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Comparing the Riots

Comparing the Riots

Katie Reeves, Writer March 9, 2021

Over the past several months, riots of different races and sizes have occurred all over the U.S. for many different reasons. Two of the most controversial riots have been a result of the Black Lives Matter...

Students sit in the dark waiting for the lights to come back on and the WiFi to reconnect.

Downtown Martinsville’s Recent Power Outage

Maggie Coffey and Reilly Gaunt February 12, 2021

On Monday, February 8th, MHS was suddenly plunged into darkness. Little did the staff and students know, we were not the only ones affected. Roughly 1300 residents in downtown Martinsville also dealt with...

This is a college student from UC getting a Covid test.

Covid Vending Machines

Emma Gonzales, Writer February 12, 2021

The students of the University of California have a quicker and easier way to get the coronavirus test than a lot of others. On the campus, there are vending machines that dispense the test. The campus...

Vice President Mike Pence speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington.

Friends or Foes

Maddie Greenwell, Writer February 12, 2021

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence refused President Donald Trump’s demands to overturn the confirmation of President-Elect Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Trump claimed that...

Former Presidents Talk About The National Tragedy

Former Presidents Talk About The National Tragedy

Quincee Collier, Writer January 28, 2021

Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all had something to say about the breach of the Capitol building. All of their statements can be found on Twitter. Jimmy Carter, U.S. president...

Detained Muslims sit waiting in a reeducation camp in China.

Reeducation Camps in China

Katie Reeves, Writer January 22, 2021

For several years “reeducation camps,” specifically for Muslims, have been implemented in Xinjiang, China. The Chinese government has claimed that these camps are simply for voluntary training and...

Foreign exchange student Nico Bicand Fernandez in front of American Flag

A Foreign Look at American Politics

Maggie Coffey and Reilly Gaunt January 22, 2021

On January 6, 2021, a group of US citizens stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. There have been various reactions by different political groups in the US on how to respond to this event. The...

Corona virus shot

It’s Just the Beginning

Lexy Bryant, Writer January 22, 2021

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, vaccines have been developed and are now being provided. The vaccine has caused a lot of controversies; many people have had both negative and positive thoughts...

Nurse about to administer Covid-19 Vaccine

Indiana Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution

January 21, 2021

Indiana is rolling out the new Covid-19 vaccine by age group beginning with people 80 and older. People 70 and older will be next, followed by people 60 and older. The three age groups combined make up...

Lawmakers impeach President Trump a second time. (Image courtesy of Al Jeezera)

Making History, One Impeachment at a Time

Elijah Roberson, Writer January 15, 2021

On January 14th, history was made, but not in a good way. For the first time in the history of the United States, a president has been impeached twice. Congress leveled the charges against President Donald...

Trump supporters storm the Capitol Building on January 6th, 2021.

America in Turmoil

Elijah Roberson, Writer January 14, 2021

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, will go down in history as a day when the political atmosphere of the United States changed forever. At 2:15 P.M., rioters penetrated the Capitol building and began to wreak...

A photo of one of the road closed signs on the square

Delayed Deadlines: Construction on the Square

Maggie Coffey and Reilly Gaunt December 17, 2020

The Martinsville town square has been closed off for quite a while, due to construction, and people have had to find detours to get around the various roadblocks. Construction started on the fourteenth...

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