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May 14, 2012	Brown trout fingerlings released
	Martinsville Bulletin: For the first time, Trout in the Classroom partnered with the YMCA to allow students who attend a Collinsville YMCA program to raise trout there.
May 2, 2012	Dancing for the Arts
	Martinsville Bulletin: Clay Campbell and Kathy Rogers took the silver globe trophies home Saturday night, winning the first Piedmont Arts' Dancing for the Arts presentation.
Apr 17, 2012	Reaction varied on NCI plans
	Martinsville Bulletin: The New College Institute's (NCI) plan to construct a building in the vacant Baldwin Block uptown drew questions, compliments and criticism during a public meeting Monday night at Albert Harris Elementary School.
Apr 16, 2012	Dancing for the Arts
	Martinsville Bulletin: Pendleton and Bowles pick up the beat to dance the Paso Doble
Apr 15, 2012	NCI seeks input on building
	Martinsville Bulletin: High-tech learning is its key purpose
Apr 15, 2012	NCI: ‘Learning spaces’ set for new technology
	Martinsville Bulletin: Classrooms in the proposed New College Institute (NCI) building would not be like those in which most area residents have been educated.
Apr 11, 2012	Rock Ridge Trail has opened at Beaver Creek Reservoir
	Martinsville Bulletin: Rock Ridge Trail offers more wilderness experience for outdoor enthusiasts in Henry County, Dan River Basin Association program manager Brian Williams said.
Apr 11, 2012	NCI plans altered
	Martinsville Bulletin: Second main entrance, green space added
Apr 10, 2012	New trail will open today at reservoir
	Martinsville Bulletin: Rock Ridge Trail, the newest multi-use trail in Henry County, officially will open today at the Beaver Creek Reservoir.
Apr 9, 2012	Courses, careers connect at readiness night events
	Martinsville Bulletin: About 300 Martinsville High School students and their families learned about new school programs and how they connect to future careers at College and Career Readiness Nights last week.
Apr 9, 2012	DeVault, Davis ready to cha-cha
	Martinsville Bulletin: Dancing for the Arts
Apr 8, 2012	NCI plans draw praise
	Martinsville Bulletin: Building proposed uptown
Apr 6, 2012	NCI: High-tech training will attract companies
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Martinsville area has the potential to become a center for advanced manufacturing, as well as research and development, in a few years, according to New College Institute (NCI) officials.
Apr 6, 2012	NCI unveils building plans
	Martinsville Bulletin: Academics, manufacturing, heritage have a place
Apr 3, 2012	Students make earth-friendly planters
	Martinsville Bulletin: First-grade classes at Patrick Henry Elementary School recently made earth-friendly planters.
Apr 1, 2012	Courthouse cannons moved to new sites
	Martinsville Bulletin: To make way for landscape project
Mar 29, 2012	Visit to area shaped speaker
	Martinsville Bulletin: Berry spoke to about 600 people Wednesday at Patrick Henry Community College.
Mar 29, 2012	School visitors see iPad success story
	Martinsville Bulletin: Tablet computers are high-tech textbooks for county students
Mar 28, 2012	Penn is teacher of the year
	Martinsville Bulletin: Alice Penn, a special education teacher at Albert Harris Elementary School, is the Martinsville School Division's 2012-13 Teacher of the Year.
Mar 28, 2012	Power snacks are great before activity
	Martinsville Bulletin: Several young runners have learned that nutritious food doesn't have to be bland.
Mar 26, 2012	MHS trio dominates Martinsville 5K race
	Martinsville Bulletin: About 500 people from 13 states took part in the Martinsville Half Marathon and 5K
Mar 26, 2012	Waller and Harris get ready to tango
	Martinsville Bulletin: Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of stories about couples who will compete in "Dancing for the Arts," a competition to benefit Piedmont Arts Association's educational programs.
Mar 26, 2012	Students bring chess to life
	Martinsville Bulletin: The chess pieces in play at Albert Harris Elementary School on Friday were a little bigger than usual -- and quite a bit more life-like.
Mar 25, 2012	College showcase draws around 400
	Martinsville Bulletin: Spectators were treated to nine collegiate soccer matches at 2012 Smith River College Showcase free of charge on Saturday, but those weren't the only games being played at the Smith River Sports Complex.
Mar 25, 2012	VMNH exhibit explores moonshining, racing
	Martinsville Bulletin: Visitors to the Virginia Museum of Natural History on Saturday explored the area's history of moonshining and racing.
Mar 23, 2012	Robotics team to travel to national competition
	Martinsville Bulletin: An outpouring of community support will help send the robotics team from the Piedmont Governor's School for Mathematics, Science and Technology to St. Louis, Mo., in April to compete in the FIRST Championship finals.
