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Dec 17, 2006	Harvest awards grants
	Martinsville Bulletin - The Harvest Foundation has awarded about $1.7 million in grants, heavily focused on education initiatives.
Oct 25, 2006	NCI to seek $1.5 million for next year
	Martinsville Bulletin: With the doors of the New College Institute open barely a month, college officials have started the process of requesting an extra $1.5 million for next year.
Oct 25, 2006	College opening hailed
	Martinsville Bulletin: Using the analogy of a "loaves and fishes story," Gov. Tim Kaine said on Tuesday that establishing the New College Institute here was the result of starting with very little but working toward a larger goal.
Oct 10, 2006	Officials praise project
	Martinsville Bulletin: People of all ages are eager to see two new sports-related complexes that will be built in the Martinsville area.
Oct 10, 2006	Harvest unveils $20M plan - Civic center, soccer complex will be built
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation on Monday unveiled details of its plan to provide $20 million to construct a fieldhouse and arena in Martinsville and a soccer complex in Henry County, an announcement officials said will be remembered.
Oct 9, 2006	The Harvest Foundation Announces $20 million Sports and Recreation Gift for the Martinsville-Henry County Community
	Martinsville, Virginia, October 9, 2006 - On Monday, October 9, 2006, The Harvest Foundation will host an announcement and celebration of a $20 million gift for advancement on the community￢ﾀﾙs vision for sports and recreation tourism for the Martinsville
Sep 24, 2006	Accelerated degree draws students
	Martinsville Bulletin: An accelerated degree was one of the main reasons several students in the New College Institute's first class gave for enrolling in the program.
Sep 24, 2006	College is reality - The New College Institute is open for education
	Martinsville Bulletin Editorial: The first class began at the college on Friday. The master's of education course is offered through Averett University at the college's classroom building in uptown Martinsville.
Sep 24, 2006	New College launched - Master's program begins
	Martinsville Bulletin: After more than two years of planning, organizing, adjusting and a little legislative arm twisting, a new era in education started in the area Friday as the New College Institute held its first class in Martinsville.
Aug 1, 2006	NCI OKs budget for state funds
	Martinsville Bulletin: The New College Institute (NCI) on Monday approved a preliminary budget for the $1.25 million allocated to the institution by the General Assembly.
Aug 1, 2006	NCI Board members sworn in
	Martinsville Bulletin: The New College Institute (NCI) finished the final leg of its journey from local vision to state sponsorship on Monday, when the institution's 11-member board of directors was sworn in at its first official meeting.
Jul 7, 2006	New college funding may rise
	Martinsville Bulletin - The New College Institute might get a $250,000 boost from the federal government next year.
Jun 24, 2006	College gets $2.4 million
	Martinsville Bulletin - The New College Institute emerged from the state budget impasse with $2.4 million, enough to launch its operations and pilot program this fall.
Jun 23, 2006	Longwood professor heads to New College Institute
	Martinsville Bulletin - The New College Institute (NCI) on Thursday welcomed to Henry County and Martinsville its first faculty-in-residence.
Jun 22, 2006	NCI may spark growth in city
	Martinsville Bulletin - The rebirth of uptown Martinsville might be a vital side effect of the New College Institute (NCI), the college's executive director said Wednesday.
Jun 20, 2006	New College Institute would receive more than expected
	Martinsville Bulletin - The New College Institute likely will begin its first two years of existence with $100,000 more than expected.
Jun 20, 2006	Smith to become more accessible
	Martinsville Bulletin - Water enthusiasts will find it easier to enjoy the Smith River after construction of two new access points along the river is complete.
Jun 15, 2006	Kaine signs bill for new college
	Gov. Timothy Kaine has signed legislation creating the New College Institute in Martinsville, his press secretary said Monday.
Jun 14, 2006	Kaine appoints NCI directors
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gov. Tim Kaine on Tuesday named his seven appointees to the board of directors for the New College Institute (NCI). Six of the appointees are from Henry County and Martinsville. They are subject to approval by the General Assembly
Jun 9, 2006	Kaine to sign college bill here
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gov. Tim Kaine is scheduled to sign the bill creating the New College Institute in Martinsville and Henry County on Wednesday, June 14. The signing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Chatmoss Country Club, according to the governor's sc
Apr 13, 2006	$2.4 million for New College Institute intact
	While keeping $2.4 million for the New College Institute, the House nixes funding for the Hillsville Bypass and slashes money for the Governor's Opportunity Fund, two measures local lawmakers say are essential to area economic development.
