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Welcome to Martinsville-Henry County An introduction to the area’s people, places and events

Fairy Tales Come True

Please Be Seated An enormous chair that traveled all around the U.S. from 20022009 is now on permanent display in Uptown Martinsville.

The chair was built in 2002 to mark the 100th anniversary of local manufacturer Bassett Furniture Industries, and later was used to open Bassett Furniture stores across the U.S. Located just off Church Street, it weighs 6,000 pounds, towers 20 feet tall and spans more than 8 feet across.

During the piece’s ribbon-cutting in 2009, Bassett Furniture President and CEO Rob Spilman said it is fitting that the chair’s “final resting place is right here in the seat of the furniture industry.”

Visitors to Fairy Stone State Park are often brought to tears.

Tiny rocks called fairy stones, also known as fairy tears, can be dug at Fairy Mountain near the entrance to the park. Fairy stones are cross-shaped iron aluminum silicate crystals formed millions of years ago.

They exist in four different and distinct shapes, including the St. Andrew’s cross, a Maltese cross, a Roman cross and a single crystal.

The stones have no monetary value but thousands of people hunt for them each year at the park – one of the few places in the world where they can be found.

The Rives is Rockin’ The historic Rives Theatre in Uptown Martinsville isn’t a movie theater anymore. But the cinema’s loss is the community’s gain, as the 250-seat venue now hosts everything from stand-up comedy to rock, bluegrass and country music concerts. The diverse lineup is thanks to Friends of the Rives, a non-profit group devoted to keeping the Rives open and hopping with music, private parties and other performances.

Appalachian roots band Folk Soul Revival sold out its show at the Rives, and other concerts like country singer Clinton Gregory and bluegrass band Larry Keel and Natural Bridge have been popular as well.

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Fast Facts

Small But Speedy Good things come in small packages, as evidenced by Martinsville Speedway.

The .526-mile oval, affectionately known as The Paper Clip for its long straightaways and tight corners, is the smallest racetrack on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. H. Clay Earles built the speedway in 1947 as a dirt track and it hosted the sixth race in NASCAR history.

Today, the speedway known for bumping and paint-scraping action stages two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup series events, each of which pours an estimated $170 million into the local economy. The track, which has a seating capacity of 62,000, is owned by International Speedway Corp.

n During each school year, the MartinsvilleHenry County After 3 Initiative provides area children with educational programming five days a week. n The Reynolds Homestead in Critz showcases how Hardin Reynolds and his family lived. He was a 19th-century farmer, merchant, baker and tobacco manufacturer. n Martinsville-Henry County’s Blue Ridge Aquaculture is the world’s largest indoor producer of tilapia. n Martinsville was once known as the “Sweatshirt Capital of the World” because of the growth of the textiles industry in the area.

A Site To See Uptown Martinsville is a central business district, and also a designated historic district.

The Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association has taken several measures in recent years to preserve the district’s historic buildings, many of which were built around 1900. And because of the district’s designated historic status, building owners can qualify for tax credits when making improvements.

Uptown Martinsville is also affiliated with the national Main Street program as well as the Virginia Main Street program.

Officials with the Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association say they don’t expect the district to ever return to its original role as a traditional shopping mecca.

Instead it will offer unique shops, galleries and restaurants, thus making it a destination.

n Local artist Nicodemus D. Hufford was the creator of the Quaker Oats man, Aunt Jemima and many other famous advertising images.

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See Spot Run The Martinsville-Henry County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals places nearly 1,000 animals per year into new homes.

In addition, the Society has an SPCA Dog Park that covers 6.5 acres along U.S. Highway 220 in Ridgeway.

Amenities at the park, which surrounds the SPCA Adoption Center, include a 1/4-mile human/ dog fitness track along its perimeter, a 2-acre fenced-in section where dogs can run free and a grooming shop.

Recognize the Name?

One of the most famous corporate names in U.S. business has ties to the Martinsville-Henry County region.

Critz, in neighboring Patrick County, is home to the boyhood residence of Hardin Reynolds, whose sons R.J. and Richard Samuel went on to develop R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Reynolds Metals Co. Reynolds Metals is now part of Alcoa, which produces products such as Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil.

Reynolds Homestead is an 1843 brick house decorated with its original furnishings. The two-story home was restored in 1970 and now welcomes about 19,000 visitors each year. The Reynolds Homestead Learning Center and the Reynolds Homestead Research Center are located at the site and are extensions of Virginia Tech.

Martinsville-Henry County At A Glance Population (2008 Estimate) Martinsville: 14,469 Henry County: 55,442 Location Martinsville-Henry County is in southcentral Virginia, adjacent to the North Carolina border.

Beginnings Martinsville was named in honor of Gen. Joseph Martin, a distinguished figure in the Revolutionary War and a longtime area resident. Henry County was named for patriot Patrick Henry, who lived here from 1778 to 1784.

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An Ever-Evolving

Arts Scene Martinsville boasts trendy galleries and outstanding community theater

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hen artist Karen Despot moved to Martinsville with her husband Terry in 1990, the couple only planned to stay a year. But they fell in love with the community’s cozy atmosphere and promising arts scene, and 20 years later they’re still here.

“I was astounded by the amount of hidden artistic talent here. I was just so thrilled to be here,” Despot says. “We’ve lived in big cities, and here you can get to the grocery and back in a half hour. People care about you. It’s a nice place to raise a family.”

Despot also discovered Martinsville is a great place to be an artist. She spent four years teaching art in Martinsville City Schools before opening de Spot Art Gallery in October 2005.

“I hit a certain point in my life when I turned 50. I realized I needed to make a go at my own artwork, or it wasn’t going to happen,” Despot says. “I put an ad out, and within two weeks

I had 10 people signed up for a drawing class.”

At her gallery on Spruce Street, Despot displays her portrait work as well as her daughter’s photography. She also hosts workshops taught by nationally known artists on everything from painting from a live model to knitting.

Somewhere in the mix, she finds time to teach group and private lessons to about 40 students of all ages.

“We have beginning drawing up to a group of seasoned artists who’ve been painting for years,” Despot says. “It’s fun to watch people create things they never thought they could do. I’m having the best time. I try to make it fun for them, especially the kids. I don’t tell them what to draw – I let them decide and help them learn as they go.”

Despot’s forte is portrait painting, and she has done several portraits of people and pets in Martinsville.

“I love portraits because when I’m doing one, it’s almost like I’m talking to the person or the pet, and their

In 2004, some members of the community with backgrounds in theater and dance established TheatreWorks.

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personalities really come out in the picture,” she says.

Another bright spot in Martinsville’s arts scene is the Piedmont Arts Association, which oversees Studio 107, a community art studio on Church Street in Uptown Martinsville. The studio provides space for nearly a dozen local artists to create and display their work, much of it for sale.

Piedmont Arts also oversees the TheatreWorks Community Players, which moved into a newly renovated building in February 2010. The black-box theater on Franklin Street has 120 seats and also houses rehearsal space, a scene shop and costume storage. TheatreWorks renovated the building with the help of a grant from The Harvest Foundation, allowing them to install a lighting grid and dimmer racks, state-of-the-art sound system, lobby, stage and theater curtains.

“What makes TheatreWorks unique is the approach to be as professional as possible in the audition process, direction, costumes, set and casting,” says Barbara Parker, director of programs for the Piedmont Arts Association. “It makes this community very proud to see the incredible talent in this area.”

TheatreWorks is made up of a 17-member board of directors, more than 125 actors, 40 musicians and more than 50 volunteers who help with set building, ushering

and poster distribution.

“It has been a very diverse group, and several of the actors have gone on to work professionally,” Parker says. “But most of the cast members are just extremely talented individuals who have day jobs and families and simply love the theater.”

Some of TheatreWorks’ most popular shows have been Peter Pan (2007), Beauty and the Beast (2010) and Greater Tuna (2010).

“Every year, it gets better and better,” Parker says.

“Greater Tuna was hilarious and has created some real cultural icons around here.”

Martinsville residents can even see nationally known acts without leaving town. Over the last 20 years, Piedmont Arts’ On Stage! performance series has brought 76 professional theatrical and musical acts to Martinsville High School Auditorium, including the Grammy-nominated Cherryholmes band and Motown legends such as The Platters.

The historic Rives Theatre in Uptown Martinsville also hosts concerts, plays and other creative productions.

“Martinsville’s arts scene is young. It’s fun watching things happen here,” Despot says. “We’re not established yet like Asheville or Winston-Salem. But we’re doing it on our own to fit Martinsville’s style.”

Artist Karen Despot paints a portrait at her studio/gallery in Martinsville.

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Nature New recreation projects give Henry County residents more reasons than ever to get outside

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artinsville residents have plenty of great parks and outdoor spaces in which to enjoy nature, and some new initiatives are making it even more enticing to get out and enjoy the area’s natural beauty.

The Martinsville-Henry County Community Nature Initiative, a joint program of the Virginia Museum of Natural History and The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont, is luring families out of their homes and into the great outdoors with fun activities and educational programs.

“Some of the benefits of enabling children to play and learn outside are healthy brain development; enhancing learning readiness, learning behaviors and problem-solving skills; and learning how to work in groups, share, negotiate, resolve conflicts and gain self-advocacy

skills,” says Tamara Poles, nature and outdoor education manager for the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

“It also builds active, healthy bodies.”

One of the Community Nature Initiative’s programs is Screen on the Green, a monthly outdoor movie at J. Frank Wilson Park.

“An hour before the movie, we take children on nature hikes and do crafts and educational games and activities,” Poles says. “Then we show an educational movie of a relevant topic that month.”

The museum collaborates with other area organizations to sponsor community events such as the Outdoor Fun Festival, the Kite Festival in March and the Earth Day Festival in April. The three festivals combined attracted more than 1,600 participants in 2010.

The Community Nature Initiative even provides training sessions for local

Visitors to the Philpott Lake Dam and Overlook, located on the Birding and Wildlife Trail, are sure to spot a wide variety of Virginia’s birds.

