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Ken Larking: An Interview With Danville’s City Manager

Can you tell us a little about your background? Where you were born, grew up, etc. I was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Calgary, Alberta, when I was around 10-years old. My family moved to New Jersey when I was around 11 and just outside Austin, Texas, two years later. We moved... Read More

Business, Community Strong, Local, People

February 19, 2018

Ten Years Of Fun in MHC

The Martinsville-Henry County Visitor Center has been assisting residents and travelers to the community since March 2008. To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, here are some well-known and some surprising facts about the MHC Visitor Center and #VisitMartinsville. The Martinsville-Henry County Visitor Center became state certified through the Virginia Tourism Corporation in March 2008. Since then,... Read More

Local

February 19, 2018

Making People Laugh Out Loud

As a college student, Carol Metz began working in radio in 1983 at WYPR. “I was very lucky but it was because of someone else’s bad judgment. I walked into WYPR in the Downtowner on Main Street to ask for a job. I had no experience. I wanted a part-time job, and I thought radio... Read More

Local, People, Rave Awards Hall of Fame

February 19, 2018

Investing In The Region’s Future

How do you reinvent and reignite a local economy? It’s a question that cities and counties across the nation ask themselves every day. And yet, some find success, while others struggle to make it happen. For those that succeed, what is a common thread? Nearly every thriving local economy has a strong entrepreneurial system at... Read More

Business, Local, People

February 19, 2018

Playing Fair

Jonny Fairplay is no stranger to controversy. Since appearing on Survivor: Pearl Islands and creating, in host Jeff Probst’s words, “the greatest lie ever told on Survivor,” Fairplay has embraced the role of a heel, and in some instances literally wore the moniker across his chest like a badge of honor. But, the last year... Read More

Local, People

January 29, 2018

How Are Public Schools Financed? Part I

Superintendents view the period from December through April as the budget season. This varies across school districts with most planning, preparing, and finalizing a budget on or before April 1 as required by law. State law requires each division superintendent to prepare, with the approval of the school board, and submit to the governing body’s... Read More

From the Superintendent

January 17, 2018

Celebrating 65 Years of Philpott Lake

2018 marks the 65th anniversary of Philpott Lake, located in Virginia’s Henry, Patrick and Franklin counties. Philpott Dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1948 to 1953 to control flooding in the area and created beautiful Philpott Lake which is now a recreational hotspot for Southern Virginia and surrounding areas. In... Read More

Local

January 16, 2018

A Quick Chat with David Hall, Co-Founder and President of Park & Diamond, 2016 IdeaFest Winner

What did you learn from the competition? The competition was the perfect opportunity to distill the mission, vision, and progress of Park & Diamond into a quick presentation. It challenges you to concisely organize the progress while determining the next steps of the company. A successful pitch for IdeaFest requires the entrepreneurs to take a... Read More

Business, Local, People

January 16, 2018

Entrepreneurism: It Starts With An Idea

Entrepreneur. It is defined as a person who identifies an innovative and scalable opportunity, organizes the resources, and creates a successful enterprise. But at the heart of it, what is an entrepreneur, really? Likely, he or she is someone who started off with an idea. Many of us have ideas but aren’t sure where to... Read More

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