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 […]
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 […]