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teachers using websites such as www.earthforce.org and www.sharingnature.com.

“Earth Force has a curriculum teachers can take back to their students and enable the kids to take on environmental projects. The curriculum teaches kids to identify environmental issues in their area and address them,” Poles explains. “In our area, Patrick Henry Elementary’s fifth- grade class went through the entire curriculum and developed board games for their peers that addressed certain environmental issues. We’re so proud of them – they did a great job.”

The museum is also working on the J. Frank Wilson Park Tree Inventory, an ongoing nature and outdoor educational tool that gives student groups, Scout troops and master gardeners an opportu­ nity to earn volunteer service hours.

“We train Scout leaders and teachers, and they in turn teach students how to do the tree inventory,” Poles says.

In the meantime, the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department is overseeing construction of a new federally funded $1.3 million passage of the Smith River Trail System. The Dick & Willie Passage will stretch 4.5 miles from Collinsville through Martinsville and

will be built on the former Norfolk Southern Railway.

The 10-foot-wide paved trail will provide a new recreation opportunity for the county’s residents to walk, run, bike and rollerblade, and it will significantly boost Henry County’s tourism economy.

It will include four trailheads, a scenic overlook at Mulberry Creek and a restroom facility at the Liberty Street trailhead. Construction of the trail is scheduled for completion in fall 2010.

Another popular spot with outdoor lovers is the Philpott Lake Dam and Overlook, a scenic stop along Virginia’s

View from the scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia

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Birding and Wildlife Trail. The area is praised as one of western Virginia’s best spots to find the Brown-Headed Nuthatch, Pine Warbler and YellowThroated Warbler. Birders can also see Blue Jays, Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, White-Breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Wrens, Cedar Waxwings and Red-Eyed Vireos at Philpott Lake.

In spring and summer months, wildflowers such as rhododendrons and deep pink magnolias adorn the lake. The flowers attract a multitude of butterflies, such as spicebush swallowtail, creating a picture perfect setting.

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Martinsville on the Move Business is booming with new opportunities in Martinsville-Henry County

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xcitement is running high in the Martinsville-Henry County business community, and with good reason. New companies are moving into Martinsville-­Henry County, bringing job opportunities with them, and the city and state are planning to ensure Martinsville-Henry County maintains its business-friendly climate.

For one success story, look no further than Faneuil Inc. The customer service firm is investing $2.4 million to

establish a new call center at the Clock Tower at Commonwealth Centre in Martinsville-Henry County. Over the next three years Faneuil will hire 250 call center employees to communicate with customers of Dominion Virginia Power who want to connect or disconnect electric service. The center is expected to handle between 800,000 and 1 million calls a year.

Faneuil executives cited Martinsville-Henry County’s low cost of doing business, existing properties to

house the business, hospitality and enthusiastic workers as some of the reasons they chose the city for the new call center.

Solutia Performance Films is another strong and growing business in Martinsville-Henry County. Formerly called CPFilms, the company is the world’s largest producer of solar control window films for automotive and architectural applications. Among other products, Solutia makes window films that offer affordable energy-saving

The Clock Tower at Commonwealth Centre, which has been converted from a historic factory to a modern office building, promotes job growth and economic development by housing successful businesses in Martinsville.

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Customer service firm Faneuil Inc. is planning to hire 250 call center employees over the next three years.

solutions and improve the efficiency of air conditioning systems in cars, homes and businesses.

And Memphis-based snack manufacturer Monogram Food Solutions acquired a facility in Martinsville-Henry County in August 2009 with plans to bring more than 150 more jobs to Martinsville-Henry County over the next two years. The Martinsville-Henry County snack foods facility produces 12 million pounds of meat snacks annually for branded business, private label and store brands, and co-manufactures meat snacks for select national brands.

“Working in Martinsville-Henry County is a pleasure,” says George Roden, vice president of operations for Monogram Snacks Martinsville-Henry County. “Our associates have a great work ethic and a ‘can-do’ attitude. The local and state government agencies have strongly endorsed and supported our growth efforts, and MartinsvilleHenry County is business-friendly.

Martinsville-Henry County has a strong sense of community and a commitment to family success, and they strive to provide a safe, vibrant environment in which to raise a family.”

Roden says Monogram chose Martinsville-Henry County for its availability of skilled and unskilled labor, a state-of-the-art facility in a prime industrial park, and available infrastructure to support future growth.

Monogram, which produces food products under brands including Bass Pro Shops, Hannah’s Pickled Sausage, Wild Bill’s Jerky and Bull’s, had 135 full-time employees before acquiring the Martinsville-Henry County facility.

Since then, the company has grown to 275 full-time employees.

Monogram plans to further increase the capacity of the Martinsville-Henry County plant with the help of a $2 million loan from the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority. The money is being used to pay for new smokehouses and packaging equipment that will help the plant expand its product lines.

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Biz Briefs Businesses – both large and small – that help define martinsville-henry county’s economic climate

Scorecard Business At A Glance

$428 million Annual retail sales

$7,472 Retail sales per capita

$31 million Annual accommodations and food service sales

2,991 Total number of firms Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts

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Living a healthy lifestyle?

Try hiking one of the trails of Henry County or take a trip to the Smith River. Set in the foothills of Virginia’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, the County of Henry, Virginia

wild magnolia Biz: Restaurant Buzz: Wild Magnolia offers a refreshingly diverse menu, from fried green tomatoes to fine filets. Known for its Southern cuisine and themed events, Wild Magnolia is a welcome addition to Martinsville nightlife. In addition to its traditional salads, burgers and seafood, Magnolia offers more artful dishes, such as BBQ Shrimp Skewers Chipotle and Chicken Kentuckian.

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RES has the traditional solar panel and wind turbine systems, however it also offers less conventional, but more pragmatic products such as solarpowered courtyard lighting and indoor LED lighting. www.r-e-s.biz

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plunder junction Biz: Antiques and Collectibles Buzz: Established in 1998, Plunder Junction carries a wide selection of unique antiques and collectibles.

Plunder welcomes visitors to come and search for items to complete a decorative theme or serve just the right purpose. Plunder has a refreshing personal touch, offering visitors cool lemonade in the summer and cookies with warm cider in the winter. www.plunder-junction.com

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We're Into Business Chamber Workforce Development Initiatives Help Members Prosper

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s businesses in MartinsvilleHenry County grow and change, the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce continues to expand its programs to meet memberships needs.

Knowing that workforce development is a priority for many businesses, the chamber works with the West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board to help local businesses access free services and find skilled workers.

“Every year, we survey our members to determine the issues of high importance to the business community

so we can set our priorities for the upcoming program year,” says Amanda Witt, Martinsville-Henry County chamber president. “Year after year, workforce development continues to remain at the forefront, and we are working hard to address that issue.”

In July 2010 the chamber began a partnership with the region’s Virginia Workforce Centers to provide their business services component to members.

“We want our employers to be aware of the services that the Virginia Workforce Center and its partners can offer, whether it’s training of incoming

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or existing workforce,” Witt says.

A new position was created at the Chamber in July 2010 for a business services manager responsible for working with local employers, analyzing data and determining employers’ needs. In 2009, the chamber implemented a summer youth employment program that gave about 100 young people work experience with chamber member businesses.

“We also partnered with the Workforce Investment Board to place about 30 adult interns with our member businesses,” Witt says. “The interns worked 40 hours a week for nine weeks and earned a wage with no tax deductions. We got a lot of positive feedback. Several people gained seasonal or part-time employment, and a few gained full-time employment.

Those who didn’t gained another set of skills and another business reference.”

Despite the nationwide economic slump, the chamber’s membership roster is holding steady at about 600 business members.

“That’s a strong testament to the business community in our area and the benefits they receive from their chamber membership,” Witt says.

Members say the most valuable benefits of belonging to the chamber are networking, business and community information, and taking part in the chamber’s Fast Track trade show in March. Fast Track is the region’s premiere expo, allowing businesses to showcase themselves to two separate kinds of customers: the business community and the general public.

“We try to tailor our programs and initiatives to fit the needs of our membership each year”, Witt says.

“We’re here to advocate for our membership and what is best for their businesses.”

economic profile Business climate Martinsville-Henry County offers several business advantages, including construction rates that are 28 percent below the national average and electric rates that are among the lowest in the nation.

Competitive incentive packages, reasonable tax rates and a healthy, growing existing industry base make for a warm business climate.

Economic Resources

Employed population by industry

36.7% Services

29.5%

Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce 115 Broad St. Martinsville, VA 24112 (276) 632-6401 www.martinsville.com Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp.

134 E. Church St., Suite 200 Martinsville, VA 24114 (276) 403-5940 www.yesmartinsville.com

median Household Income Henry County, $38,772 City of Martinsville, $36,017

cost of living

85.2 Cost of living index for the Martinsville-Henry County micropolitan area

Manufacturing

total population

12.1%

Henry County, 55,442

Retail Trade

City of Martinsville, 14,469

6.8% Construction

4.2% Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

3.7% Transportation/Utilities

3.4% Public Administration

2.0% Wholesale Trade

1.0% Information

.6% Agriculture/Mining

$79,221 Median sales price of single family homes

Major Employers Employer No. of Employees Henry County Schools

1,000-1,5000

StarTek

500-1,000

Springs Global

500-1,000

Memorial Hospital

800-900

Martinsville City Schools

400-500

Henry County

300-400

City of Martinsville

200-300

CP Films, Inc.

250-500

Hanesbrands

250-500

Nautica

250-500

MasterBrand Cabinets

100-250

Bassett Furniture

100-250

Hooker Furniture

100-250

Nationwide Homes

100-250

Nilit USA

100-250

Drake Extrusion

100-250

Monogram Meat Snacks

100-250

Stanley Furniture

100-250

West Window Corp.

