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🌱 How Martinsville said goodbye to its longtime sheriff and local leader

Martinsville, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Martinsville said goodbye to its longtime sheriff and local leader
  • How Martinsville seniors can get ahead on college scholarships now
  • What investigators found in a Martinsville-area Carver Road drug search

Also on today's calendar: Goosebumps Tim Jacobus Meet and Greet and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community honors longtime Martinsville Sheriff Steve Draper at funeral (roanoke.com) — Uptown Martinsville paused this week to honor longtime Sheriff Steve Draper, whose funeral procession passed the very police and sheriff’s offices where he began serving the city more than 50 years ago. Residents, regional law enforcement, and state leaders remembered his decades of work modernizing the Martinsville Sheriff’s Office and promoting local safety, while his successor Michael Law was appointed to serve until a 2027 special election.
   

• Virginia Tech visit highlights scholarship push across local school divisions (martinsvillebulletin.com) — High school seniors in Martinsville and surrounding counties are already diving into scholarship searches, with recent visits from Virginia Tech underscoring how early planning pays off. Local students, including those from Martinsville High School, are signing on to career and technical programs at Patrick & Henry Community College and competing for substantial awards that can cover everything from tuition to tools for skilled trades.
   

• Two arrested after Henry County drug search yields suspected cocaine, cash (martinsvillebulletin.com) — Henry County deputies and Martinsville police executed a narcotics search warrant Thursday evening at a Carver Road home in the Martinsville area, detaining several people and seizing suspected cocaine and cash. Two men already wanted by Martinsville authorities on probation and contempt charges were arrested, and investigators say additional drug-related charges may follow as they process the seized evidence.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • From MHC SPCA:
    Located at 132 Joseph Martin Highway Nail Trims are $15 Baths up to 50lbs are $20 Over 50lbs will be $25 (Nextdoor Askin Street)
  • It's the 3 wk season for muscadine grapes.
    Where can I find the golden ones? I recall the green ones are not ripe or good, and the purple ones I tasted this yr are not particularly sweet or… (Nextdoor Village Street)
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for 70120- Backroom Associate in Martinsville. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Opening Team Members- Food Service/ Food Prep in Martinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bassett

  • Football players from Martinsville, Henry and Patrick Counties suiting up for colleges this weekend (martinsvillebulletin.com)

Ferrum

  • Ferrum can't keep pace with Emory and Henry in 'Crooked Road Classic', falling 55-16 (wdbj7.com)
  • Perspective: It's wrong that people call farming 'history's biggest blunder' (agdaily.com)

Rocky Mount

  • Salem football, 2-0 for first time in 5 years, is on warpath after last season's bust (roanoke.com)
  • Franklin County moves ahead to replace supervisor, despite crowd's disapproval (newsadvance.com)

Ok Martinsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Martinsville

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