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Dec 19, 2004	Funds show support of university
	Martinsville Bulletin Editorial: Gov. Mark Warner's inclusion of funds for a Southside university in his budget plan shows the proposal's support has reached the highest level of state government.
Dec 19, 2004	Warner: Keep up college push
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gov. Mark Warner put money for a Southside university in his budget proposal because he wants the momentum for the New College of Virginia to continue.
Dec 18, 2004	The Harvest Foundation announces two new Directors
	Leonard Poirier, M.D. and Mrs. Gracie Agnew added to Board.
Dec 15, 2004	Money for crises awarded
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation awarded a total of $672,500 to two local organizations to help people in crises.
Dec 15, 2004	Sports complex study funded
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation has awarded a grant of $100,000 to study the possibility of a sports complex to be located in the Martinsville/Henry County area.
Dec 15, 2004	Carrier encouraged by actions
	Martinsville Bulletin: Dr. Ronald Carrier, designer of the New College of Virginia, was encouraged Tuesday that Gov. Mark Warner has proposed $1.5 million in his budget for planning the college.
Dec 15, 2004	Warner gives $1.5M for college
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gov. Mark Warner has included $1.5 million in his fiscal 2006 budget to plan a university in Southside.
Dec 14, 2004	PHCC, New College working together
	Martinsville Bulletin: Officials from Patrick Henry Community College and the proposed New College of Virginia are collaborating on how the two institutions could work together.
Dec 13, 2004	YMCA adds therapy pool
	Martinsville Bulletin: Thanks to a grant of $384,639 from The Harvest Foundation, the YMCA branch on Starling Avenue opened its newly-built pool last week.
Dec 13, 2004	New center for seniors
	Martinsville Bulletin: A groundbreaking will be held Wednesday to launch construction of the new building for the Adult Day Care of Martinsville and Henry County.
Dec 12, 2004	Kilgore backs college funds
	Martinsville Bulletin: Attorney General Jerry Kilgore has asked Gov. Mark Warner to include funds for the New College of Virginia in Martinsville in his budget proposal to be unveiled Friday.
Dec 5, 2004	College support is increasing
	Martinsville Bulletin Editorial: Momentum seems to be growing for the New College of Virginia.
Dec 3, 2004	Kilgore backs plan for college
	Martinsville Bulletin: State Attorney General Jerry Kilgore has thrown his political muscle behind the New College of Virginia.
Dec 1, 2004	Carrier: Ex-Tultex building could house college classes
	Martinsville Bulletin: A building in the former Tultex manufacturing complex on Commonwealth Boulevard could be converted into an educational facility immediately.
Nov 28, 2004	Harvest backs plan for college
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation has endorsed Dr. Ronald Carrier's plan for the New College of Virginia and hopes Gov. Mark Warner will approve funds for the institution in his budget proposal.
Nov 28, 2004	College promotes area, residents' quality of life
	Martinsville Bulletin Editorial by Dr. Ronald E. Carrier
Nov 28, 2004	New College proposal is backed by foundation
	Martinsville Bulletin Editorial by Harry Cerino
Nov 18, 2004	Minds in Motion gets students moving
	Martinsville Bulletin: Harvest supported youth arts program begins new season.
Nov 16, 2004	Community flower power
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gateway/Streetscape officials have started to pick their new greenhouse clean and saturate area planters with seasonal color.
Nov 15, 2004	Harvest Funded Project Promotes Juvenile Wellness
	Martinsville Bulletin: Getting exercise and playing video games no longer are diametrically opposed concepts, thanks to the Healthy Community Initiative.
Nov 10, 2004	EDC: College should be top effort
	Martinsville Bulletin: Obtaining a new college or university should be the top priority in efforts to lure new business and industry to Henry County and Martinsville, according to the community's new economic development director.
Nov 10, 2004	Incubator of ideas
	Martinsville Bulletin: The West Piedmont Business Development Center is nurturing small businesses in uptown Martinsville.
Nov 4, 2004	Kaine: Time right for college proposal
	Martinsville Bulletin: Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine hopes action will be taken on a college in the area before Gov. Mark Warner leaves office in 2006.
Oct 31, 2004	SCHEV: No doubt of need for university
	Martinsville Bulletin: There appears to be "no war going on" between Southside localities over the location of a new university, said state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, D-Ridgeway.
Oct 29, 2004	Area moves toward building college
	The Winston-Salem Journal/A.P.: Kimble Reynolds Jr., the vice mayor of Martinsville, Va., wants a better future for the young people.