100-250

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Education

Earning Extra Credit Martinsville-Henry County boasts Top Schools

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Martinsville High School

Martinsville-Henry County is home to several schools, including three colleges and a pair of public school districts. Here is a sampling of its excellent schools:

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Wine & Dine

Patrick Henry Community College

Patrick Henry Community College has extended its list of programs of study by adding the new Culinary Arts and Viticulture programs.

Culinary Arts is designed to provide a foundation in food production, the culinary arts field and an introduction to the hospitality industry, while Viticulture students gain the skills and experience for the grape industry that is rapidly expanding in the eastern portion of the country.

Patrick Henry Community College is a two-year college founded in 1962 as a branch of the University of Virginia’s School of General Studies. It became an independent two-year college in 1964. The college moved to its present location three miles north of Martinsville in 1969, and in 1971 became part of the Virginia Community College System. Since then, three off-campus sites have been established. The college offers 30 associate degree programs, 11 certificate programs and 50 career studies certificate programs. In 2007, the Center for Digital Education and the American Association for Community Colleges ranked PHCC No. 1 nationally in technology among small, rural community colleges.

New College Institute Located in Uptown Martinsville, New College Institute gives local residents a convenient opportunity to complete their bachelor’s and master’s degree. NCI partners with colleges and universities throughout Virginia to offer the second two years of degree programs. NCI began with a 100-student pilot program in 2006 and then expanded in 2007 to 250 students and 11 degree programs. By the 200910 academic year it had grown to more than 300 students and 14 degree programs.

NCI helps students earn degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, Longwood University, Averett University, Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, Radford University, University of Virginia, James Madison University and Ferrum College.

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National College

Henry County Schools

Carlisle School

Founded in 1886 in Roanoke, Va., as National Business College, National College now operates 24 campus locations in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana. The first Southside Virginia campus opened in 1978, and quickly built a reputation among students seeking careers in management, computers, accounting and health care.

The Henry County Public School System comprises 11 elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools – Bassett High, with 1,200 students, and Magna Vista High, with 1,000.

The system also takes part in the Piedmont Governor’s School and offers both community-learning programs and adult-education classes. Henry County Schools’ student-to-computer ratio throughout the district is 2:1, compared to a 5:1 ratio throughout the rest of Virginia.

Carlisle School provides instruction for pre-K through grade 12. The private school was founded in 1968 and is known for strong academics and high personal standards. Today, Carlisle provides a first-class education to more than 400 students. Its high school is an International Baccalaureate World School, and recently ranked in the 97th percentile in average scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills standardized testing program.

– Kevin Litwin and Cary Estes

Martinsville City Public Schools Schools include Albert Harris Elementary, Patrick Henry Elementary, Martinsville Middle, Martinsville High and the Clearview Early Childhood Center. The school district has 2,400 students in grades pre-K through 12, and provides a rigorous academic curriculum along with comprehensive arts, music and sports programs.

Best of the Best mhs named a top high school Martinsville High School was recognized as being in the top 3% of high schools in the U.S. in Newsweek magazine’s annual list of the best public high schools in America. The list ranks schools based on the level of student participation in

Advanced Placement exams. MHS ranked 624 out of 1,600 high schools that made the list and was the highest-ranked high school in Southside Virginia. Newsweek states there are about 27,000 total public high schools in the U.S.

Local Flavor

Hitting the Spot martinsville-henry County offers a variety of favorite foods

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Cafe at Arts & Deli

Since the late 1970s, the freshest food in Martinsville-Henry County has been found through much of the spring and summer at the Uptown Martinsville Farmers’ Market. This market is so popular that it is open three mornings a week (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and officials recently considered adding Monday afternoons to its schedule.

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Uptown Martinsville Farmers’ Market Operating under the direction of the nonprofit Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association, the Farmers’ Market attracts approximately 30 vendors and several hundred visitors each week. In addition to fruits and vegetables, vendors sell baked goods, fresh eggs, candy, plants, artwork and fresh seafood

brought in from the Atlantic.

The market is well known throughout Virginia and North Carolina for its impressive selection of products and such amenities as umbrella-covered tables, cooking demonstrations and live musical performances

barbecue Lovers of smoked meat applaud Martinsville’s Pigs-R-Us BBQ. The restaurant’s signature ribs have won numerous awards since 2000 – including the prestigious Best in the West Rib Cook-Off in Reno, Nev., in 2004 – and were featured on the Food Network in 2010.

italian Popular pizza/Italian places in the area include Elizabeth’s, a favorite with the racing crowd for more than 30 years, and Najjar’s Pizza Haven in nearby Collinsville.

Cafe at Arts & Deli For a more urbane environment, the Cafe at Arts & Deli offers an eclectic blend of a coffee shop, cafe, gift shop and local hangout in Uptown Martinsville. Sandwiches are made to order, served on a choice of bread, bagel or croissant with fresh meats and cheeses, and fresh baked goodies like cookies, cakes, brownies and tarts complement the cafe’s delicious gourmet coffee.

Martinsville hot dog Perhaps the most famous food is available only a few weeks of the year. The must-have menu item at the Martinsville Speedway NASCAR track is simply called the Martinsville hot dog. The hot dog doesn’t look like anything special, and its mysterious ingredient “Red 40” gives the hot dog a distinctive color. But race fans, drivers and team members down the delightful dogs in bunches, helping them achieve cult status on the NASCAR circuit.

– Cary Estes

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Sports & Recreation

Plenty To Do Here Martinsville-henry co. recreation offers something for all Fly-fishing on the Smith River

Martinsville is a small town with lots to do. The Smith River is a great place to fish, and its Smith River Trail System provides opportunities for hiking and biking. Team sports abound at the Smith River Sports Complex. In warm weather months Uptown Martinsville hosts a monthly concert series and Farmers’ Market. NASCAR fans flock to the Martinsville Speedway, and golf enthusiasts enjoy a variety of courses.

Smith River Outdoor Recreation The Smith River provides a great place for residents of Martinsville to participate in a variety of outdoor activities.

Fishermen come to the Smith River to angle in what’s been named one of the best trout streams in the nation. Rainbow and brown trout populate the river from the Philpott Dam downstream to Martinsville between October and May. The area surrounding the river has a system of trails, perfect for hiking and mountain biking.

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Youth and Adult League Sports

Professional Sports

For those who enjoy league sports, the Smith River Sports Complex provides spectacular new facilities. The complex includes 90 acres of multiuse fields for sports such as lacrosse, soccer, football, field hockey, Ultimate Frisbee and more.

Martinsville’s main attraction is the Martinsville Speedway, a historic stock car racing facility that hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races per year, each attracting more then 60,000 fans. The track also hosts other NASCAR series, such as the Camping World Truck Series and the Whelen Modified Tour.

A Storm’s Brewing football moves to town Central Virginia’s semi-pro football team, the Virginia Storm, has moved to Martinsville and joined the Central Carolina Football League for the 2010 season. The team will play home games at the Smith River Sports Complex.

The Storm relocated from Gretna and was part of the Mason-Dixon Football League. The team was considered one of the most competitive in the MDFL since its inception as the Lynchburg Jaguars

in 1993. The Storm has compiled an overall record of 99-103-3 with 11 playoff appearances, making the 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 conference championship games, the 1999 and 2008 MDFL championship games and winning the Northwest Division Championship in 2001 as well as the Southern Conference Championship in 2008.

For more information on the Virginia Storm, visit www.vastormfootball.com.

Family-friendly Activities The local Martinsville-Henry County YMCA offers everything from swim lessons to playgrounds and youth camps. A fun family outing just a short drive from uptown Martinsville is Beaver Creek Reservoir. Bring the boat, fishing rods and a picnic lunch and you’re all set for a day in the great outdoors. And Uptown Martinsville is a great place for everyone from children to seniors to shop all summer at the Farmers’ Market.

Golf There are five golf courses in the Martinsville-Henry County area, one of which is private. Each course provides great golfing for a wide range of skill levels. The Beaver Hills Golf Club is the single public option while the Forest Park, Lynwood and Bassett clubs are semi-private.

– Carson O’Shoney

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Health & Wellness

The Healing Power quality health care abounds in martinsville-henry county

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artinsville-Henry County shows dedication to health care in a variety of facilities and initiatives, including Martinsville Memorial Hospital, The Harvest Foundation, Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness and Bassett Family Practice.

Comprehensive health care is easy to find in Martinsville-Henry County through Martinsville Memorial Hospital. The history of the hospital dates back nearly 100 years, but the current facility opened in 1970 and today is a 223-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital. The hospital has consistently expanded its services over the years.

One of the more recent additions is the Ravenel Oncology Center, a state-of-the-art cancer facility affiliated with Duke University’s oncology program.

Each case is studied by physicians who meet regularly to discuss potential care options and design an individual treatment plan.

Martinsville Memorial also specializes in women’s and infant care at the Women’s Center. In addition to prenatal care, the center offers breast disease treatment through the Julius Hermes Breast Care Center, which provides women with diagnostic and treatment services in the same facility.

Other new health-care departments at the hospital include the Hyperbaric Medicine/Wound Care Center, a Sleep Lab and an Interventional Cardiology program.

Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness One of the largest Harvest Foundation grants was a $4.5 million gift in 2005 for the creation of Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness. The Coalition has established family aerobics sites throughout the area and offers a variety of education programs such as Diabetes Self Management, Worksite Wellness and Healthy Heart.

Bassett Family Practice One way the Coalition attempts to improve health care access is through the Bassett Family Practice.

Supported by federal grants, this community health center offers medical services to residents of Henry County regardless of their ability to pay. A sliding fee scale based on income and family size is used to help patients afford annual physical exams, office visits for sudden illnesses, chronic disease management, lab services, immunizations and vaccinations and more.

– Cary Estes

Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Martinsville, Inc.

The Harvest Foundation Martinsville Memorial was sold to Province Healthcare in 2002, which helped create the $150 million endowment, the Harvest Foundation.