Mar 22, 2012	Assessment set at Baldwin Block
	Martinsville Bulletin: Survey and environmental crews soon will start inspecting the Baldwin Block uptown as part of a needs assessment for the New College Institute, the city announced in a news release Wednesday.
Mar 21, 2012	SRSC to host three events Saturday
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Smith River Sports Complex (SRSC) will be busy this weekend, as it is hosting men's college soccer, a high school soccer jam and a semi-professional football game.
Mar 21, 2012	'Rocks to Racing'
	Martinsville Bulletin: Exhibit shows racing link
Mar 20, 2012	Roads to close Saturday for half-marathon, 5K uptown
	Martinsville Bulletin: Motorists planning to travel through the city on Saturday morning may find a few closed roads as hundreds of runners take part in the Martinsville half-marathon and 5K.
Mar 13, 2012	PCS marks four decades
	Martinsville Bulletin: Tobin, others reflect on organization's impact
Mar 12, 2012	Teachers catch the beat as they prepare for dance competition
	Martinsville Bulletin: Dancing for the Arts
Mar 9, 2012	Ground is broken on courthouse landscaping project
	Martinsville Bulletin: Ground was broken Thursday to launch the Garden Club of Virginia's landscape project at the former Henry County courthouse.
Mar 8, 2012	Harvest marks 10th year
	Martinsville Bulletin: More Than $74 million given in 180 grants
Mar 8, 2012	Rothtrock: Harvest Welcomes Public Input
	Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation is a private organization, but it listens to the public's ideas about what projects should be funded in the community, according to its chief executive.
Feb 23, 2012	New Fieldale trail to offer insight into industry here
	Martinsville Bulletin: Area residents and visitors soon will be able to learn about the local textile industry -- past and present -- and its impact on the community while they get some exercise.
Feb 22, 2012	Cupcake Wars
	Martinsville Bulletin: Students wage sweet battle at Spencer-Penn: There was a war going on recently at Spencer-Penn Centre, but instead of battle cries and machine guns, this war involved laughter -- and buttercream frosting.
Feb 21, 2012	CEO: LamTech a 'nuts-and-bolts' firm
	Martinsville Bulletin: Fred Zoeller describes Laminate Technologies (LamTech) as a "conservative, nuts-and-bolts company" that produces customized laminated panels and fabricated components for kitchen cabinets, furniture and store fixtures.
Feb 21, 2012	LamTech to create 30 jobs
	Martinsville Bulletin: Ohio company to invest $3 million in county plant: The improving economy, the skills of Henry County-area workers and the assistance of governments and the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp.
Feb 20, 2012	CHILL, HEY! mark a decade of promoting healthy choices
	Martinsville Bulletin: CHILL and HEY! are celebrating 10 years of empowering youth and families to make healthy life choices.
Feb 15, 2012	Runners training with YMCA
	Martinsville Bulletin: For half-marathon, 5K run
Feb 15, 2012	Hotel project funds sought
	Martinsville Bulletin: Phoenix official briefs city council on plans
Feb 12, 2012	Teens receive a dose of reality with money management program
	Martinsville Bulletin: The youth took part in "Reality Store," a money management program through the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Feb 8, 2012	Heath sees positive trends in economic data for area
	Martinsville Bulletin: Data illustrates several positive trends, according to Mark Heath, president and CEO of the Martinsville-Henry County EDC.
Feb 7, 2012	Students to debate social media's effects on health
	Martinsville Bulletin: Is social media good or bad for your health? That question will be debated by several Martinsville High School students.
Feb 6, 2012	VMNH moves awards event to capital
	Martinsville Bulletin: Martinsville museum is seeking more of a statewide presence
Feb 6, 2012	Sports complex impact gauged
	Martinsville Bulletin: SRSC says economic impact doubled
Feb 2, 2012	TheatreWorks' "Revue" spans 40 years of music
	Martinsville Bulletin: A little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll.
Feb 1, 2012	PHCC, Averett OK program for transfers
	Martinsville Bulletin: Patrick Henry Community College and Averett University have begun a Passport Transfer Program to help more students receive four-year degrees.
Feb 1, 2012	From samba to rumba, dancers set to have fun
	Martinsville Bulletin: The dancers and their partners for the April 21 event were announced Tuesday at Piedmont Arts.
Feb 1, 2012	'Dancing for the Arts'
	Martinsville Bulletin: Dance teams will compete to support PAA programs
Jan 31, 2012	Intern deadline is Friday
	Martinsville Bulletin: NCI program remains mostly for local students
Jan 30, 2012	PHCC will expand 'STEM' offerings
	Martinsville Bulletin: Future careers seen in science, technology, engineering and math
Jan 27, 2012	United Way hits 88 percent of goal
	Martinsville Bulletin: Committee will decide on allocations
Jan 23, 2012	Student chess players face off in showdown
	Martinsville Bulletin: Murmurs of "checkmate" filled the library at Patrick Henry Elementary School recently as Patrick Henry students faced their peers from Albert Harris Elementary in a chess showdown.
