Real estate development workshop coming to Danville on Oct. 30
The Incremental Development Alliance will hold a one-day workshop on Small Scale Real Estate Development from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Danville. The day-long session is designed to introduce the principles and implementation mechanisms behind neighborhood-based development projects. The workshop offers specialized training on how to create small projects, like one-to-three […]
Harvest partners on new training simulator for local law enforcement
Pictured above: Debbie Kaczor (left), executive director of the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy, is pictured with DeWitt House, senior program officer at Harvest. The Harvest Foundation is partnering with the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy to bring a MILO Range M-SATS Interactive Mobile Situational Awareness Training Simulator system to the region. The MILO Range […]
Governor Northam Announces Major Sawmill Expansion in Henry County
RICHMOND—At events in Martinsville and Kinsale, Governor Ralph Northam today announced that British Columbia-based Teal-Jones Group is investing a total of $31.75 million to expand sawmill and dry kiln operations at two recently acquired lumber mills in Virginia. At Pine Products Inc. in Henry County, the company will invest $21 million and create 67 new […]
QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia Wraps up Tenth Year of Service
Pictured above: A look at QCV’s service area. Charlottesville, Virginia (9/24/2019) – QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia, Inc. (QCV) is pleased to report that on August 31, 2019, the organization completed its tenth year of serving the Central Virginia community. Over the past 10 years QCV has: Trained more than 2,000 people to teach kid-sized tennis […]
Paving Work Scheduled for New Segment of Trail
There is much excitement about the construction of a new segment of the Dick & Willie Trail – so much, in fact, that it has been hard to keep people out of the construction zone. Now, County officials are asking folks to please stay away from this segment of the trail for a few more […]
Small real estate development lecture coming to NCI Sept. 17
Pictured above: R. John Anderson A lecture on small real estate development will be presented Sept. 17 at the New College Institute/Baldwin Building in Martinsville. R. John Anderson, principal at Anderson/Kim, will discuss the small scale development movement in the presentation that will begin at 6 p.m. Anderson will discuss financial tools and design parameters to […]
Harvest PUP! grant enhances safety along the Smith River
Pictured above: Matthew Tatum (left), director of the County of Henry Department of Public Safety, is pictured with Sheryl Agee, impact officer and team leader at The Harvest Foundation. Using the Smith River for paddling, fishing and other forms of recreation and sport will now be safer following a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant […]
Tourism Revenue Reached 74.3 Million in Martinsville-Henry County in 2018
Pictured above: Philpott Lake Martinsville (September 10, 2019) – Data released by the United States Travel Association (USTA) reveals that all regions in Virginia posted an increase in tourism revenue last year. According to the US Travel Association, tourism in Virginia generated $26 billion in travel spending. Tourism also supported 235,000 work opportunities for Virginia communities and contributed $1.8 […]
Survey to assess childcare needs in Martinsville, Henry County
Community leaders in Martinsville & Henry County have identified the lack of available childcare options for parents as a priority issue impacting community residents. Surveys are being conducted to better understand the childcare needs of families, and the barriers they face in accessing affordable, quality childcare. This information will be used to determine what services […]
Martinsville Bulletin: Martinsville-Henry County EDC creates a position to do some house work
Photo by Holly Kozelsky/Martinsville Bulletin-Jeff Sadler comes to Martinsville-Henry County as the Housing & Revitalization Coordinator. By Holly Kozelsky The area’s high unemployment has cleared up, and now the pressing problem is lack of places where people who work here want to live. That’s the premise that created a new role with the Martinsville-Henry County […]