Apr 11, 2006	Kaine signs bill for new college
	Martinsville Bulletin: Gov. Timothy Kaine has signed legislation creating the New College Institute in Martinsville, his press secretary said Monday, April 10.
Apr 2, 2006	Harvest grants awarded
	Martinsville Bulletin: Grants, totaling $1,128,475, were awarded to six agencies working in the areas of health, education and welfare by the Harvest board on Thursday, March 30.
Mar 15, 2006	Budget debate does not halt NCI progress
	Martinsville Bulletin: Richmond's budget deadlock - which resulted in the scheduling of a special session for March 27 - has left funding for the New College up in the air. But institute officials nevertheless are working to plan a demonstration project
Mar 7, 2006	Senate approves college bill
	Martinsville-Henry County's journey from an industrial area to a college town took a giant step on Monday, March 6. House amendments to SB40,were unanimously approved by the Senate, sending the bil to the governor's desk for signature.
Mar 2, 2006	Creating a new college: Institute's flexibility may spell success
	Martinsville Bulletin: The directors of similar, education center-style institutions in the state say the New College will have one important advantage over its established, stand-alone counterparts -- flexibility.
Feb 23, 2006	Kaine vows to fund college
	Gov. Tim Kaine pledged during a Martinsville Town Hall meeting February 23 to "make sure the money is there" to start the New College Institute.
Feb 15, 2006	New College Institute: House, Senate OK bills
	Legislation that would establish the New College Institute cleared floor votes in both the House of Delegates and Senate on Tuesday. The Senate version of the bill passed unanimously while the House approved its version on a vote of 95-5.
Feb 14, 2006	New College Bill advances; final vote in House set
	Virginia's House of Delegates on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would create a new public college in the state's economically troubled Southside.
Feb 12, 2006	House panel clears college
	Legislation that would create the New College Institute cleared another hurdle on Friday when the House Appropriations Committee reported the bill to the House floor, said Del. Ward Armstrong, D-Collinsville.
Feb 10, 2006	Altered college bill advances
	The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday referred to the Senate floor the bill that would create the New College Institute, but not without making changes to the legislation.
Feb 7, 2006	New College proposal sails through
	With only one naysayer, a proposal to create the New College Institute in Martinsville and Henry County sailed through a House Education Committee on Monday, with a similar version slated to be considered in the Senate today.
Feb 5, 2006	College official OK with changes in bill
	Amendments to the bill creating the New College Institute are not a problem for the head of its planning commission.
Feb 3, 2006	College proposal advances
	Proposals for the creation of a new college in Martinsville and Henry County have moved to the next level.
Feb 2, 2006	New College: Senate bill starts process
	A bill aimed at creating the New College Institute will be presented this morning to members of the Health and Education Committee, according to State Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, D-Ridgeway.
Jan 29, 2006	New College clears hurdle
	The New College Institute took a step toward reality last week, when the four-member Senate Higher Education Subcommittee unanimously voted to favorably report the college's enabling bill.
Jan 15, 2006	SCHEV hopes state will back institute
	The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia hopes the General Assembly will back the effort to establish the New College Institute in Martinsville or Henry County to help area students obtain baccalaureate degrees, a SCHEV official said Friday.
Jan 13, 2006	Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously endorse New College Institute
	The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously endorsed the proposed New College Institute.
Jan 11, 2006	SCHEV backs new college
	A report issued by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) supports efforts to establish a program in Martinsville and Henry County that would grant four-year college degrees.
Jan 11, 2006	Council unanimously approves resolution in support of New College
	Martinsville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution in support of the proposed New College Institute.
Jan 11, 2006	Harvest matches governor's New College budget funds
	The Harvest Foundation has authorized $4.5 million to match the proposed $4.5 million in the governor's budget to establish the New College Institute.
Jan 8, 2006	Bills frame New College
	Local legislators say they plan to introduce both House and Senate bills to create the New College Institute in the Martinsville and Henry County area early in the legislative session that starts Wednesday.