1924, winter coal for cash; 1949, changes on Fayette Street; 1960, Henry County Emergency Relief; 1974, $500K tobacco destroyed; 1999, "The Hairstons" book

1924, angry kin demand investigation; 1949, City's coal dealers face emergency; 1960, biggest tobacco sales day; 1974, Flora Weaver wonders how she'll fit; 1999, Nobody Walks Til the Clippers Talk. (PHOTO: From left Margaret, Mary Williamson, Blanche Harrison and Frances, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. John A. Shackelford, around 1950)

1924, the Mise family appreciate assistance; 1949, Martinsville Seven; 1960, 300,000 pounds of tobacco sold in one day; 1974, new part of Chatham Road opened; 1999, 85,000 people attend NASCAR race.(PHOTO: North Martinsville School 1935)

1924, more girls that boys finish high school; 1974, stores closed for Yom Kippur; 1960, open house for MHC Community Center; 1974, Stone Hall dedicated; 1999, 10,000 danced to Ricky Scaggs. (PHOTO: Martinsville High School when it was new in 1935)

1924, 60-gallon still and 100 gallons of beer; 1949, polio; 1960, Shuford, Burch party presidential campaign managers; 1974, new special ed program; 1999, 1,800 workers at Martinsville Speedway. (PHOTO: Henry County furniture-making)

1924, Patrick-Henry Cold Storage accepting apples; 1949, Martinsville Creamery protests tax; 1960, hassle counting change; 1974, Sugartree not looking so good; 1999, sewer state of emergency. (PHOTO: Broad Street Baptist Church, built in 1888)

1924, local stores closed for Rosh Hashanah 1949, charges in Martinsville Police Court for selling bad eggs; Kiwanis donate to start blood bank; 1960, Senior Citizens Club formed; 1974, shootings at Axton trailer park; 1999, Mike Rogers replaces David Edwards as police chief. (PHOTO: G.W. Lester Tobacco Factory near Dyers Store)

1924, heavy flooding; 1949, training for new City VFD; 1960, local man one of first social security recipients; 1974, groundbreaking for First Federal S&L; 1999, contamination by Fairway Acres Waste Treatment Plant. (PHOTO: Eagles Store, 1962, Collinsville)

1924, Millner's Department Store on Walnut; 1949, City prison farm opens; 1960, The Spaghetti House; 1974, night classes; 1999, aid for flood victims. (PHOTO: A&P and Globman's_

1924, soap sale; 1949, Sew-Gem; 1960, unforeseen problem with officer's car; 1974, purse stolen from Starling Avenue kitchen; 1999, author of "The Hairstons" at Piedmont Arts. (PHOTO: Collinsville, 1970s)

1924, Auto and Electrical School; 1949, coal running low; 1960, many clubs in area; 1974, tobacco spitting contest winners; 1999, Oliver McCall's first fight since freedom. (PHOTO: 1930s Church Street from Bridge Street)

1924, ad for Sheetrock; 1949, polio; 1960, Axton Firemen's Community Fair; 1974, City must comply with wage law; 1999, campaign rally for Vickie Helmstutler. (PHOTO: 1928 school)

1924, poem attacks the bob; 1949, "Dirt Cheap" at the Rives for farmers - and court case on bad eggs; 1960, Frith gets contract for post office; 1974, county car for sheriff; 1999, Hal Prillaman honored. (PHOTO: In front of Courthouse, 1926)

1924, diphtheria vaccinations at Grammar School; 1949, 17-week Dale Carnegie class; 1960, Republican headquarters; 1974, entertainment; 1999, contamination in Blackberry Creek. (PHOTO: Snowbird Mill between Fieldale and Preston, 1905)

1924, Ford's Rest Room at the County Fair; 1949, programs on WMVA; 1960. Rosh Hashana celebrated; 1974, modern brick ranch home; 1999, "Nobody Walks Till The Clippers Talk."

1924, Gentlemen's Bridge Club; 1949, Bobby Shelton, 15, put in iron lung; 1960, Steed College of Commerce; 1974, art show; 1999, Corey Mayo hit by car on way to school bus. (PHOTO: 1874 from courthouse looking down Main Street)

1924, Gravely's horse stolen; 1949, Albert Harris Elementary School opens; 1960, opening day for tobacco market; 1974, new state law for schools; 1999, Y2K worries. (PHOTO: House moving across 58)

1924, auto help; 1949, Negro Ball Game; 1960, sale at Ward's; 1974, restoration of Jack's Creek Covered Bridge; 1999, sale at Goody's. (PHOTO: Jobbers Pant Factory off Fayette and Market streets)

1924, Primitive Baptist Church court battle; 1949, HEnry County Fair; 1960, new Woody Brothers tobacco warehouse; 1974, opposition to liquor-by-the-drink referendum; 1999, shoe sale at Belk. (PHOTO: Lester Lumber Works)

1924, excessively low water in Smith River causes meager supply of electric current, disrupting City businesses; 1949, separate white and black baseball games to raise money for polio relief; 1960, Janice Stovall, Diana Minter, Millie Ravenel, Bonnie Cheshire, Carolyn Shoekey, Fran Ravenel and Linda Cline see JFK at airport; 1974, PHCC classes included guitar, grammar, stocks, and grooming; 1999, Sheriff Cassell raises the most for campaigning. (PHOTO: Fayette Street parking lot)