Nine volunteer firefighters with the Patrick Springs Volunteer Fire Department recently completed their Firefighter I training program. Assistant Chief Clint Weidhaas said the class is 160 hours long and lasts for four months. “In that 160 hours there are two separate classes in hazard materials awareness and then hazard materials operations. It’s basically two nights
Read moreMany of the quilts displayed in the annual Independence Day quilt show in Vesta included a patriotic theme, and the...
Vesta Community Center’s Old Time and Bluegrass Music Competition featured a number of events for the young and young at...
Ferrum College will offer Journalism as a major beginning Fall 2023 with hands-on experiential learning as its key characteristic. Every journalism...
Meadows of Dan Elementary School Kaylene Garcia, a rising 8th grader from Meadows of Dan, exemplifies outstanding character, citizenship, trustworthiness,...
Patrick & Henry Community College’s Brian Henderson, Athletic Director and Assistant Vice-President for Student Engagement and Inclusion, announced the addition...
Track Boys All Piedmont District Team Ethan Cobbler- 2nd Place in 400 Meter Dash Moises Cisneros- District Champion in 800...
Ferrum College will offer Journalism as a major beginning Fall 2023 with hands-on experiential learning as its key characteristic. Every journalism...
Meadows of Dan Elementary School Kaylene Garcia, a rising 8th grader from Meadows of Dan, exemplifies outstanding character, citizenship, trustworthiness,...
The last Smart boy is gone. Harold, 87, of Charlottesville, Virginia passed away April 4, 2023. He was born in...
Mr. Larry D. Jones, age 66 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at his home. He was born in...
Andrea Carolyn Frazier passed away unexpectedly at her home the evening of March 10, 2023. She was born in Danville,...
Dovie Hughes “Shirley” Lawrence, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on March 25, 2023. She was born on November 15, 1934,...
Many of the quilts displayed in the annual Independence Day quilt show in Vesta included a patriotic theme, and the Freedom Quilty Ladies presented 24 Quilts of Valor (QOV) to area veterans who served during times of conflict and war. The Freedom Quilty Ladies has formed an entirely new group to...
Read moreVesta Community Center’s Old Time and Bluegrass Music Competition featured a number of events for the young and young at heart. Several children participated in the annual Vesta Community Center July 4 Sack Race. (Contributed Photos) Teams played the classic Egg Toss at the Vesta Community Center Fourth of July...
Read moreFerrum College will offer Journalism as a major beginning Fall 2023 with hands-on experiential learning as its key characteristic. Every journalism class in the major and minor moves beyond the necessary classroom theory and provides an avenue for publication via real-world application of skills and competencies. Students have opportunities for online,...
Read moreMeadows of Dan Elementary School Kaylene Garcia, a rising 8th grader from Meadows of Dan, exemplifies outstanding character, citizenship, trustworthiness, and leadership. She displays great moral character in her relationships with her teachers, staff, and fellow peers. Kaylene demonstrates responsibility by her willingness to help others and taking care of...
Read moreSabrina Rorrer was recently recognized as the 2023 Patrick County High School recipient of the William & Mary Leadership Award. Established in 1998 to honor young leaders, the William & Mary Leadership Award is presented to one outstanding current junior from each high school in the Commonwealth. Sabrina received a...
Read moreThe faculty and staff at Patrick County High School (PCHS) recognized students’ academic achievements for the 2022-2023 school year. World Language, Fine Arts, Heath & PE Spanish I Abigail Bryant Spanish I Lilly Kelly Spanish II Camille Gonzalez Spanish II Jaxon Ayers-Rosas Spanish III Daryl Lynn Combs Spanish III...
Read moreDugger awarded degree from The University of Alabama Amanda Dugger, of Stuart, has received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration from The University of Alabama. UA awarded over 5,885 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies. Area students among those named to SCC Honors Lists The Spring Semester...
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Tim Hall was hired as the interim county administrator. He is pictured with Finance Officer Lori Jones and Human Resources Director Donna Shough. Hall will begin the new role on April 6. The Patrick County Board of Supervisors authorized Tim Hall, an executive manager with The Berkley Group, to act as...
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognized April 2 as Wood Brothers Racing Day in Virginia. Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 when Wood family patriarch Glenn Wood decided to try racing. He went on to win many races on the fledgling NASCAR circuit and became one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers....
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Daren Layman and Eric O’Connell of Patrick County, Virginia enjoy the I.C. DeHart Trail System. A public Trail Celebration Event will be held to commemorate the opening of the newly enhanced trail system at the I.C. DeHart Park at 631 Charity Highway in Woolwine, according to the Patrick County Tourism...
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James Houchins, director of the Patrick County Tourism Office, addressed the crowd attending the county’s inaugural Tourism Summit last week. James Houchins hopes to parlay the success of the county’s inaugural Tourism Summit into an annual event, with collaboration a centerpiece of his efforts. “We want to make it an...
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Travis Murphy is the county’s new director of recreation. Patrick County’s new Parks and Recreation Director Travis Murphy hopes to live up to the standard set by his predecessor Clyde Crissman, who retired on March 31. Since beginning his new role on March 20, Murphy said Crissman showed him around...
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