The annual interest from that endowment is used for a variety of initiatives throughout the community, including efforts to provide better access to health care and promote healthy behaviors.

Since 2003, the Harvest Foundation has awarded more than 157 grants totaling more than $64 million in the areas of health, education and community vitality.

Celebrating 40 Years 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Martinsville’s Memorial Hospital. Although the facility has seen many changes over the years, one important element remains in tact: The vision and dedication to quality patient care and convenience that continues to shape the hospital. Beyond recent additions to the facility, further cosmetic and construction plans will add to Memorial Hospital’s commitment to efficient health care.

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Arts & Culture

Appreciating the Arts

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martinsville-henry county remains a cultural oasis

Cultural opportunities are plentiful and profound in Martinsville-Henry County, with the arts community well represented. Here are some of the culture-based organizations and venues that draw rave reviews.

Visual Arts Piedmont Arts Association’s mission is to provide visual and performing arts through exhibits, live performances and educational programs for children and adults. Studio 107 is a communal art studio in Uptown Martinsville that has plenty of space for the creation and display of artwork, with artists working in media such as painting, sculpture, pottery and photography – and many of their finished pieces going on sale.

The Southern Virginia Artisan Center is a gallery in Martinsville that offers area and regional artisans an outlet to showcase and sell their original folk art, photography, paintings, quilted artwork, jewelry, pottery and stained glass.

Interesting Museums The Virginia Museum of Natural History was founded in 1984 and is home to more than 22 million items detailing the history of Virginia as far back as prehistoric times. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Fayette Street Museum in downtown Martinsville has been home to generations of African-Americans.

In 2009, the museum opened to showcase more than 100 years of their experience, and one exhibit details

two miles of road where black-owned businesses, doctor’s offices and retail stores once thrived.

Fun Functions The Fieldale Heritage Festival takes place annually on the third Saturday in May. Locals and visitors alike celebrate the unique history of the small south central Virginia town of Fieldale.

Meanwhile, the Annual Bassett Heritage Festival begins with an unlimited pancake breakfast by the Stanleytown Ruritan Club. There are vendors with food, snow cones, popcorn, jewelry, flowers, gifts, crafts, baked goods, t-shirts and more. There is also a Classic Car Show, lots of music, free rides for children sponsored by Bassett Industries and an honorary mayor is elected. The festival is held rain or shine every September.

The VMNH also holds a Jurassic Pork BBQ and Chili Cook-off in October each year.

Bassett Historical Center The Bassett Historical Center of the Blue Ridge Regional Library System is the main genealogical facility for Henry County – and beyond – housing 63,000 items and hosting 4,000 visitors monthly.

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community profile Snapshot Many people visit Martinsville-Henry County for world-class NASCAR racing at Martinsville Speedway. But the area is more than motorsports. It’s home to many other attractions focused on the area’s rich cultural, natural and historical heritage.

Lake Sugar Tree Motorsport Park, 650-3788

Reynolds Homestead 694-7131

Mabry Mill, 952-2947

Smith River Smith River Sports Complex 403-5968

Martinsville Mustangs 632-9913 Martinsville Reservoir Martinsville Speedway 956-1543

Climate Average winter temperatures are in the low 40s, while the warmest months, July and August, average in the mid80s. The region enjoys almost 100 clear days, 45 inches of rain and approximately 14.5 inches of snowfall on average each year.

21 F January Low Temperature

46 F January High Temperature

Uptown Walking Tour 632-5688

MURA (Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association) 632-5688 Philpott Lake 629-2703

Virginia Museum of Natural History, 634-4141 Walker Fine Arts Center 656-0323

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Piedmont Arts Association 632-3221 Primland Resort, 251-8012

Memorial Hospital of Martinsville-Henry County, 666-7200

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63 F July Low Temperature

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AREA ATTRACTIONS Southern Virginia Artisan Center, 632-8006 Bassett Genealogical Library 629-9191 Chamber of Commerce 632-6401 Fairy Stone State Park 930-2424 Historic Henry County Courthouse, 638-5464

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Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce

2011 Business Guide The following information was provided by the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce. The area code is 276, the city is Martinsville and the state is virginia, unless otherwise noted.

Accounting Services Accounting & Tax Services of Martinsville, Inc. Susan H. Holt • 632-7775 810 Starling Ave., 24112 Bookkeepers – Tax Preparation

Showcase Magazine Misty Cook • (434) 483-4343 300 Ringgold Industrial Pkwy., Danville, 24540

Nelson Automotive Group Barry Nelson • 629-2521 P.O. Box 587, Bassett, 24055 Auto Sales

Air & Water Purification Systems

O’Reilly Auto Parts Kelly Newman • 632-1754 1205 Memorial Blvd. S., 24112

Campbell Advisors, PC Clifford Campbell • 666-7948 P.O. Box 4629, 24115

Healthy Habits, Inc. Barbara Joyce • 647-4611 P.O. Box 637, Collinsville, 24078 Purification System Retail

Martha S. Cooper, CPA • 632-7559 15 Cleveland Ave., 1-B, 24112 Certified Public Accountants

Airports – Transports

Ford Cobbe & Associates Kim Skinner • 632-9871 231 E. Church St., 24112 Certified Public Accountants Goodman & Co. Beth Robertson • (434) 792-5334 110 Exchange St., Ste. G, Danville, 24541 Certified Public Accountants H & R Block Cathy Carter • 634-5542 1320-B S. Memorial Blvd., 24115 Brian J. Jessup, CPA, PLC • 694-4999 P.O. Box 164, 24114 Certified Public Accountants Amy Pace Lampe • 666-9417 460 Plantation Rd., 24112 Certified Public Accountants Mallard & Mallard, CPAs, LLC Christina Mallard • 632-5754 411 E. Church St., 24112 Certified Public Accountants Sells, Hogg & Jones, CPAs, PC James Sells, CPA • 638-3904 1079-B Spruce St., 24112 Certified Public Accountants Taylor’s Tax & Financial Center Creed Taylor • 632-9937 15 Henry St., 24112 Bookkeepers – Tax Preparation Advertising, Marketing & PR Services Arovik Signs Rocky Cobler • 632-7734 113 Koehler Rd., 24112 Advertising Signage Devine Design & Graphics Angie Arnold • 647-8598 P.O. Box 152, Collinsville, 24078 Screen Printing Dex Media/CenturyLink Yellow Pages Janet Butler • (434) 974-4050 943 Glenwood Station Ln., Charlottesville, 22901 Yellow Pages Fairway Outdoor Advertising George Wilkes • (336) 292-4242 1920 W. Lee St., Greensboro, NC 27403 Journal Communications Ray Langen • (800) 333-8842 725 Cool Springs Blvd., Ste. 400, Franklin, TN 37067 Publishers Piedmont Magazine Gary Corns • (336) 427-3501 135 Sourwood Rd., Madison, NC 27025 Ridgeway Signs & Trophies Crystal Willard • 956-3857 6617 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148

Blue Ridge Airport Jason Davis • 957-2291 525 Airport Rd., 24112 Airports

Pro Automotive Jeffrey D. Barrow • 666-2167 P.O. Box 4564, 24115 Auto – Repair Service Show Time Customs Marvin Pritchett • 647-9395 4277 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078

Buddy’s Airport & Transportation Services Buddy Turner • 629-4580 201 Microfilm Rd., Bassett, 24055 Shuttle Service

The Waxx Christopher Stockton • 634-0929 P.O. Box 1123, Collinsville, 24078 Car Wash

Architecture

Automotive Manufacturing

Dewberry & Davis Darren Conner • (434) 797-4497 P.O. Box 1509, Danville, 24543 Architects

Arrington Manufacturing, LLC Joey Arrington • 666-6767 67 Motorsports Dr., 24112 Race Engines

Automotive

Bakeries

ATM Motors Tonja Martin • 656-2063 806 N. Memorial Blvd., 24112

Cake & Dessert Pantry Derrick Beverly • 956-2251 6629 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Bakeries

Church Street Auto, Inc. Sammy G. Wright • 656-1955 926D E. Church St., 24112 Classic Auto Body Restoration & Rods Ron Poteat • 632-7983 228 E. Market St., 24112 Restoration Compton Auto Parts Freddy Compton • 632-3429 221 Bridge St., 24112 Auto Parts Cunningham Enterprise, LLC David Cunningham • 629-1142 2020 Fairystone Park Hwy., Bassett, 24055 Auto – Tire Service

Rising Sun Breads Darla Main-Schneider • 956-2293 6629 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Bakeries Bank Services American National Bank & Trust Co. E.C. Jordan • 632-1836 900 Liberty St., 24112 Banks – Financial BB&T Barry Jarrett • 632-2971 1 Ellsworth St., 24112 Banks – Financial

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Robert Knight • 638-1121 717 Memorial Blvd. N., 24112 Auto Rentals

Carter Bank & Trust Worth H. Carter, Jr. • 632-2901 4 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Banks – Financial

Gregory’s Auto Body Elizabeth Gregory • 956-2200 312 Old Leaksville Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Body Work

Fidelity Bank Gil Carter • 666-0528 231 E. Church St., 24112 Banks – Financial

Jim Mills Nissan Wes Mills • 956-1212 4760 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24178 Auto Sales

Martinsville DuPont Credit Union Kevin Laine • 632-1679 P.O. Box 2158, 24113 Credit Union

Kwik Lube, Inc. Paul Ford • 956-5400 6518 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 638-3300, 700 Liberty St., 24112 Oil Change

Martinsville First Savings Bank Roger P. Hornsby • 638-8771 P.O. Box 684, 24114 Banks – Financial

Lil’s Rays Repair Juventino Luna • 956-8200 10053 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148

River Community Bank, N.A. Ronald Haley • 638-2718 433 E. Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Banks – Financial

Martinsville Laser Wash Thomas DeJarnette III • (540) 576-3117 3624 Kemp Ford Rd., Union Hall, 24176 Car Wash

