdiction.
Local Pride Coalition aims to create safe and accepting spaces
With the recent creation of the Martinsville-Henry County Pride Coalition, the community is seeing one of the first local organizations of its kind in many years. The idea to start the group was fairly recent when Elizabeth Carter Bailey asked one of her friends why this area doesn’t have any sort of support groups or organizations for the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and others) community.
9-year-old girl accidentally shot by another child, 19-year-old brother arrested in Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 9-year-old girl was shot in the leg on Friday. Deputies said when they responded to the home at 191 Preston Scales Road in Martinsville, they found the victim’s brother, Kevon Hairston. Hairston told deputies he...
Martinsville man arrested after 9-year-old girl treated for gunshot wound
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Martinsville man has been arrested after a 9-year-old girl was treated for a gunshot wound. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on 101 Preston Scales Road to reports of an individual with a gunshot wound to the leg Friday, June 28 at 10:52 p.m.
Martinsville man charged after his 9-year-old sister was accidentally shot with his gun
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — A Martinsville man is facing serious charges after law enforcement said his 9-year-old sister was accidentally shot with his gun. At approximately 10:52 p.m. on Friday, the Martinsville/Henry County Communication Center received a call about someone with a gunshot wound in the 100 block of Preston Scales Road in Martinsville.
Shooting Investigation
On the evening of June 28, at approximately 10:52 pm, the Martinsville/Henry County Communication Center received an urgent call reporting a gunshot wound at 101 Preston Scales Rd., Martinsville, VA. Responding deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office found a nine-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her right...
Nine-year-old recovering from gunshot wound in Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — Henry County Sheriff’s Office says a nine-year-old girl is recovering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Just before 11 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to Preston Scales Road. They found the girl with a gunshot wound to her right leg just above her ankle and performed first aid until she was airlifted to a medical facility.
Child shot in leg in Henry County; 19-year-old charged after loaded gun left unsecured
The older brother of a 9-year-old girl has been arrested after the girl was shot in the leg Friday night. At approximately 10:52 p.m., the 911 Communications Center received a call regarding a child who had been shot in the right leg just above her ankle. Henry County deputies responded...
Villa Heights Housing Project is underway
Construction is set to begin soon on the first new houses in a housing project in the Villa Heights community of Henry County. “We cleaned up Villa Heights using an existing section of the County Code,” said Henry County Planning, Zoning, and Inspections Manager Lee Clark. “We’re going to capitalize on that and turn it into 16 new site-built homes.”
Solar panels arrive at Bassett Country Club site
A multitude of boxes labeled solar modules had been delivered to the former Bassett Country Club site on Oak Level Road in Bassett on Saturday. The project was one of the earlier solar projects to be approved by Henry County and was requested by Green Acres Solar LLC. The solar...
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