News - 2019
Dec 23, 2019 - The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Patrick Henry Lodge No. 73, received a $3,500 grant from the Harvest Youth Board to serve 68 children in the Cops and Kids program this year. -
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Dec 20, 2019 - The Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. (VLAS) will establish an office in Martinsville-Henry County to provide legal and advocacy support for residents through a three-year grant of $300,000 from The Harvest Foundation. -
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Dec 18, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation is partnering with the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board through a $1,079,727 three-year grant to pilot the Guided Career Exploration program to connect young adults to workforce training and jobs. -
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Dec 16, 2019 - The Henry County Furniture Museum received a $35,900 grant from The Harvest Foundation to continue improvements to the Bassett area that aim to attract visitors and new businesses creating a vibrant community. -
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Dec 13, 2019 - The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) received a five-year $700,000 challenge grant from The Harvest Foundation to assist with resource development for the 2019 Outdoor Recreation Master Plan for Rivers and Trails. -
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Dec 11, 2019 - The Dick & Willie Passage Rail Trail is close to completion with support from The Harvest Foundation to finalize “6A,” a 2.96-mile section located from the Spruce Street Trailhead to the end of the existing trail at Mulberry Creek. -
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Dec 10, 2019 - The Martinsville Community Recreation Association (MCRA) will undertake a significant project to renovate and upgrade Hooker Field in Martinsville with support from The Harvest Foundation. -
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Dec 6, 2019 - A grant totaling $176,140 from The Harvest Foundation will support the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. as it develops a summer internship program starting in 2020. -
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Dec 4, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation kicked off its 2019 grant award announcements today at Blue Ridge Airport, reporting a total $3.88 million awarded to eight organizations by the foundation’s board of directors. -
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Nov 22, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation announced today that its president, Allyson Rothrock, is retiring and a search is underway for its next leader. -
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Nov 20, 2019 - RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced more people are working in Virginia than ever before, as employment levels rose and unemployment dropped in October. -
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Nov 11, 2019 - The Harvest Youth Board is seeking diners, drivers and other volunteers for its fourth annual Thanksgiving Eve dinner. -
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Nov 8, 2019 - With support from a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation, Piedmont Arts will bring the AIR Shift Workshop to Martinsville-Henry County. -
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Nov 7, 2019 - Martinsville, VA (November 7, 2019) For the second year, the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be sponsoring the #DineSmall campaign on Small Business Saturday on November 30th. -
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Nov 6, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation is pleased to announce a new addition to its staff, Stacy Peters, who will serve as the foundation’s grants administrator, and the addition of India Brown as a program officer. -
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Nov 5, 2019 - “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. -
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Oct 28, 2019 - The Harvest Youth Board helped bring the Speediatrics Fun Day Festival to the Martinsville Speedway for the first time with a $5,000 grant. -
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Oct 24, 2019 - Two metal recycling companies based in Sheffield, England, will open their first United States joint-venture operation in the former Ridgeway Clocks building, company and local officials announced Wednesday. -
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Oct 24, 2019 - The official opening of the Commonwealth Centre for Advanced Training (CCAT), complete with a ribbon cutting, was held Wednesday. About 100 people listened to speeches and toured the building. -
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Oct 18, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA– This week, the Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) Foundation accepted a check from the Gene Haas Foundation for $12,000. This is the fourth year that the Gene Haas Foundation has selected PHCC to be a recipient of this donation. -
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Oct 17, 2019 - 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. - Read More
Oct 7, 2019 - 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. -
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Sep 25, 2019 - 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 V -
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Sep 24, 2019 - QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia, Inc. (QCV) is has completed its tenth year of serving the Central Virginia community. -
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Sep 20, 2019 - 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. -
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Sep 13, 2019 - A lecture on small real estate development will be presented Sept. 17 at the New College Institute/Baldwin Building in Martinsville. -
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Sep 10, 2019 - 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 award from The Harvest Foundation to the County of Henry Department of Public Safety. -
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Sep 10, 2019 - 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. -
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Sep 9, 2019 - Community leaders in Martinsville & Henry County have identified the lack of available childcare options for parents as a priority issue impacting community residents. -
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Aug 15, 2019 - 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. -
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Aug 12, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA (August 12, 2019) -- The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is proud to welcome Jeffrey W. Sadler, CEcD as the new coordinator for housing and revitalization. - Read More
Aug 7, 2019 - COLLINSVILLE, VA – Eastman, a global specialty materials company, will invest more than $7.7 million to expand its manufacturing presence in Henry County, company and local officials announced today. -
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Aug 2, 2019 - A $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation to the County of Henry will help the Henry County Agricultural Fair kick off its planning and development. -
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Jul 26, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation is expanding its programming in economic development with the announcement of an incentive pool funding program for projects in the City of Martinsville and the County of Henry. -
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Jul 19, 2019 - 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. -
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Jul 5, 2019 - Lee Ford Camp is coming back to life, one project at a time. Since 2016, partnerships and donations of money, materials and labor have been used to repair and upgrade the facility. -
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Jun 28, 2019 - Martinsville (June 28, 2019) -- The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation’s Tourism Office (VisitMartinsville) and Mountain Laurel Trails are preparing to host the Sledgehammer XC Mountain Bike Race on July 13th at the biking complex -
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Jun 27, 2019 - 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. -
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Jun 18, 2019 - 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. -
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May 31, 2019 - Throughout the month of June, Virginia Career Works - Martinsville/Henry County Center, will host a series of workshops on career readiness. -
