Harvest PUP! grant expands access to childcare at Clearview Early Childhood Center
Pictured above: From left to right are Morgan Norman, Dr. Zeb Talley Jr., Sheryl Agee, Che’re Martin, Joanie Petty, Marisa Womack, Nancy Hoy, Sheilah Williams, Jan Turner and TiaShauna Carter. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge (BGCBR) is able to offer an after-school care program at Clearview Early Childhood Center with help […]
Sixty students pass over 300 national certification exams in one program
MARTINSVILLE, VA – The mechatronics program at Patrick Henry Community College [PHCC] has done it again, but this year’s numbers rival any the college has seen. This is the sixth year that every mechatronics student at PHCC has passed the national certification exam which means the program has maintained a 100% certification pass rate since […]
Smart Machine Technologies launching co-op program for local students
Pictured above: Pictured are PHCC welding students touring the SMT facility. MARTINSVILLE, VA – Patrick Henry Community College [PHCC] and one local employer are launching a new program that will provide students with industry networking, experiential training, and a well-paying part-time job. PHCC and Smart Machine Technologies [SMT], a company that has been manufacturing industrial […]
PHCC appoints new director of development
Pictured above: Tiffani Underwood MARTINSVILLE, VA – With more than 20 years of professional experience with community and project development, Tiffani Underwood is stepping into a new role at the college. After serving for three years as the college’s Coordinator of Community Development and on-site manager of the Dalton IDEA Center, Underwood is now moving […]
The Harvest Foundation Honored with 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
Pictured above: (From left) Cindy Gravely, Tiffani Underwood, DeWitt House, Dr. Angeline Godwin, Jim Hatten, Dr. Glenn DuBois, Virginia Hamlet, Dr. Greg Hodges, David Stone, Renee Hodges and Latala Hodges. Richmond – The Virginia Community College System and Chancellor Glenn DuBois presented The Harvest Foundation with the 14th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy in Richmond […]
Governor Northam Celebrates Significant Milestone for Economic Development in Virginia
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia has secured over $15.8 billion of capital investment since he took office on January 13, 2018. The capital investment represents over 300 economic development projects in every region of the Commonwealth and has led to the creation of more than 48,000 jobs. Over $2 billion of this investment […]
Henry County Schools honors 2019 retirees
Pictured are this year’s retirees from Henry County Public Schools. Henry County Public Schools celebrated the retirement of 32 employees during a special program and recognition dinner on April 17 at Chatmoss Country Club. The honorees are listed below. Bassett High School Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Foreign Language Teacher, 35 years in Henry County, 38 total […]
Governor Northam Announces Initiative to Encourage Economic Growth in Virginia’s Opportunity Zones
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced a new initiative that will bolster the Governor’s goal of ensuring that every region, community, and household can participate and share in the Commonwealth’s economic progress through the federal Opportunity Zones program, which was created through the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017. Virginia Community Capital (VCC), with leadership from […]
CCAT to be completed mid-to-late summer
Pictured above: Members of The Harvest Foundation Board of Directors, staff and guests gather inside the high bay training space at the Commonwealth Centre for Advanced Training (CCAT). The Commonwealth Centre for Advanced Training (CCAT) likely will be completed in June or July. That is the forecast of Henry County Administrator Tim Hall and Martinsville-Henry […]
PHCC inducts eleven into international honors society
A photo of the inductees is shown above. Those pictured are as follows: First row: Jason Gibson (Advisor), Hannah Beasley, Lucero Silva, Hunter McDaniel, Julie Meador (Advisor). Second row: Rachel Hodge, Lisa Hatcher, Dylan Priggen, Gail Banks. Third Row: Jennifer Sutphin, Arthur de Souza, Tiago de Queiroz, Heather Fore.Top: Payton Donavant, Current PTK President MARTINSVILLE, VA– Patrick Henry Community College […]
