Henry News

Been wondering what it feels like to have a nasal mist H1N1 vaccine? Students at Albert Harris Elementary School have the answer.

Harvest awards $200,000 grant Tuesday, November 3, 2009 TheatreWorks Community Players has received a $200,000 grant from the Harvest Foundation to fund the development of an uptown theatrical venue and to expand its programs during the next three years.

The Martinsville Schools Endowment Board last week approved a total $3,566.83 in grants to teachers in the city schools for creative learning activities.

A Franklin County family had its vacation cut short after learning their home caught on fire.

Politics is a pendulum that swings back and forth, according to Del. Ward Armstrong.

Ben White participates in a history class at Virginia Community College in Roanoke.

A new certificate program for college transfer students is being developed at Patrick Henry Community College .

Virginia has received its first shipments of H1N1 influenza vaccine: thousands of doses of nasal mist to immunize health care workers.

Many people in Bryan-College Station know Jim Gordon as a retired pharmicist, who practiced in the Brazos Valley for over 40 years.

Virginia's one-of-a-kind Illegal Whiskey Unit -- a team of agents dedicated to busting up bootleg stills -- has fallen prey to state budget woes, leaving southwest Virginia's elusive moonshiners without a full-time, dedicated foe for the first time in decades.

A crane operator was killed earlier today after his machine fell off a barge into Smith Mountain Lake.

Elizabeth Futral will be featured in "Juan," a modernized version of the opera "Don Giovanni." An internationally renowned opera soprano who lives in Franklin County has made her move from stage to silver screen.

Chickahominy Middle School's rising sixth graders have gotten a head start preparing for the new school year.

Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009/09/24 - 14:56. The Medievalists' Network website has posted an interview with Dr.

Approval of a new Middle College program at Thomas Nelson Community College provides another option for those without a high school diploma who are interested in pursuing college classes.

The economic downturn has pushed more new patients to the Free Medical Clinic of Martinsville and Henry County, officials said, but its overall patient load has decreased in the last year.

After working for the U.S. Postal Service in post offices from Henry, Va., to Raleigh, N.C., Janice Minnix said she feels like she has come home.

The J.T.-Minnie Maude Charitable Trust is accepting applications from non-traditional college-bound students and area nonprofit organizations.

Martinsville Police say a man led them on a chase through Henry and Pittsylvania Counties, before ending in Chatham.

Henry-Martinsville Social Services is to pay $75,000 a year to occupy the former Athena building at the Clearview Business Park, its lease shows.