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The ''Martinsville Bulletin'' is a
daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
serving the city of Martinsville and the surrounding
Henry County, Virginia Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,948. The county seat is usually identified as Martinsville; however, the administration building (where county offices are located an ...
. The ''Bulletins roots date back to 1889, and it is the oldest continuously run business in Martinsville. The paper is currently published six days a week, Monday through Friday and Sunday. It is owned by
Lee Enterprises Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 77 daily newspapers in 26 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...
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History

The paper was started in 1889, as a weekly publication called ''The Henry Bulletin'', serving Henry County and Martinsville. The ''Bulletin'' increased its publication frequency, until it eventually became a daily paper in 1935 and was renamed ''The Daily Bulletin''. In a deal announced on March 31, 2015, the ''Bulletin'' and ''
The Franklin News-Post ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' were purchased from Haskell Newspapers by BH Media Group. Haskell Newspapers was a company privately owned by the Haskell family. The Haskell family bought the ''Martinsville Bulletin'' in 1948.BH Media buys two Virginia newspapers
''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (March 31, 2015). Retrieved March 31, 2015. With the culmination of the purchase, BH Media owns nine daily newspapers in Virginia.


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* * {{VirginiaDailyPapers 1889 establishments in Virginia Daily newspapers published in Virginia Lee Enterprises publications Martinsville, Virginia Publications established in 1889