SunTrust Rick Swinney • 666-8301 134 E. Church St., 24112 Banks – Financial

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Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Truliant Credit Union Kim Wheeler • 632-0926 135 E. Market St., 24112 Credit Union Wachovia – A Wells Fargo Co. Cathy Pope • 629-2343 3559 Fairystone Park Hwy., Bassett, 24055 Banks – Financial Beverages Danville Distributing Co. John Hamlin • (434) 792-9181 P.O. Box 2010, Danville, 24541 Lawrence Distributing Co. Linda L. Dalton • (434) 792-4110 P.O. Box 2369, Danville, 24541 Pepsi Beverages Co. Darin Ryding • (800) 533-1114 1001 Riverside Dr., Danville, 24540 Boats Angler’s Choice, Inc. Sandi Loganadan • 632-5600 6771 A.L. Philpott Hwy., 24112 Boat Dealers Building Supplies Boen Hardwood Flooring, Inc. Tom Goss • 638-3700 350 Hollie Dr., 24112 Hardwood Flooring

All Around Wiring, Inc. Penny Denny • 647-1335 3264B Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Telecommunications Comcast Tim Garst • (540) 378-1190 21 S. Bruffey St., Salem, 24153 Gamewood, Inc. Gary Ashburn • (434) 799-8407 218 Boatwright Ave., Danville, 24541 Computer Services Call Centers The Answer Network Mike Fultz • (540) 265-8000 5338 Peters Creek Rd., Roanoke, 24012 Faneuil, Inc. Randy Swift • 670-2510 300 Franklin St., Ste. 410, 24112 Carpets Advance Cleaning & Restoration Christopher Roetken • 647-2200 P.O. Box 754, Collinsville, 24078 Caterers Debbie’s Caterers Titus Sparks • (336) 573-3546 P.O. Box 926, Stoneville, 24048

Heritage Home Center Dan Cahill • 629-2595 1558 Fairystone Park Hwy., Stanleytown, 24168

G, G & C Catering Governor Reid • 957-1700 19 Samuel Hairston School Rd., 24112

The Lester Group George W. Lester II • 632-2195 P.O. Box 4991, 24115

Quality Catering and the Gallery, Inc. Whitney Engstrom • 632-1047 P.O. Box 4409, 24115

Lowe’s of Martinsville Mike Mayes • 656-1665 1059 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112

Chemicals

Womack Supply Zack Parker • 632-3414 619 W. Church St., 24112 Electrical Supplies Business Development Business Results Training David Dickerson • 732-2224 141 Burch Dr., 24112 C-PEG Ron Haley • 632-6401 P.O. Box 709, 24114 Economic Development GENEDGE ALLIANCE (formerly VPMEP) Jeff Kohler • 666-8890 645 Patriot Dr., 24112 Manufacturing Specialists Longwood Small Business Development Center Dick Ephgrave • 632-4462 P.O. Box 709, 24114 Small Business Consultants M-HC Economic Development Corp.

Mark Heath • 403-5944 134 E. Church St., 24112 Martinsville UpTown Revitalization Association Lee Probst • 632-5688 P.O. Box 614, 24114 City Development Robinson Ventures, LLC Cian Robinson • (716) 308-7357 722 Corn Tassel Trail, 24112 SCORE Ron Farrell • 632-6401 115 Broad St., 24112 Small Business Consultants

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Cable Communications

Chemical Solutions Frank Smith • 634-9222, P.O. Box 3049, 24115 Water Management Child Care Services Beaver Hills Early Learning Center, Inc. Judy Blake • 632-2316 200 Beaver Hills Club Rd., 24112 Churches Agape Bible Christian Fellowship, Inc. Lee Hagwood • 634-5522 P.O. Box 3208, 24115 Broad Street Christian Church Joe Grubbs • 632-2609 106 Broad St., 24112 The Church at Mercy Crossing LeAnne Bray • 956-1978 1978 Joseph Martin Hwy., 24112 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Lynn Bechdolt • 632-4677 P.O. Box 5184, 24115 Community Services Activate Martinsville – Henry County Jeannie Frisco • 638-2523 22 E. Church St., 24112 Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge Laurie Wardle • 656-1171 6 E. Main St., Ste. A, 24112 City of Hope by Teamwork Ministries Lisa Anderson • 632-8411 P.O. Box 4001, 24115 Dan River Basin Association Brian Williams • 634-2545 P.O. Box 7, Collinsville, 24078

Southside Business Technology Center Eva Doss • 403-5082 22 E. Church St., Ste. 300, 24112

Focus on Youth CASA Mable Finney • 403-5058 22 E. Church St., Ste. 324, 24112

West Piedmont Business Development Center Robbin Hall • 638-2523 P.O. Box 747, 24114

Laurel Park Community Boosters Club, Inc. Donald Draper • 638-1558 415 Laurel Park Ave., 24112

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Martinsville Area Community Foundation April Haynes • 656-6223 P.O. Box 1124, 24114 Computer Services Chatmoss Web Systems John Franck • 632-3845 315 Plantation Rd., 24112 Web Design HD Web Studio Masha Edelen • 666-2266 1 W. Church St., Ste. A, 24112 Web Design Kimbanet John Wolchko • 666-9209 613 D Liberty St., 24112 ISP – Web Design Martinsville Electronics Jermaine Shelton • 632-8786 922 E. Church St., 24112 Repair – Sales Tech Squared, Inc. Jonathan Preedom • (540) 344-1001 919 Salem Ave. S.W., Roanoke, 24016 Web Design – Computer Services Contractors A.S. Pugh, Inc. David Smith • (434) 792-1422 408 N. Main St., Danville, 24540 Adams Construction Co. E. Scott Thompson • (434) 791-4480 225 Gypsum Rd., Danville, 24541 Adkins Construction Corp.

Shirley Craven • 647-7366 40 Cedar Point Dr., Collinsville, 24078 Adkins Home Builders, Inc. Jeff Adkins • 647-7705 P.O. Box 395, Collinsville, 24078 Residential Bill Adkins Construction Corp.

Shirley Craven • 647-7366 40 Cedar Point Dr., Collinsville, 24078 Residential Bath Fitter Erik Varner • (540) 387-3060 1358 Roanoke Blvd., Salem, 24152 Blair Construction Tim Clark • (434) 656-6243 P.O. Box 612, Gretna, 24557 Stanley W. Bowles Corp.

Barry Bowles • 632-3446 P.O. Box 4706, 24115 General Contractors Bryant’s Plumbing & Heating Corp.

David Bryant • 638-2321 P.O. Box 4151, 24115 HVAC – Plumbing – Mechanical Clark Construction Co. James Clark • 629-8990 101 Trail Dr., Bassett, 24055 General Contractors Burr Fox Specialized Woodworking Burr Fox • 666-0127 373 Old Liberty Dr., 24112 Frith Construction Co., Inc. James Frith, Jr. • 632-7241 P.O. Box 5028, 24115 General Contractors Hall’s Mechanical Services, LLC Allen Hall, Jr. • 673-3300 P.O. Box 589, Bassett, 24055 Pipe Welding – Steel & Sheet Metal Fabrication Hatcher Window Service Herbert Hatcher • 647-1529 3513 Sunset Rd., Collinsville, 24078 Windows Koger Air Corp.

J.A. Koger, Jr. • 638-8821 P.O. Box 2098, 24113 HVAC Contractors

Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Light Electric Co., Inc. Thomas E. Light • 629-7168 P.O. Box 717, Stanleytown, 24168 Electrical Contractors Martinsville Concrete Products W.E. Sapp • 632-6416 P.O. Box 3351, 24115 McKinney Heat & Air Conditioning Tommy McKinney • 647-3346 P.O. Box 609, Collinsville, 24078 HVAC Contractors Nichols Construction Corp.

Brian Nichols • 647-3327 150 Trade St., Collinsville, 24078 General Contractors Prillaman & Pace Philip Prillaman • 632-6308 P.O. Drawer 4667, 24115 Mechanical – Plumbing Schlueter Electric Co., Inc. John R. Schlueter • 647-3875 P.O. Box 372, Collinsville, 24078 Electrical Contractors Shively Electric Richard Shively • 638-2600 P.O. Box 795, Rocky Mount, 24151 Electrical Southern Air, Inc. Mike Loflin • (434) 385-6200 P.O. Box 4205, Lynchburg, 24502 HVAC Contractors Taylor Enterprises Bobby C. Taylor • 629-1912 205 Cherokee Hills Rd., Bassett, 24055 TechPro Building Services, LLC Larry C. Morrison • 732-0170 377 Hanover Pl., Ridgeway, 24148 Drafting & Design Thermal Technologies, Inc. Jamie Ellis • 650-3495 P.O. Box 370, Axton, 24054 Windows Triangle Electric Corp.

