Martinsville City Manager Fired

Martinsville city manager fired

The Martinsville City Council has terminated the employment of City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benvavides effective immediately.

Martinsville fires city manager for cause following closed session

Aretha Ferrell-Benavides is no longer city manager following her termination, Thursday evening, by Martinsville’s city council.  Following a closed session deliberation lasting more than two hours, councilors voted 4-1, with Mayor L.C. Jones casting the dissenting vote, to terminate Ferrell-Benavides for cause.  In its motion before the vote, councilors related the termination to a number of factors, which included commission of an act involving…

Martinsville fires City Manager following series of controversies

Martinsville City Council voted to remove controversial City manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides. Ferrell-Benavides had served on the post since 2023.