Cooking Fire Causes Restaurant to Temporarily Close
Danville, Va – A fire at Long John Silver’s restaurant, located on the Piney Forest Road, has caused the business to close temporarily for repairs. Fire trucks were called to…
NCI Building Construction Underway
Construction of the new New College Institute building is underway in uptown Martinsville. Star News reporter Charles Roark took a look at the construction, and the story is on our…
Man Jumps in River Trying to Avoid Police
Danville, VA – Around 9:04am Tuesday morning, Anthony Falden, age 46, was attending a court trial in Danville Circuit Court, but decided he didn’t want to be there. After Falden…
New School Superintendent Named in Danville
Danville, Va – The School Board has chosen Edward Newsome, Jr. to be the city’s new school superintendent, starting July 1st. Newsome replaces retiring superintendent Dr. Sue Davis. Over twenty…
Runaway Teen From High Point Could Be In Rockingham County
The High Point Police Department and Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office are working together to find a missing teen who could be in this area. According to the High Point Police…
Water Main Break Caused Several Basements To Flood On Saturday
It was a messy scene in Danville over the weekend after a water main broke and caused the flooding of several basements in one community. As of now the matter…
Shaggin’ On Fieldcrest (In Eden) Re-Scheduled For June 8th!
Due to the weather, Shaggin’ on Fieldcrest has been re-scheduled for June 8th with the Craig Woolard Band. Same time, same place. So, mark your calendars and come out and…
Veteran to the Patrick Henry Community College Board Returns to Serve
Barry Helmstutler – Barry Helmstutler, a Bassett resident who previously served on the Patrick Henry Community College Board for nearly a decade, is back to fill a seat left vacant…
Suspects Sought in Beating in Martinsville
On Thursday, a 50-year-old Martinsville man reported that he met three men at the Walmart in Martinsville near the pharmacy area. He states the men then contacted him later in…
Third Graders Make “Critter” Goodies; Donate Proceeds To Rockingham County Animal Shelter
Jill Barker’s third grade class at Leaksville-Spray Elementary School in Eden studied economics, entrepreneurship and consumerism. To correlate with the study, students worked together to make “critter” pencil toppers and “critter”…