Oct 29, 2004	College building offered
	Martinsville businessman George W. Lester pledged the old Tultex building and a $250,000 endowment to the New College of Virginia at Thursday's meeting of the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) in Richmond.
Oct 28, 2004	Region hard-hit by textile, furniture losses seeks a four-year college
	Daily Press/AP: Martinsville Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds Jr. was among the speakers Thursday urging the creation of a four-year college to boost the economic prospects of the Martinsville and Henry County area.
Oct 28, 2004	Martinsville-area college backed
	Richmond Times-Dispatch: A string of speakers today pressed representatives of the state Council of Higher Education to support creation of a four-year college in the Martinsville area.
Oct 28, 2004	Editorial: College support is impressive
	Martinsville Bulletin: It is important to take note of all the public officials, civic leaders, businessmen and women, citizens, and mostly the young people of our community who testified on behalf of the New College concept.
Oct 28, 2004	Southside citizens resoundingly endorse 4 -year college for Martinsville
	The Roanoke Times: One after another, the speakers all said the same thing: Bring us a four-year college.
Oct 28, 2004	Hundreds support college
	Martinsville Bulletin: A standing-room-only crowd of about 250 people attended a state hearing Wednesday on the idea of creating a college or university in this area.
Oct 27, 2004	Officials briefed, lobbied on proposal for university
	Martinsville Bulletin: Officials of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) on Tuesday listened to a cross-section of people expressing both support and opposition to the proposed college in Henry County and Martinsville.
Oct 26, 2004	MURA supports college proposal
	The Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association Board of Directors has endorsed the establishment of the proposed New College of Virginia in the Martinsville area.
Oct 24, 2004	Editorial: The Case for a College in Martinsville
	Since June, when the Harvest Foundation asked me lead the effort to develop a new college for Southside to be located in Martinsville, I?ve made regular trips to the city from my home in Harrisonburg.
Oct 13, 2004	Building burns, officials cheer
	Martinsville Bulletin: Local, regional and state officials gathered Tuesday to dedicate a state-of-the-art training facility at the Henry County Community Services Training Center complex.
Sep 29, 2004	City resolution backs college idea
	Martinsville Bulletin: Martinsville City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday supporting plans to build a public college locally.
Sep 28, 2004	Officials endorse college proposal
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Henry County Board of Supervisors on Monday joined the chorus of local groups endorsing a proposed college in the Martinsville-Henry County area.
Sep 26, 2004	Editorial: Visionary concept for college
	The concept of a new college in the area unveiled last week is an innovative approach to making higher education a reality for students in Henry County, Martinsville and Southside.
Sep 23, 2004	College plan takes shape
	Martinsville Bulletin: A plan to develop a university in Southside will be presented to state officials in Richmond in October.
Sep 22, 2004	Chamber backs university idea
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce has endorsed The Harvest Foundation?s concept for a new college in the Martinsville area.
Sep 1, 2004	University would bring steady jobs
	Martinsville Bulletin: Establishing a four-year institution of higher education in Henry County or Martinsville should help reduce unemployment locally, according to a Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) official.
Aug 31, 2004	Schools receive $1.6M
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation handed out $1.6 million in grant funds to area schools Monday as part of the "Leadership for Success" portion of its five-year commitment to improving local education.
Aug 26, 2004	School boards secure merger study funding
	Martinsville Bulletin: A private foundation has provided $10,000 to secure funding for further study of a potential Henry County/Martinsville school merger.
Aug 25, 2004	Programs to focus on nutrition, exercise and care
	Martinsville Bulletin: A grant of $296,289 awarded by The Harvest Foundation on Tuesday will be used to improve the health of Henry County and Martinsville residents.
Aug 25, 2004	Grants target kids, firms
	Martinsville Bulletin: Child health and high-tech entrepreneurship were among areas targeted Tuesday in The Harvest Foundation"s fifth round of grants. The foundation awarded six grants worth a total of $1.17 million.
Aug 19, 2004	Allen discusses Southside university
	Register & Bee: U.S. Sen. George Allen made a pit stop in Martinsville on Wednesday to hear plans for the establishment of a four-year public university in Southside Virginia.
Aug 19, 2004	Allen and Goode endorse Southside university plan
	Martinsville Bulletin: Two of the state's federal legislators on Wednesday endorsed the plan to locate a four-year university in Southside, calling the proposal a "winning opportunity."
