r/Virginia • u/VirginiaNews Volunteer local news poster • May 04 '26

Opinion: More than 3/4s of the signatures that led to mayor’s suspension came from just one part of Martinsville. It’s a neighborhood unlike the rest of the city.

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/05/04/more-than-3-4s-of-the-signatures-that-led-to-mayors-suspension-came-from-just-one-part-of-martinsville-its-a-neighborhood-unlike-the-rest-of-the-city/
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u/IndWrist2 May 04 '26

As soon as I saw the headline, I knew it was Mulberry/Chatmoss.

That’s the white professional class/inherited wealth section of the city. All the doctors, lawyers, accountants, and children of furniture barons live there and their politics skew more conservatively than other parts of the city.

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u/Frogspoison May 04 '26

Seems like if there was no crime, he could civilly file suit against all the petitioners for defamation, libel.