The ''Martinsville Bulletin'' is a

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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

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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 ''

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'' 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