Nancy Bradshaw • 957-2281 560 Bouldin Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Electrical Contractors Virginia Blower Co. Milford Weaver • 647-3804 P.O. Box 215, Collinsville, 24078 HVAC – Dust Collecting & Blow Pipe Systems

Cultural Attractions de Spot, LLC Karen Despot • 656-1234 1089 Spruce St., 24112 Shopping Piedmont Arts Association Kathy Rogers • 632-3221 215 Starling Ave., 24112 Reynolds Homestead Kay Dunkley • 694-7181 463 Homestead Ln., Critz, 24082 Historical Attractions Spencer-Penn Centre Mary Jordan • 957-1179 P.O. Box 506, Spencer, 24165 Community Services VA Museum of Natural History Joe Keiper • 656-4141 21 Starling Ave., 24112 Natural History Dance Ray Hollingsworth Studio of Dance Cindy Hollingsworth • 638-2872 P.O. Box 2326, 24112 Instruction Delivery Services Hopkins Delivery Services John Hopkins • 647-5200 P.O. Box 1059, Collinsville, 24078 Dental Services C.E. Ayers, DDS • 632-3625 25 Cleveland Ave., 24112 Dentists Mark Crabtree, DDS, Ltd. • 632-9266 407 Starling Ave., 24078 Dentists David C. Jones, DDS, PC • 638-8888 25 Cleveland Ave., Ste. E, 24112 Orthodontists J.A. Jordan, DDS, Ltd. • 632-2634 1103 Brookdale St., Ste. E, 24112 Dentists Raymond Mallinak, DDS • 632-2189 P.O. Box 3966, 24115 Dentists

C.W. Wall Painting, LLC C.W. Wall • 632-0242, P.O. Box 4431, 24115 Painting Contractors

J. Peyton Moore, DDS • 632-3963 101 Cleveland Ave., 24112 Dentists

Whitlock Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Billy G. Whitlock • 673-1249 524 Wingfield Orchard Rd., 24112 HVAC – Plumbing – Mechanical

James K. Muehleck, DDS • 632-6219 25 Cleveland Ave., Ste. A, 24112 Dentists

Convenience Stores Steve’s Ezee In Steve Rigney • 647-7933 2575 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Country Clubs – Golf Bassett Country Club Elmer Hall • 629-5610 P.O. Box 873, Bassett, 24055 Chatmoss Country Club Michelle Benton • 638-2484 P.O. Box 5063, 24115 Lynwood Golf & Country Club Brian McArthur • 632-2295 P.O. Box 4826, 24115 Primland Steve Helms • 222-3800 4621 Busted Rock Rd., Meadows of Dan, 24120

Piedmont Virginia Dental Health Foundation Ann Huffman • 632-7727 23 Fayette St., 24112 James W. Shearer, DDS, Ltd. • 632-1296 25 Cleveland Ave., 24112 Dentists Edward P. Snyder, DDS • 632-4144 101 Cleveland Ave., Ste. 6, 24112 Orthodontists George Stermer, DDS • 638-3265 P.O. Box 5262, 24115 Dentists James L. Wilson, DDS • 632-4600 P.O. Box 1064, 24112 Dentists Distribution

Crane Service

American Distribution & Warehousing Rick Martin • 629-9200 P.O. Box 3821, 24115

Guy M. Turner, Inc. Richard Byrd • 638-4660 P.O. Box 667, 24114 Crane Rental

The Boxley Co. Delin Kirks • 673-1024 3785 Carver Rd., 24112 Crushed Granite

Boxley Materials Delin Kirks • 673-6704 3785 Carver Rd., 24112 Ready Mix Concrete Diversified Distribution, Inc. Doug Lawrie • 956-2179 3375 Joseph Martin Hwy., 24112 Third Party Logistics Greene Co. Eydie Greene • 638-7101 P.O. Box 711, 24114 Sportswear GSI Commerce Nancy Uhran • 670-6707 229 Hollie Dr., 24112 Henry County Mulch and Stone John Hurd • 638-6520 P.O. Box 897, Collinsville, 24078 Landscape Industrial Finishes and Systems Lisa Cassell • 634-5044 919 E. Church St., 24112 Furniture Nautica Enterprises, Inc. Customer Service Center Joan Stogner • 656-6011, Ext. 6011 500 Nautica Way, 24112 Solid Stone Fabrics David Stone • 634-0115, 26 Fayette St., 24112 Stone Dynamics Bobby Lankford • 638-7755 P.O. Box 5266, 24115 Countertops, Granite, Marble, Kitchen Remodel Charles W. Trent & Co. Kyle S. Trent • 638-3526 P.O. Box 4203, 24115 Corrugated Containers Dry Cleaners A Cleaner World Jack Cockrell • 666-0594 1099 Brookdale Rd., 24112 Martinizing Dry Cleaning Avery Mills, Jr. • 638-2970 745 E. Church St., 24112 Moorefield’s Cleaners Robert Aguilar • 632-3457 622 Memorial Blvd., 24112 Uniform Rentals – Embroidery E-Commerce Coolknobsandpulls.com Jay Edelen • (800) 811-6302 330 Hollie Dr., 24112 HoppityDoodle Corporation Kristen Dalton • 632-9276 302 Franklin St., Ste. 101, 24112 Wall Décor Education Averett University Tiffany Franks • (434) 791-5600 420 W. Main St., Danville, 24541 Colleges Carlisle School Simon Owen-Williams • 632-7288 P.O. Box 5388, 24115 Pre-k through 12 Chatham Hall Girls School Vicky Wright • (434) 432-5604 800 Chatham Hall Cir., Chatham, 24531 Ferrum College Jennifer Braaten • (540) 365-4202 P.O. Box 1000, Ferrum, 24088 Colleges Henry County Education Association Dorothy Carter • (434) 799-5498 148 Arnett Blvd, Ste. B, Danville, 24540 Henry County Public Schools Anthony D. Jackson • 634-4700 P.O. Box 8958, Collinsville, 24078 K through 12

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Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Liam Leighty • (434) 766-6700 150 Slayton Ave., Danville, 24540 Charles B. Keesee Education Foundation Vernie W. Lewis • 632-2229 P.O. Box 431, 24114 Education Loans – Grants Martinsville City Public Schools Pamela Heath • 632-6313 P.O. Box 5548, 24115 K through 12 Martinsville Education Association Rob Tolbut • (434) 799-5498 148 Arnett Blvd., Ste. B, Danville, 24540 National College John Scott • 632-5621 905 N. Memorial Blvd., 24112 Colleges New College Institute Dr. Barry Dorsey • 403-5600 29 Jones St., 24112 Colleges Old Dominion University Teletechnet Louise Schatz • 656-0278 645 Patriot Dr., 24112 Colleges Patrick Henry Community College Dr. Max Wingett • 656-0201 645 Patriot Dr., 24112 Colleges Philip Solomon Flight Instruction Phil Solomon • 632-1208 1700 Mulberry Rd., 24112 Varsity Mentoring George Jefferson • 638-2523 22 E. Church St., Ste. 303, 24112 Electronics Bryant Radio Supply, Inc. Joe Bryant • 647-3522 3449 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Electronics – Radio Retail Electric Service & Sales, Inc. Pete Simpson • 632-2086 141 Dye Plant Rd., 24112 Electric Motors – Industrial Electronics Engravers Collinsville Engraving Co. Pete Rakes • 647-8596 P.O. Box 220, Collinsville, 24078 Martinsville Engraving Co., Inc. John Pratt • 647-8967 P.O. Box 777, Collinsville, 24078 Entertainment Colonial Downs Teresa Prillaman • 632-0187 3951 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Off Track Betting Sport Lanes & Ten Pen Will Pearson • 632-6060, 10 Koehler Rd., 24112 Bowling Theatre Works Community Players Andy Parker • 403-5345 44 Franklin St., 24112 Theaters Environmental Earth Environmental & Civil, Inc Jeanne Martin • (540) 483-5975 235 Claiborne Ave., Rocky Mount, 24151 Exporting EDSO Exporting, LP Daniel Smallwood • 647-8832 1245 Laurel Ln., Collinsville, 24078

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National Exterminators, Inc. Erik Stegall • 632-1800 805 Brookdale St., 24112 Financial Services Ameriprise Financial Charles Wimbish • 632-7500 P.O. Box 151, 810 Starling Ave., 24114 Consulting BMS Consulting, Inc. G. Alan Lackey • 666-9425 P.O. Box 4588, 24115 Retirement Plan Consultants DSM Services, Inc. Darrell Smith • 632-1084 P.O. Box 3871, 24115 Office Support Edward Jones Investments Matthew A. Erikson • 632-6325 1103 Brookdale St., Ste. C, 24112 Consulting First Investors Consulting Group Dick Pilson, CFP • 666-1537 P.O. Box 1271, 24114 Consulting Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. Keith Smith • 632-6027 P.O. Box 5428, 24115 Investments & Banking Stifel Nicolaus Dean Johnston • 632-7151 149 E. Main St., 24112 Consultants – Securities Fire & Water Restoration Services Servpro of Martinsville & Henry Co. Danny Winn • 632-7276 P.O. Box 5001, 24115 Fisheries Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Inc. William Martin • 632-9440 P.O. Box 1152, 24112 Fish

Gifts Balloons & Baskets Kathryn Saunders • 957-5000 99 Marigold Rd., 24112 Balloon Décor Martha’s Baskets Gifts & More Martha Drane • 638-1800 21 Ellsworth St., 24112 Gift Baskets Glass – Windshields Martinsville Glass Co. Lee Hussey II • 632-2726 408 Memorial Blvd., 24112 Government Henry County Administrator Benny Summerlin • 634-4601 P.O. Box 7, Collinsville, 24078 Henry County Martinsville City Manager Clarence Monday • 403-5180 P.O. Drawer 1112, 24112 City of Martinsville Town of Ridgeway Mayor Ed Page • 956-2328 P.O. Box 525, Ridgeway, 24148 VA Employment Commission Barbara Redd • 634-3600 P.O. Box 986, 24114 Employment West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board Kim Adkins • 656-6190 P.O. Box 4043, 24115 Grocers Food Lion Stores Kyle Griffith • 638-2373 P.O. Box 1330, Salisbury, NC 28145 Kroger Co. Donna McManners • (540) 563-3500 3661 Peters Creek Rd., Roanoke, 24019

Flooring

Guns – Gunsmiths

Carpetland USA of Martinsville Dan Goren • 656-2090 2370 Greensboro Rd., 24112

Southern Gun, Inc. David Haskins • 629-4867 6311 Virginia Ave., Bassett, 24055

Martinsville Flooring, LLC Vaughn Draper • 632-6419 730 E. Church St., 24112

Town Gun Shop, Inc. – DBA Town Police Supply Mark Tosh • 647-4161 P.O. Box 417, Collinsville, 24078

