New Martinsville city manager starts on Friday
Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, who will be sworn in as Martinsville's new city manager on Friday, has taken a long and winding road to her new job, accu...
Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, who will be sworn in as Martinsville's new city manager on Friday, has taken a long and winding road to her new job, accumulating nearly three decades of local government experience. She says she wants to have a positive impact in the community and looks forward making Martinsville her home. 'I'm from Texas and 29 years ago I was introduced to local government. I've always wanted to be a city manager. I have a son who is a senior in college and is pursuing city government and my family has a history of serving in governmental positions,' Ferrell-Benavides told the Martinsville Bulletin in an extended interview Monday.