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ValleyStar Credit Union donated $16,000 to Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) to support school programs and double the number of ValleyStar scholarships offered to students each year. ValleyStar Credit Union is dedicated to P&HCC’s goal of providing a quality education for students. As a result, ValleyStar presented two checks...

Matt Speare, Rich Spiker and Tony Kallsen all were promoted to Senior Executive Vice Presidents, according to a release from Carter Bank & Trust (NASDAQ:CARE). The three had previously served as Executive Vice Presidents. Matt Speare Speare will also assume the role of Chief Operations Officer, a change from his...

Patrick & Henry Community College Board added four new members: Sean Adkins, Belinda Bryant, Robert Foster, and Dr. Shana LeGrant. These members were appointed by their respective localities to fill vacancies that arose last year. Sean Adkins Adkins is the director of Economic Development for Patrick County. His career has...

Lindsay Davies, D.O., has joined the medical staff of Northern Regional Hospital to serve as a Hospitalist physician for inpatients at the nationally recognized 133-bed community hospital. A board-certified physician, Dr. Davies served previously as a Hospitalist at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee for two years; and, prior thereto, served three years as...

Karen Jackson The New College Institute (NCI) expressed a heartfelt goodbye to Interim Executive Director Karen R. Jackson during a board meeting on June 24 and has begun the search for its fifth executive director. State Sen. William M. Stanley, Jr. and others praised Jackson for her multiple accomplishments, leadership,...

The New College Institute has hired Dr. Susheela Shanta as the new Coordinator of K12 Programs & Institutional Data, beginning June 27.  This position at NCI will work with the current team and network of partners in offering unmatched student support services, industry partnerships, community outreach, and pipeline development services....

For residents of The Landmark Center, Tuesdays and Thursdays are exciting. That’s when Peggy Belton, TLC’s Cosmetologist, has her salon open. For more than 30 years Peggy has brought joy, perms and manicures to residents and staff, and to honor her service, she was chosen as Employee of the Month...

After an intensive, nationwide search, Dr. Christopher Wikstrom was named the Vice President of Academic & Student Success Services at Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC). “Dr. Wikstrom’s extensive experience and expertise in areas of faculty leadership, institutional research/effectiveness, strategic planning, and accreditation combined with his student-centered focus makes him...

Ronald and Joyce Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Poor Farmer, will celebrate the 37th year of business of the Poor Farmer’s Farm County Store in Vesta on June 18. A celebration will be held at the store from 1 to 3 p.m. with The County Boys performing on the front porch...

SRC Productions, Inc. received a $10,000 grant for its Stuart Beach Music Festival, to be held June 9-11. The grant was part of the more than $2.7 million the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) awarded to 259 local and regional tourism marketing programs across the state to help increase visitation and...