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Three PHCC athletes earn NJCAA academic honors

Three PHCC athletes earn NJCAA...

Three Patrick Henry Community College Student-Athletes were named Academic Achievement award winners Tuesday by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Ashley Lazo Women’s soccer player Ashley Lazo was honored in ...

Chrysler Complies, Will Recall 2.7 Million Older-Model Jeeps

Chrysler Complies, Will Recall...

PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC, Lily Kesselman (NEW YORK) -- After initially refusing to issue a recall because it disagreed with the government, Chrysler Group now says it will recall older Jeep ...

Martinsville Schools and Sheriff’s Office Partner on School Safety Grant

Martinsville Schools and Sheri...

Martinsville is among 24 Virginia localities that will receive state funds for a new School Resource Officer position, thanks to a grant approved last week by the Criminal Justice Services ...

Three PHCC athletes earn NJCAA academic honors

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 under Featured, Sports.  

Three Patrick Henry Community College Student-Athletes were named Academic Achievement award winners Tuesday by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Ashley Lazo Women’s soccer player Ashley Lazo was honored in the Superior Academic Achievement category for her 3.92 GPA. Lazo ...

Augusta County grand jury has indicted two local people on charges of election fraud

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 under News.  

Adam Dustin Ward of Martinsville faces 21 counts of perjury, and 21 counts of falsifying documents. Jennifer Derrebery of Bassett was indicted on one count of each. Neither suspect has been arrested on the felony charges. Court records show the alleged ...

Chamber presents awards

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 under News.  

The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards luncheon at Bassett Country Club Tuesday. Richard Hall, managing partner of Orion Capital and a member of the board of directors of Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, was presented the first ...

Chrysler Complies, Will Recall 2.7 Million Older-Model Jeeps

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 under Featured, News.  

PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC, Lily Kesselman (NEW YORK) -- After initially refusing to issue a recall because it disagreed with the government, Chrysler Group now says it will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs that could be at ...

Harvest Foundation grant to support Dance Espanol Summer Art Program

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 under News.  

Project will support summer dance camp for local students at Piedmont Arts Association   Martinsville, VA – The Harvest Foundation has approved a Pick Up the Pace! grant to Piedmont Arts Association to support Dance Espanol, a summer enrichment camp that will ...

VSBA School Law Conference Keeps Local School Board Members & Administrators Current

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 under News.  

HENRY COUNTY, VA - Many decisions school board members make have legal implications that will impact school divisions for years to come. The Virginia School Boards Association’s 2013 School Law Conference, held on June 7 in Charlottesville, offered legal guidance ...

SPCA Director resigns

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 under News.  

Leslie Hervey has resigned her post as executive director of the Martinsville-Henry County SPCA, and she will begin work as the new executive director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, likely in mid-July. It is reported Hervey was contacted by a recruiter ...

Martinsville Schools and Sheriff’s Office Partner on School Safety Grant

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 17, 2013 under Featured, News.  

Martinsville is among 24 Virginia localities that will receive state funds for a new School Resource Officer position, thanks to a grant approved last week by the Criminal Justice Services Board. Martinsville City Public Schools and the Martinsville Sheriff’s Office partnered ...

GM Recalls Close to 200,000 Vehicles over Fire Risk

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 17, 2013 under Featured, News.  

LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- General Motors is recalling close to 200,000 vehicles over an issue with the driver's door that could result in a fire. In a letter to GM, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says fluid could get into ...

Virginia’s medicaid program under fire

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 17, 2013 under News.  

The battle lines are drawn over a major overhaul of Virginia’s Medicaid program that could lead to expanding coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Virginians. The Virginia Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission will meet for the first time today ...
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