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May 28, 2019 - 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 from community partners and a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation. -
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May 23, 2019 - 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. -
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May 15, 2019 - 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. -
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Apr 26, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA – With more than 20 years of professional experience with community and project development, Tiffani Underwood is stepping into a new role at Patrick Henry Community College. -
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Apr 24, 2019 - 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 on April 16. -
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Apr 24, 2019 - 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. -
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Apr 18, 2019 - Henry County Public Schools honored 32 retirees at a special dinner and recognition ceremony on April 17. -
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Apr 11, 2019 - RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced a new initiative that will bolster the Governor’s goal of ensuring that every region, community, and household can participate and share in the Commonwealth’s economic progress. -
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Apr 6, 2019 - The Commonwealth Centre for Advanced training (CCAT) likely will be completed in June or July. -
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Apr 2, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA– Patrick Henry Community College welcomed eleven new students into the Psi Phi Chapter of the International Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa Saturday during an induction ceremony. -
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Mar 26, 2019 - The plan to expand the trail system around Martinsville and Henry County took a quick step down the road on Tuesday afternoon. -
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Mar 21, 2019 - Groups who are hosting students/children during the summer months for any type of activities, (day camps, Vacation Bible Schools, tutoring, etc.), can receive free meals or snacks to give to the children who come to their site. -
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Mar 15, 2019 - Martinsville (March 15, 2019) -- Today, the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation’s Tourism Office (VisitMartinsville) announced that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) “50 Years of Love” grant -
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Mar 11, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA – Together, the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) and the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation donated nearly $5,000 to Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) to restock the campus food pantry. -
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Mar 8, 2019 - Martinsville, VA (March 8, 2019) – For both outdoor and music enthusiasts, Smith River Fest presented by Smith River Provision Company has some exciting news. -
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Mar 8, 2019 - Sam Bush Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, Sierra Hull, and Ghost Light are among the final list of bands announced for the 11th annual Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival. -
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Mar 7, 2019 - The School Board of Henry County approved the Superintendent’s recommendation to fill one administrative position at their March 7 meeting. Dr. Ben Boone will be Director of Finance. -
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Mar 5, 2019 - Artificial turf replacement on both fields and a new playground surface are among the improvements being done at the decade-old Smith River Sports Complex. -
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Mar 1, 2019 - The announcement that Poland-based Press Glass would invest $43.55 million to establish a 280,000-square-foot factory in Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre marked a milestone for Martinsville and Henry County -
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Feb 27, 2019 - The Community Recovery Program, an initiative of Piedmont Community Services, was featured on ABC13's local station, WSET. Viola Rich, a former CRP participant, shared her story of recovery. -
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Feb 25, 2019 - Updates include new turf fields, renovated restroom facilities and work on the outside pedestrian bridges. -
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Feb 19, 2019 - Plans are moving forward for a $250,000 expansion a “wildly successful” Philpott Marina, said Henry County Parks and Recreation Director Roger Adams. -
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Feb 13, 2019 - Martinsville, VA (February 13, 2019) –The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation’s Tourism Office was recently awarded $5,000 to help increase visitation and tourism revenue. -
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Feb 12, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA – Patrick Henry Community College [PHCC] was recently awarded a grant totaling nearly $155,000 from the Virginia Community College System. -
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Feb 7, 2019 - If you sit in a booth at the former Texas Steakhouse, you will be served up the potential of a tax refund instead of a sizzling sirloin. -
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Feb 4, 2019 - Join The Harvest Foundation and Martinsville-Henry County's nonprofit community as we go beyond the funding and work to reach our full potential as strong partner organizations. -
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Feb 4, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA – VisitMartinsville and Martinsville Speedway are excited to announce they will be hosting the 2019 Hot Rod Power Tour on Sunday, June 9, 2019. -
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Feb 1, 2019 - The Harvest Foundation, located in Martinsville, Va., has released its 2018 annual report, which summarizes financial and grant highlights from fiscal year 2018. -
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Feb 1, 2019 - MARTINSVILLE, VA – The Patrick Henry Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for the Patrick Henry Scholars and Commonwealth Legacy scholarship. -
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Jan 31, 2019 - 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. -
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Jan 31, 2019 - RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced more than $625,000 in matching grant funds to be awarded to 33 local tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program (MLP). -
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Jan 28, 2019 - Patrick Henry Community College announces a new nursing scholarship thanks to a $50,000 gift from Martha Lou Henry, a longtime nurse at Children's Medical Center before her passing in 2018. -
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Jan 22, 2019 - ANCHOR Commission will use a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation to expand the capacity of the Lee Ford Camp recreational facility, located in Ridgeway. -
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Jan 11, 2019 - Eastman Chemical Company donated a fleet of bikes and helmets to the physical education program at Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School. -
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Jan 8, 2019 - Rev. Charles Whitfield and Dr. John “Pat” Favero, both of Martinsville, will join The Harvest Foundation Board of Directors this year. -
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Jan 4, 2019 - The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness announced today that Dr. Michael Waters, M.D. has joined its staff and will be offering primary care to adults and children at Ridgeway Family Health, one of the Coalition’s two health center -
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Jan 3, 2019 - RICHMOND—First Lady Pamela Northam today announced that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) received a one-year $9.9 million competitive federal Preschool Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for -
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Jan 3, 2019 - The School Board of Henry County approved the Superintendent’s recommendation to fill one administrative position at their January 3 meeting. -
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