Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, Virginia - Fri Nov 20

Appalachian Power's proposed rate hike would hurt families, harm jobs and hinder economic recovery, area residents told State Corporation Commission officials during a public hearing Thursday night.

Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, Virginia - Fri Nov 20

Residents are shown aboard the a oeNo Rate Hike Expressa to Rocky Mount on Thursday.

Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, Virginia - Wed Nov 18

Virginia needs to cut at least $250 million more from a ravaged budget already in place, and then it faces a projected shortfall of nearly $3 billion for the next two years, legislative budget writers learned Tuesday.