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The Martinsville Bulletin highlights “Fast Track 2026,” focusing on people, projects, and commun...
Martinsville Speedway’s site lists the Cook Out 400 weekend, including the Cup Series race date an...
The City of Martinsville online calendar lists scheduled public meetings, including a City Council m...
A report says a traffic stop at a Collinsville motel led to a pursuit, crashes, and arrests tied to ...
A local TV report says Martinsville’s mayor is challenging a suspension and raising constitutional...
The city history notes the completion of a combined city hall and police department facility in 1978.
The 1977 seal highlighted key local industries including furniture, textiles, tobacco, and granite.
On July 15, 1976, the municipality officially changed its name from the Town of Mount Airy to the City of Mount Airy.
The official city history points to 1895 as the start of Mount Airy's first furniture factory.
City history notes that large-scale production at the granite quarry began in 1889 and drove Mount Airy's growth.
The city history lists September 3, 1889, as the first election after incorporation, naming H.C. Brown as mayor.