Entries for December 2007

Two men from Maryland were arrested in the robbery of Southern Gun, a Collinsville gun store.   

Ronald Ganeous, 22 of Bledensburg MD, and Timothy Oliver Jackson Jr., 23 of Upper Marlboro, Md were arrested Tuesday night in Maryland.   

Officials made the announcement Thrusday, during a news conference at the Henry County Administration Building.   During the news conference, Sheriff Perry stated that they did not yet know if the two men has ties to the area, or if they were just traveling the major corridors.   Only six of the  74 guns stolen were recovered.   
Source, and full story:  The Martinsville Bulletin

          In my intern at BTW 21 I learned that there is more to television shows than what meets the eye. I have more sympathy for those who carry the camera equipment and follow the person being shot. They have the hard job of shooting sometimes a moving segment and keeping a steady picture while carrying a ten pound camera on his or her shoulder. Then they have to deal with the person being shot, who may change his or mind about the way he or she wants the commercial or show to be filmed. Sometimes he or she may have to reschedule the appointment with the person being shot do to some type of technicality.

            Editing a 30 second commercial can sometimes take up to four hours. I tip my hat off to those who have the ability to put together a commercial or show without having a panic attack. These people deal with computers that might shutdown or freeze at any moment. Thus, they may lose half or all of their work. In the end they produce a commercial or a show which will later be viewed by the audience.

              In order for the audience to see these commercials or programs someone has to put them in viewing state. This person gets the commercials and shows in their correct place so the entire program runs perfectly. I still see myself as being a news anchor, but I have more respect for those who help make television programs possible. If I don’t start off my career as an anchor of some sort I still will have the knowledge of the actions that take place behind the camera. If no one wanted to endure these circumstances, there would not be television.

Story By: Lydia Tyree

MARTINSVILLE, Va.

Employees of the City of Martinsville are pitching in to help make the holiday season better for community residents with special needs.

City employees donated $19,153, exceeding their goal of $17,000 for the annual United Way campaign this year.  In addition to the monetary donations, there were a number of items brought in for the United Way “Day of Caring”.

The city’s annual “Toys for Tots” campaign received donations of more than 200 toys to be distributed through the Christmas Cheer program to local children in need.  Collection boxes for these items were placed throughout the municipal building, police and fire departments, and the city shop.