Florists – Gift Shops Simply the Best Deborah Barker • 666-2378 56 W. Main St., 24112 Food Vendors Canteen Barbara Robertson • 638-8995 342 Industrial Park, Ridgeway, 24148 Patterson Vending, Inc. Donald Patterson • 673-1655 P.O. Box 37, Fieldale, 24089 Funeral Services Bassett Funeral Services Larry Joines • 629-1770 P.O. Box 207, Bassett, 24055 Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Services Dustin Osborne • 629-2515 P.O. Box 1337, Bassett, 24055 Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Services Rose Howell • 632-3466 P.O. Box 1162, 24114

Gyms – Fitness Centers Curves for Women – Collinsville Kristina Moorefield • 647-5800 95 Printers Ln., Collinsville, 27078 Family YMCA Brad Kinkema • 632-6427 3 Starling Ave., 24112 Healthcare Ashbrook Audiology & Hearing Aid Center, Inc. Paul Ashbrook • 666-0401 1111 Spruce St., 24112 Blue Ridge Manor Nellie Vernatter • 638-8701 P.O. Box 4904, 24115 Rehabilitation Dependable Home Healthcare James Williams • 656-2273 108 E. Main St., 24112 Home Health

Exterminators

Norris Funeral Services, Inc. & Crematory David Norris • 638-2778 P.O. Box 5501, 24115

Dr. Jon’s Urgent Care Center Jon Peterson • 638-2273 2871 Greensboro Rd., 24112 Urgent Care

Economy Exterminators, Inc. Beacher Beam • 647-7187 P.O. Box 537, Collinsville, 24078

Roselawn Funeral Home S.T. Fulcher, Jr • 632-1880 P.O. Box 1242, 24112

Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. Donald Richman, MD • 632-7205 P.O. Box 3151, 24115

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Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Family Preservation Services Jean Odachowski • 632-1113 1 Starling Ave., 24112 Mental Health

Piedmont Regional Feeding & Oral-Motor Clinic, LLC Amie Teague • 403-5083 22 E. Church St., 24112

Sprinkle Medical Dr. Philip M. Sprinkle • 632-0888 315 Hospital Dr., Ste. 108, 24112 Physicians

Friedrichs Family Eye Center Gray Friedrichs • 656-3937 1975 Virginia Ave., 24112

Piedmont Urology Associates Pam Riggs • 634-5000 101 Cleveland Ave., Ste. C, 24112

Golden Living Center Rebecca Motley • 632-7146 1607 Spruce St., 24112 Nursing Care Needs

Lynn Pritchett, Certified Massage Therapist • 252-6068 715 Corn Tassel Trail, 24112

Stanleytown Health Care Center Patsy Hobson • 629-1772 P.O. Box 538, Stanleytown, 24168 Nursing Care Needs

Hand-n-Hand Companions Melinda Scearce • 632-3289 P.O. Box 3257, 24115 Home Health Care

PrivaCare Wanda Wingfield • 632-3744 226 Starling Ave., 24112 Home Health Care

Heart of Virginia Dr. Jack Painter • 632-4200 26 Broad St., 24112 Cardiology

Regional Health Diagnostics Jennifer Walmsley • 638-4800 101 Cleveland Ave., Ste. D, 24112 Sleep Clinics

Hill Chiropractic Center Mathew Hill • 632-3334 1141 Memorial Blvd. N., 24112

Southern VA Rehab Group Henry Bridges • 666-7326 320 Hospital Dr., 24112 Physical Therapy

Home Health Care Associates, Inc. Jim White • 694-7756 315 Hospital Dr., Ste. 107, 24114 Home Health Care

Judith M. Szulecki, MD Robin Clifton • 632-6496 209 Cleveland Ave., 24112 Dermatologists Team Nurse, Inc. Tammy Gray • 632-2252 1087 Spruce St., 24112 Home Health Care Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Rocky Mount Edward Flora • (540) 483-9261 P.O. Box 739, Rocky Mount, 24151 Virginia Prosthetics, Inc. Stephen Epperly • 634-5690 315 Hospital Dr., Ste. 104, 24112

Housecall Home Health Care/Amedisys Charles Alston, Jr. • 656-2190 1077 Spruce St., 24112 Home Health Care Hussey & Lawson Therapies, Inc. Ralph Lawson • 632-5281 3 Dudley St., 24112 Physical Therapy Mark T. Mahoney, DO, PC • 666-0500 445 E. Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Family Practice Martinsville Chiropractic Center Glenn Stark, DC • 632-2226 425 Commonwealth Blvd. E., 24112 Martinsville Physical Therapy & Industrial Rehab Pamela Grove, RPT • 638-4809 433 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Martinsville Urgent Care, LLC Dan Baptist • 634-0010 1044 E. Church St., 24112 Medical Martinsville – Henry County Coalition for Health & Wellness Barbara Jackman • 638-2523 22 E. Church St., Ste. 311, 24112 Medi Home Care Susan Warner • 666-9800 1109 Brookdale St., Ste. A, 24112 Home Health Care Memorial Hospital Ryan Shepherd • 666-7601 P.O. Box 4788, 24115 Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care Shelia Jones • (336) 789-2922 400 Technology Dr., Ste. 201, Mount Airy, NC 27030 National Counseling Group Peggie Powell • 638-8000 33 Ellsworth St., 24112 Mental Health A Nurses Touch Home Care Trivina Hairston • 632-1114 51 E. Church St., Ste. 204, 24112 Home Health Care Perkins Medical Services Margaret Perkins • 650-3891 P.O. Box 187, Axton, 24054 Medical Piedmont Access to Health Services William Crumpton • 632-2966 1 E. Market St., 24112 Piedmont Medical & Renal Associates Dr. James C. McKay • 638-1983 33 Bridge St., Ste. B, 24112

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Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Historical Preservation Martinsville Henry County Historical Society Virginia King • 224-0763 P.O. Box 432, 24114

Interior Decorators

William Franck • 634-1311 469 King’s Way Rd., 24112

Interiors by Mary Mary Taylor • 632-4012 316 Brown St., 24112

Human Services

Irving Groves, Jr. • 632-4498 1517 Mulberry Rd., 24112

Internet Services

American Red Cross Christopher Stevens • (540) 580-6733 352 Church St., S.W., Roanoke, 24016

Sen. Robert Hurt • (434) 432-3431 P.O. Box 30, Chatham, 24531

TMMworld Dot Net Services Terence Maney • 629-6868 P.O. Box 126, Stanleytown, 24168

Beltone Hearing Aid Center Drew Thompson • 632-7725 218 E. Main St., 24112 Blue Ridge Village Nellie Vernatter • 638-8701 P.O. Box 4904, 24115

Amy Pace Lampe • 666-9417, Ext. 308 460 Plantation Rd., 24112 Delegate Danny Marshall • (434) 797-5861 P.O. Box 439, Danville, 24541 Delegate Donald Merricks • (434) 791-2381 1180 Astin Ln., Danville, 24540

Citizens Against Family Violence Melissa Gravely • 632-8701 P.O. Drawer 352, 24114 Awareness – Counseling Services

Dennis Reeves • 638-8591 106 Courtney Terr., 24112

Community Storehouse Travis Adkins • 632-9002 P.O. Box 3015, 24115

Akridge Insurance Services, Inc. Patsy Akridge • 632-1801 P.O. Box 4508, 24115

CONTACT Crisis Hotline Harry Byrd • 638-8980 P.O. Box 1287, 24112 Crisis Help Line

Allstate Insurance – Thomas Insurance Agencies Stuart Thomas • 632-1000 101 Cleveland Ave., Ste. 2, 24112

Fit 4 Life Center Stanley Gravely • 632-8600 P.O. Box 3002, 24115 Counseling – Consulting

BB&T Insurance Services of Martinsville Wanda Rowe • 666-3622 P.O. Box 5391, 24115

Goodwill Industries of the Valley Mark Brittain • (540) 483-0296, Ext. 105 P.O. Box 157, Rocky Mount, 24151 Grace Network of MHC Jennifer Jamison • 638-8500 P.O. Box 3902, 24115 Piedmont Community Services Jim Tobin • 632-7128 24 Clay St., 24112 Counseling Pittsylvania County Community Action, Inc. Sherman M. Saunders • (434) 432-8250 P.O. Box 119, Chatham, 24531 Salvation Army Capt. Orville & Debra Chambless • 638-7259 P.O. Box 551, 24114 Southern Area Agency on Aging Nancy M. Dalton • 632-6442 204 Cleveland Ave., 24112 Stepping Stones, Inc. Pamela Pritchett • 638-7676 600 Northside Dr., 24112 Day Support for Disabled United Way of Henry County & Martinsville Tiffani Underwood • 638-3946 P.O. Box 951, 24114 Assistance Agencies Virginia Dept. of Rehabilitative Service Marcia Cook • 632-7161 233 W. Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Rehabilitative Services We Care, Inc. Robin Hairfield • 634-0300 509 E. Church St., 24112 Drop In Centers Humane Societies Martinsville-Henry County SPCA Leslie Hervey • 638-7297 132 Joseph Martin Hwy., 24112 Humane – Animals Hunting & Sporting Goods Bass, Bucks & More Rachard Lam • 638-8554 925 N. Memorial Blvd., 24112 Individuals Smith Chaney • 638-3542 55 General Longstreet Ct., 24112

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Greg Eanes • 666-8787 300 Franklin St., Ste. 210, 24112

Insurance

Burch-Hodges-Stone, Inc. Bob Burton • 632-2161 231 E. Church St., 24112 Dillon Insurance Agency, Inc. D.L. “Len” Dillon, Jr. • 629-5304 P.O. Box 549, Bassett, 24055

Janitorial Services B & C Cleaning Billy Pinnix • 340-9352 61 Woodshire Rd., Collinsville, 24078 B & G Cleaning Services Brenda Keen • 632-0270 898 Bethel Ln., 24112 Ramos Cleaning Service Robert Ramos • 732-7285 34 E. Main St., 24112 Sarver Cleaning Services Richard Sarver • 647-7667 364 Ferndale Dr., Collinsville, 24078 Landscape Anderson Lawn & Garden Steve Anderson • (540) 334-2040 21200 Virgil Goode Hwy., Rocky Mount, 24151 Crouch’s Nursery Mary Crouch • 629-1820 6211 Virginia Ave., Bassett, 24055 Gammons Lawn Care, Inc. James Gammons • 956-2990 620 Flanigan Branch Rd., Ridgeway, 24148

