Martinsville Bulletin

The Martinsville Bulletin is a daily newspaper serving the city of Martinsville and the surrounding Henry County, Virginia. The Bulletin's roots date back to 1889, and it is the oldest continuously run business in Martinsville.^[2] The paper is owned by Lee Enterprises.

Martinsville Bulletin

Type	Daily newspaper
Owner(s)	Lee Enterprises
Publisher	George H. Harris Jr.
Editor	Michael Owens
Founded	1889; 136 years ago (1889), as The Henry Bulletin
Headquarters	204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115
Country	United States
Circulation	4,704 Daily (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number	33396323
Website	martinsvillebulletin.com
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History

The paper was started in 1889, as a weekly publication called The Henry Bulletin,^[3] 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.^[4]

In a deal announced on March 31, 2015, the Bulletin and The Franklin News-Post 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.^[5] With the culmination of the purchase, BH Media owns nine daily newspapers in Virginia.

Starting June 27, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.^[6]