Jan 22, 2012	Shop local initiative: Every dollar matters
	Martinsville Bulletin: Survey, website, mass marketing all part of effort
Jan 22, 2012	Event promotes healthy choices
	Martinsville Bulletin: Local students learned about healthy eating habits and healthy lifestyles Thursday as part of Virginia Healthy Youth Day.
Jan 20, 2012	Girls on the Run to hold first registration in area
	Martinsville Bulletin: Girls on the Run will serve girls in third through eighth grades. During the 10-week program, participants will train for a 5K run (about 3 miles) and will be taught lessons that empower them.
Jan 20, 2012	Rich Acres students honored for award
	Martinsville Bulletin: Blue Ribbon School
Jan 19, 2012	Students use new NCI lab
	Martinsville Bulletin: The New College Institute opened a state-of-the-art science lab last week on Fayette Street.
Jan 18, 2012	Event addresses MLK's vision
	Martinsville Bulletin: About 40 people talked Tuesday about how to move Martinsville-Henry County closer to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of a "beloved community" during a roundtable program at the New College Institute.
Jan 18, 2012	New Henry County school superintendent makes rounds
	Martinsville Bulletin: Jared A. Cotton's first day on the job as superintendent of Henry County Schools was a busy one.
Jan 18, 2012	Food is work and play for Johnson
	Martinsville Bulletin: Tamara Johnson grew up around people who knew how to cook and did so often.
Jan 15, 2012	Paintings, 3-D invite viewers' own interpretations
	Martinsville Bulletin: Artist Dianne Smith creates something out of nothing.
Jan 15, 2012	Local bike club cleans up area
	Martinsville Bulletin: Twelve members of the Henry County Bike Club braved cold temperatures and windy conditions on Friday to pick up trash and debris.
Jan 12, 2012	First part of revitalization project is unveiled
	Martinsville Bulletin: The first portion of uptown Martinsville's revitalization project was unveiled on Wednesday, and additional improvements are planned soon.
Jan 12, 2012	Wampler at NCI: Education supports economic development
	Martinsville Bulletin: Higher education and economic development go hand-in-hand, according to the New College Institute's new executive director.
Jan 11, 2012	Nationally certified teachers honored
	Martinsville Bulletin: Twelve teachers who earned National Board certification and another who earned certification and later recertification were recognized Tuesday at Henry County Schools' first National Board Certification Recognition Banquet.
Jan 11, 2012	Teachers' success may set example for others
	Martinsville Bulletin: At a banquet Tuesday night, several Henry County Schools officials said they hope that having 13 educators in the school system who have achieved National Board Certification will inspire others to do the same.
Jan 11, 2012	Healthy cooking is back on the table
	Martinsville Bulletin: To start out the new year right
Jan 10, 2012	Fifty years after they enrolled, early PHCC students reflect
	Martinsville Bulletin: As Patrick Henry Community College celebrates its 50th anniversary, three of the first students to enroll at the school reflected on the ways things have changed -- and the ways they haven't -- at PHCC in the last half century.
Jan 6, 2012	TheatreWorks unveils 2012 lineup: 'Spicy with a kick'
	Martinsville Bulletin: TheatreWorks Community Players is sharing TV chef Julia Child's recipe for success in the upcoming season.
Jan 5, 2012	Wampler: NCI well-positioned to seek funds under governor's budget plan
	Martinsville Bulletin: New College Institute is well-positioned to seek funding under Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed higher education package.
Jan 4, 2012	Retiring Sen. Wampler will head New College Institute
	Washington Post: The board of directors at New College Institute in Martinsville unanimously tapped Wampler to be their new executive director Tuesday.
Jan 4, 2012	William Wampler picked to lead New College Institute
	Roanoke Times: The outgoing state senator from Bristol was lauded for taking over the New College Institute.
Jan 4, 2012	Wampler helped with NCI's start
	Martinsville Bulletin: Wampler, who is leaving the Senate after 24 years, is the Senate's senior ranking member of the Republican Party and played a key role in crafting the state budget as a member of the Budget Conference Committee since 1997.
Jan 4, 2012	Wampler will lead NCI
	Martinsville Bulletin: State Sen. William Wampler envisions the New College Institute as a "pipeline" that will enable area students to pursue higher education.
Jan 2, 2012	Grading project 'meet, greet' planned
	Martinsville Bulletin: Goal is to help other businesses benefit from work at park