Jan. 25 through the years

1924

This ad by Roy Prillaman of Martinsville: Choice Cuts – Fresh – Tasty. Come in and see for yourself what splendid fresh Meats we carry and at what reasonable prices. Whenever in need, ’phone us 157-12 for some nice, juicy, fresh Meat and see what fine quality and service we give.”

1949

The city manager style of government passed by Martinsville voters.

1974

Classified ads in the Martinsville Bulletin: Rents at Northview Gardens on Stultz Road start at: 2 bedroom, $115; 3 bedroom, $129. All rents include gas, electricity, water and AIR CONDITIONING. For more information, call agent Executive Management & Realty. / Rock Forest Apartments, featuring: wall to wall carpet, balcony, swimming pool, cable TV hookup, dishwasher, disposal, range, refrigerator; from 1 to 3 bedrooms; small pets allowed; Rockford Road off Colonial Drive. $140 to $180.

1999

Sixty-one-year-old Geraldine Lawson Gillispie of Bassett and her granddaughter, Emily Clara Strugill, died in a crash when a rollback wrecker failed to stop and crushed her car into a school bus. Emily’s 11-year-old brother, Andrew Christian Sturgill, crawled out the back window of the car with help from a man who lived nearby.

2024

Joel Barnes of Horsepasture is the winner of the 2023 Jack Dalton Community Service Award. Barnes owned and operated the Old Country Store for 35 years and for 46 years has served the Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department and Horsepasture Volunteer Rescue Squad.

 — Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin accessed on microfiche at the Martinsville Branch Library.