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Project Hope grantees awarded $91,287 in funding

Nine (9) grant recipients with projects across Martinsville-Henry County will complete projects over the next year Martinsville, Va. — The Harvest Foundation’s Project Hope grants program awarded nine recipients a total of $91,287 during today’s grantee celebration at The TAD Space in Uptown Martinsville. Kate Keller, president of The Harvest Foundation, welcomed around 50 grant […]

Community celebrates newest section of Dick & Willie

Pictured above: The ribbon is cut on section 6B, the newest addition to the Dick & Willie Trail. “Beautiful,” “scenic” and “fantastic” were just some of the words used to describe the latest section of the Dick and Willie Passage trail that opened to the public on Monday, Nov. 4. “It’s the most beautiful part […]

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 […]

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 […]

School board approves new contract for superintendent

The Henry County School Board unanimously voted this morning during its monthly board meeting to waive the 30-day notice requirement for votes related to the superintendent’s contract (VA Code 22.1-60(D)) and extend the contract of Division Superintendent Sandy Strayer. The new agreement extends Strayer’s tenure with the district through June 30, 2025. Mrs. Strayer began […]

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Dick and Willie Trail Project Receives ARC Power Grant

RICHMOND, VA (October 28, 2022) – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $4 million in grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. The funding will support workforce development, community revitalization and expanded health service efforts through economic development initiatives in the Appalachian region. “The […]

Uptown Partnership Appoints Tim Hall as Interim Executive Director

Martinsville, VA (Tuesday, August 30, 2022) – Uptown Partnership announced today that Tim Hall has been named interim executive director and will succeed Kathy Deacon, who recently announced plans to step down from the role in September. Hall will lead the organization as the board conducts a search for a permanent director. “We could not […]

PHCC Athletics Starts eSports Team

MARTINSVILLE, VA– On college campuses, on sports channels, and even in stock markets, eSports teams are turning heads. Within the past few years, eSports has become a multi-million dollar industry. This year, more than 32 million people worldwide watched the League of Legends World Championship. Over 2018, that championship had a combined prize pool worth more than […]