The 2020 SHOWCASE MAGAZINE Community Strong People of the Yearare sponsored by URW COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Angienette Dixon says she is “first a servant of God.”  She is also a loving wife, and ...

The 2020 SHOWCASE MAGAZINE Community Strong People of the Yearare sponsored by URW COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Scott Booth moved to Danville in early 2018 to become the City’s chief of police.  He...

Well, my friends, we've reached the end of another year, and what a year it has been. As I was writing this, I went back to photos I had taken in the first couple months of 2020. It seems like another world an...

All my life, I have heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Before having children, I often thought this was a cliche thing to say. I knew many people at the time that were raising childre...

With the holiday season upon us, are you left wondering where to get started or how to finish your shopping list? Don’t stress. You can get everyone crossed off your list with a shopping weekend in Martinsvi...

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As I write this, my favorite NBA team since childhood, the Los Angeles Lakers, have just won their record-tying 17th world championship. It was the culmination of what we will know as literally, and figurative...

I’ve spent the last few weeks silently trying to process this situation that we, as a country, are currently in. I have spent many nights praying for those I love. I’ve prayed for our community and our hea...

British entrepreneur James Caan said it best, “Nothing will replace the thrill of creating a profitable company from scratch.” From being the master of your own destiny, to being your own boss, to havin...

Cooler temperatures giving you and the family cabin fever? No worries, we have your ultimate guide to a weekend full of family fun that everyone will enjoy. Martinsville-Henry County has plenty of opportunitie...

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If anxiety were a superpower, I would have already solved the world's problems before they even occurred. I would have already played out the mass contagion that is the coronavirus in my head years before it e...

“Hey honey. October is a women’s issue, so you should write my column, you know, about being a woman.” Being female doesn’t mean I represent all women, Lee! But my cynicism does have me thinking, I may...

Do you have the fever? The fever to catch some 1st class fish? Virginia Is for Lovers, and Martinsville-Henry County is for Fishing Lovers. Whether you’re looking to hook some beautiful largemouth bass, or s...

Corrie Teague Bobe joined the Danville Office of Economic Development nearly 11 years ago. “Economic development is a challenging yet rewarding career path to pursue, especially in a community that is reinve...