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Martinsville Bulletin · Martinsville, VA

Nearby: Martinsville, VA

Council honors local groups

The Martinsville City Council's work session Tuesday recognized community service, a local business, veterans and youth sports, with five proclamations on the agenda.

Martinsville Bulletin · Martinsville, VA

Nearby: Martinsville, VA

Council advances new City Hall

The Martinsville City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday on first reading to appropriate $2.6 million from the city's fund balance toward the purchase of 231 E. Church St., a planned new City Hall, as the council also approved funding for an…

The Bulletin · Eden, NC

Nearby: Eden, NC

101-year Army veteran to be honored as Bend Veterans Day parade grand marshal

World War II and Korean War veteran Joseph Sharpe, now 101 years old, made a career out of his military service. Sharpe spent 28 years as a stevedore, military policeman and honor guard member in the U.S. Army. He served in multiple theaters in both Europe and Asia from 1943 through 1971. Only about one-in-five service members remain enlisted for at least 20 years — enough to reach full retirement and earn a lifetime military pension. He retired as a sergeant major. On Wednesday, Sharpe will be honored as the grand marshal of the Bend Veterans Day Parade. “It was quite an honor, and I am appreciative of it very much,” Sharpe said. Sharpe said that being drafted into the military was the best thing that could have happened to him. It gave him a purpose and a career. “The military drafted me, brought me in, fed me, clothed me, retired me with benefits for the rest of my life,” Sharpe said. “My wife and I have medical benefits for the rest of my life.

thecarrollnews.com · Dugspur, VA

Nearby: Dugspur, VA

Housefire robs family of all their possessions

Dousing the flames. WILLIAM PATRICK PAINE At approximately 11:30a.m. Wednesday Oct. 28, a 911 call came into the Carroll County Emergency Services Department reporting a house fire on Hunter Ridge Road in Dugspur. The call was made by Brian Justice, who along with his wife Amee and their two children, lived in the house. Brian Justice and family. Smoke from their burning home seen in BG. — Standing from left are Mary Lambert, Brian Justice, McKenzie Justice, Amee Gravley Justice and Jacob Justice. WILLIAM PATRICK PAINE “I think it was an electrical fire,” said Justice. “My daughter seen flames coming out of a light socket. Next thing I know, the house was full of smoke. I tried to run in and get some of my stuff and I couldn’t even make it. I couldn’t make it in there one time to get nothing. It spread super-fast… super-fast.”Carroll County Emergency Services were immediately dispatched to the scene along with the Hillsville and Laurel Fork Fire Departments.

The Danville Register and Bee · Danville, VA

Nearby: Danville, VA

CITY CLERK / SUSAN DEMASI

As featured on City Clerk/susan Demasi +1(434)799-5185 Save Share Details for CITY CLERK / SUSAN DEMASI Updated 3 hrs ago Info Map Details City Clerk/susan Demasi PO BOX 3300, DANVILLE, VA 24543 +1(434)799-5185 PO BOX 3300, DANVILLE, VA 24543 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held by the COUNCIL of the City of Danville, Virginia, on Thursday, November 17, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., or as soon after as may be heard, in the Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton Street, Danville, Virginia. At that time and place Citizens may appear and be heard regarding proposed amendment(s) to the City Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2027. Listed below is a brief synopsis of the proposed amendment(s). A detailed copy of the proposed amendment(s) may be seen in the Office of the City Clerk, 427 Patton Street, Room 428, Municipal Building, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.