Aug 16, 2004	Chamber: Getting a college in town is the top priority
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce's top priority during the next several years will be working to get a four-year college established locally, according to President Kim Adkins.
Aug 16, 2004	Adult day care halfway to building goal
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Adult Day Care Center Corp. has grants, pledges and contributions totaling at least half of its $1.2 million capital campaign to build a new facility.
Aug 6, 2004	Gateway's New Greenhouse promises Oodles of Annuals
	Martinsville Bulletin: Thanks to a $10,000 Harvest Foundation grant, the Martinsville City Public Works Department and a bit of labor from the inmates at the city farm, Gateway Streetscape now has an 18-foot by 24-foot greenhouse.
Jul 20, 2004	Grants to assist local transformation
	Martinsville Bulletin: Three grants awarded July 16 by the Washington, D.C.-based Public Welfare Foundation will help transform Henry County and Martinsville and bring the area into the 21st century.
Jul 19, 2004	Local efforts win 3 grants
	Three non-profit groups developing area programs have been awarded $50,000 each by the Public Welfare Foundation to supplement funds received from the Harvest Foundation in May.
Jul 18, 2004	Carrier plots strategy for college
	Martinsville Bulletin: Build it and they will come. That is the approach Dr. Ronald Carrier, head of the newly created Institute of Integrated and Applied Studies (IIAS), intends to take. "We are going to build a college here," Carrier said.
Jun 6, 2004	College to include campus
	Martinsville Bulletin: A proposed college in South Central Virginia will have some form of campus, with offices and classrooms as well as a "powerful online presence," according to the executive director of The Harvest Foundation.
May 26, 2004	Coalition, schools funded
	Martinsville Bulletin: The economic development coalition and the school systems were among 12 groups and projects awarded a total of $5.8 million by The Harvest Foundation late Tuesday and released to the public on Wednesday.
May 25, 2004	Harvest Foundation makes grants
	The Harvest Foundation at the May 25, 2004, meeting approved 12 proposals totaling $5.8 million, with $1.2 million payable in 2004. The projects are aligned with the Foundation's mission.
Apr 5, 2004	Making Headlines and Headway
	INTERCHANGE: Harvest Foundation issues challenge to Virginia.
Mar 10, 2004	SCHEV to study college in area
	Martinsville Bulletin: A resolution to study the creation of a four-year college in south central Virginia cleared the General Assembly on Tuesday, March 9.
Jan 21, 2004	Harvest initiated program bring educators from around the country to generate ideas for the improvement of K -12 education
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation's "Education Summit" brings together more than 1,000 teachers and administrators from area public and private schools.
Jan 15, 2004	Harvest Grant to Chamber's Partnership for Economic Growth Results in Community Jobs
	Martinsville Bulletin: A major cabinet manufacturer plans to locate a factory in Henry County and create 745 jobs. Financial incentives were provided by the Chamber's Partner in Economic Growth (C-PEG) and The Harvest Foundation.
Jan 15, 2004	Right time for university in the area
	Editorial - Martinsville Bulletin: Could this be the start of a massive groundswell of commitment that will convince the state that this is the right time and Henry County/Martinsville is the right place for a new state university?
Jan 12, 2004	$50 Million Seed Offered for College
	Richmond Times-Dispatch: Martinsville-based group seeks to induce state to put four-year institution in area
Jan 12, 2004	Henry County in the running for state college
	ROANOKE TIMES: A $50 million challenge grant helps the chances of a state college in Southside.
Jan 11, 2004	Foundation shows its leadership
	Editorial: Vision. Leadership. Commitment to the future of Henry County and Martinsville.
Jan 11, 2004	$50M challenge issued - Harvest Foundation calls for public college
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation has issued a $50 million challenge to the state of Virginia to establish a new four-year public college in the Henry County-Martinsville area.
Jan 10, 2004	Harvest Foundation proposes grant for university
	DANVILLE, Va. - A proposal for a public university in Southside gained momentum Saturday when a local organization approved a $50 million challenge grant to help establish the school.
Jan 10, 2004	HARVEST CHALLENGE: $50 Million for the establishment of a new four year public college in Martinsville/Henry County
	The Harvest Foundation approves $50 million challenge grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia, conditioned on the Commonwealth's establishing a new four-year public college in the Martinsville and Henry County community
Jan 9, 2004	Ushering in local 'burn building'
	Martinsville Bulletin: Two decades after it first went on the drawing board, ground was broken Thursday for a local training facility for fire and rescue workers. Several local and state officials, as well as members of The Harvest Foundation and