With Halloween around the corner, many different ghostly attractions will open their doors to the public. Smokestack Theatre Company, however, decided to take a different, more historical approach to the holida...

Lakesha Reed-Curtis was born and raised in Danville. She is a wife, mother of two, a registered nurse, an author, and entrepreneur. Reed-Curtis owns Medical Solutions Academy in Danville. Medical Solutions Acad...

Morgan Epstein was raised in Greensboro, NC and made the move to Danville in 2011 to attend Averett University. While at Averett, Epstein fell in love with the revitalization of the River District and knew she ...

Beth Stinnett is the Assistant Director of Tourism and the Film Office Coordinator with the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation. She has been with the organization for seven years and wor...

Corrie Bobe is Danville native and a product of the Danville Public School System. After majoring in Marketing Management at Virginia Tech, her job took her to Northern Virginia and then San Francisco for a bri...

Passion, in its truest form, is sensory. Passion is meant to be seen, it is meant to be heard; it is meant to be felt. Passion is what The Smokestack Theatre Company is built upon. Danville’s River Distri...

Ty’Quan Graves is the youngest member to be elected to the Danville Public Schools Board. He also is a member of the Social Service Advisory Board, and the Project Discovery Board all while majoring in Elemen...

Whether by foot, bike, boat, kayak, or motorcycle, you can cruise throughout Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia this season to admire the fall colors. Hikers: Enjoy the path less taken along some of the ma...

SVHEC, HEC, the College… people refer to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center by a number of names. For many though, it’s the “best kept secret in Halifax County.” “Although we’ve been i...

The Smith River Sports Complex in Axton, VA, is a 90-acre multi-use sports facility that has drawn athletes and families from all over the country to Henry County, VA. The Complex hosts youth matches, high scho...

According to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, about 1 in 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is reported to occur in a...

Expansion and growth in downtown South Boston are stronger than ever.  A combination of public and private investment—not any single person, business or project—has spurred a renaissance in downtown South ...

The town of Halifax is on the cusp of something big. With revitalization firmly on its mind, Halifax has a clear vision for the future of its downtown. Plans are in motion for design and improvements to both ...

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Celebrate Virginia Craft Beer Month with a visit to Mountain Valley Brewing (MVB) in Axton, VA. MVB, which opened in May 2017, is Martinsville-Henry County’s first and only craft brewery. According to the Vir...