Governor Northam Announces Commonwealth’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.9%
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage point in June to 2.9 percent, which is 0.1 percentage point lower than a year ago. In June, the labor force expanded for the twelfth consecutive month by 9,099, or 0.2 percent to set a new record high of 4,377,595, as the […]
Lee Ford Camp sees improvements
Pictured is the main lodge at Lee Ford Camp in Ridgeway. Lee Ford Camp is coming back to life, one project at a time. Since 2016, partnerships and donations of money, materials and labor have been used to repair and upgrade the kitchen and bathroom in the main lodge, place gravel on trails, clear trees, […]
Mountain Laurel Trails to Host Sledgehammer XC Mountain Bike Race
Martinsville (June 28, 2019) — The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation’s Tourism Office (VisitMartinsville) and Mountain Laurel Trails are preparing to host the Sledgehammer XC Mountain Bike Race on July 13th at the biking complex located in Ridgeway, VA. The Southern Classic MTB Series will travel to Ridgeway for the first time this year for the inaugural […]
PTK Appoints Godwin to Presidential Advisory Board
Pictured above: Dr. Angeline Godwin, President – Patrick Henry Community College Jackson, Mississippi — Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named Dr. Angeline Godwin, president of Patrick Henry Community College in Virginia, to its Presidential Advisory Board. She joins 38 other college presidents from across the nation on the board and will provide input into the organization’s […]
Harvest Youth Board grants Smart Beginnings $2,500 for youth literacy
Pictured from left are Jacob Tisdale, Andrew Chitwood, Jarrett Pearson, Philip Wenkstern, Sophia Esdaile, Melanie McLarty, Elli McGovern, Zariah Scales, Anne Catherine and Taylor Manns. Smart Beginnings Martinsville Henry received a $2,500 grant from the Harvest Youth Board to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Martinsville-Henry County, which serves approximately 1,700 children. The Dolly […]
Virginia Career Works to host career readiness workshops
Throughout the month of June, Virginia Career Works – Martinsville/Henry County Center, will host a series of workshops on career readiness. The workshops focus on becoming a better leader. Each workshop will begin at 2 p.m. at the workforce center, located at 233 Commonwealth Blvd W, across the street from the Village of Martinsville (formerly […]
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 […]