Farm Bureau of Virginia Wanda Hunley • 638-7760 P.O. Box 2317, 24113

Howell’s Landscape Management, Inc. William Howell • 638-1058 P.O. Box 4249, 24115

Fieldale Insurance Agency Thomas Eggleston • 673-6701 P.O. Box 158, Fieldale, 24089

Prillaman Landscape Dimensions, Inc. C.D. Prillaman • 956-2113 P.O. Box 166, Ridgeway, 24148

Ford Insurance Agency Phillip Davis • 632-3451 P.O. Box 312, 24114

Southern States Cooperative Todd Plaster • 647-8701 3200 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Home – Lawn Retail

Gateway Health Alliance Dan Farmer • (434) 799-3838 341 Main St., Ste. 301, Danville, 24541

Law Enforcement

The Haynes Group Leon Haynes • 632-8573 P.O. Box 4602, 24115

Martinsville Sheriff Steve Draper • 656-5151 P.O. Box 1326, 24112

Humana, Inc. Eric Rider • (540) 345-1575 2706 Carolina Ave., Roanoke, 24014

Legal Services

Judkins Insurance Agency Jay Judkins • 956-5556 P.O. Box 339, 808 Main St., Ridgeway, 24148 Lawyers Title Insurance Brenda Hall • 638-1002 P.O. Box 1001, 24114 Lockman & Associates, Inc. Jim Lockman • 632-7568 P.O. Box 4587, 24115 Lynn P. Mabe Insurance Agency, Inc. • 647-3382 P.O. Box 776, Collinsville, 24078 Jim McMillan Insurance James McMillan, Jr. • 647-1465 P.O. Box 306, Collinsville, 24078 Philip C. Pigg, Insurance Agent • 957-1591 P.O. Box 29, Spencer, 24165 Larry Roach & Associates Insurance – Real Estate • 629-7283 P.O. Box 189, Fieldale, 24089 Setliff Insurance Agency Paul W. Setliff • 647-5883 P.O. Box 98, Collinsville, 24078 Teegen – Hall Insurance Bill Teegen • 638-3733 P.O. Box 357, Collinsville, 24078

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Ward L. Armstrong, Attorney • 632-7022 P.O. Box 1431, 24114 Attorneys Daniel, Medley & Kirby Martha White Medley • 666-1585 106 E. Market St., 2nd Fl., 24112 Attorneys James H. Ford, Esq. • 632-6433 P.O. Box 1352, 24114 Attorneys Gardner, Barrow, Sharpe & Reynolds Phil Gardner • 638-2455 231 E. Church St., 24112 Attorneys George R. Gautsch, Attorney • 632-2288 P.O. Box 512, 24114 Attorneys H. Clay Gravely, IV, Attorney-at-Law • 638-2523 22 E. Church St., Ste. 302, 24112 Attorneys Robert W. Haley, Attorney-at-Law • 629-5381 P.O. Box 864, Bassett, 24055 Attorneys Glen Franklin Koontz, Attorney-at-Law • (202) 256-4142 P.O. Box 1176, Berryville, 22611 Attorneys

Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Kimble Reynolds, Jr., Attorney-at-Law • 632-3588 401 Starling Ave., 24112 Attorneys

Blue Ridge Packaging Corp.

Stephen Dashoff • 638-1413 P.O. Box 4027, 24115 Corrugated Containers

EMI Imaging Adam Wright • 694-4660 636 Commerce St., Stuart, 24171 Microfilming

Stone, Worthy & Reynolds Roscoe Reynolds • 638-2315 P.O. Box 1432, 24114 Attorneys

Blue Ridge Solvents & Coatings Randy Bumgarner • 629-5325 P.O. Box 759, Henry, 24102 Solvents & Coatings

Georgia Pacific Bob Quigley • 632-6301 25 Industrial Park Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Corrugated Containers

Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove Alex Saunders • (540) 983-7607 P.O. Box 14125, Roanoke, 24038 Attorneys

Collinsville Machining Co. Phil Bryant • 647-8332 64 Wheeler Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Specialty Machines & Parts

GS Industries of Bassett, Inc. Terry Cundiff • 629-5317 85 Rosemont Rd., Bassett, 24055 Customer Injection Molded Plastics – Adhesives

Young, Haskins, Mann, Gregory, McGarry & Wall, PC James Haskins • 638-2367 P.O. Box 72, 24114 Attorneys

Commonwealth Laminating & Coating Richard Hall • 666-9655 345 Beaver Creek Dr., 24112 Window Film

Hanesbrands, Inc. Sherri Hart • 670-4500 380 Beaver Creek Dr., 24112 Textiles

CPFilms, Inc./Solutia Melanie Russell • 629-1711 P.O. Box 5068, 24115 Process Film

Hooker Furniture Corp.

Larry Ryder • 656-3314 P.O. Box 4708, 24115 Furniture

Drake Extrusion, Inc. John Parkinson • 632-0159 790 Industrial Park Dr., Ridgeway, 24148

Invista Precision Concepts Tim Coble • 656-0575 1008 Dupont Rd., 24112

Libraries Blue Ridge Regional Library Sandra Shell • 632-7125, Ext. 224 P.O. Box 5264, 24115 Locksmiths Ashley’s U. S. Lock & Security Catherine McGee • 632-6640 23 Henry St., 24112 Lodging The Church Street Guesthouse Ashby Pritchett • 252-6068 715 Corn Tassel Trail, 24112 The Clubhouse Bed & Breakfast & Resort (Fieldcrest Lodge) Joey Arrington • 226-0526 67 Motorsports Dr., 24112 Comfort Inn Domoni Craig • 666-6835 1895 Virginia Ave., 24112 Dutch Inn – Quality Inn Tammy Bowles • 647-3721 2360 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Hampton Inn – Martinsville, VA Deborah Leonard • 647-4700 50 Hampton Dr., 24112 Jameson Inn Jeffrey Parker • 638-0478 378 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Knights Inn Suryakant Patel • 647-3716 2357 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Race Lodging, LLC Aleeta Pearson • (423) 764-5454 26A Sixth St., Bristol, TN 37620 Logging Supplies Craddock Logging Supply & Repair, LLC Wesley Craddock • 956-2943 P.O. Box 651, Ridgeway, 24148 Millard’s Machinery, Inc. J.E. Pigg • 632-6431 P.O. Box 2146, 24113 Custom Machine & Parts Manufacturers Absolute Machine Enterprises Charles Harris • 632-6938 2191 Green Hill Dr., 24112 Machines Applied Felts, Inc. Walter Mattox • 656-1904 450 College Dr., 24112 Felt Liner Supplies Barnes & Co. Lewis Barnes • 632-3033 P.O. Box 127, Collinsville, 24078 Industrial Cloth Bassett Furniture Industries Eddie White • 629-6393 P.O. Box 626, Bassett, 24055 Furniture

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Tri-State Foam Products, Inc. Kevin Farrell • 638-3592 P.O. Box 2337, 24112 Expanded Polystyrene

Sharp Business Systems Harry Whitt • (434) 713-0087 2657 Franklin Tpke., Danville, 24540 Office Equipment

MasterBrand Cabinet Jeania Dykes • 638-1443 220 Mehler Dr., 24112 Cabinets

Virginia Mirror Co., Inc. William C. Beeler, Jr. • 632-9816 P.O. Box 5431, 24115 Mirrors

Southern Office Machines Co., Inc. Harvey Chaney • (434) 792-7422 523 Loyal St., Danville, 24541 Office Equipment

Medley Specialties, Inc. Gene Medley • 632-5552 P.O. Box 3983, 24115

West Window Corp.

W.E. Giesler • 638-2394, P.O. Drawer 3071, 24115 Windows

Oils – Fuels

Mehler Engineered Products Kathy Wilson • 638-6166 175 Mehler Ln., 24112 Automotive Hoses & Belts Millenium Insulation & Window Co. Ray Reynolds • 629-2000 P.O. Box 536, Stanleytown, 24168 Mod–U–Kraf Homes Frank Hodges • (540) 483-0291 P.O. Box 573, Rocky Mount, 24151 Home Builders Monogram Meat Snacks Brian Fleming • 656-3500 200 Knauss Dr., 24112 Snack Foods MULTI-WALL Packaging Corp.

Charlie Lawless • 666-2222 P.O. Box 4631, 24115 Corrugated Containers Nationwide Custom Homes John Adams • 632-7100 P.O. Box 5511, 24115 Home Builders Nilit John Overbeck • 638-2434 P.O. Box 4866, 24115 Nylon Yarn Monofilament Packaging Products, Inc. Donald C. Boaz • 629-3481 200 Little Creek Dr., Bassett, 24055 Corrugated Containers Piedmont Mechanical Systems, Inc. Robert King • 647-7400 P.O. Box 759, 808 Main St., Collinsville, 24078 General – Mechanical – Plumbing – HVAC Reynolds & Easley Manufacturing Co., Inc. Duke Easley • 650-2821 P.O. Box 70, Axton, 24054 Specialty Machines & Parts Reynolds Container Corp.

Bob Hubble • 647-8451 P.O. Box 1129, 24114 Corrugated Containers The RonBuilt Corp.

R.A. “Skip” Ressell, Jr. • 638-2090 P.O. Box 1081, 24114 Shenandoah Furniture, Inc. Chris Lester • 632-0502 225 Beaver Creek Dr., 24112 Furniture Smart Machine Technologies, Inc. Steve Ogilbee • 632-9853 P.O. Box 4828, 24112 Southeastern Wood Products, Inc. James Grogan • 632-9025 1794 Virginia Ave., Box B5, 24112 Wood Products Southprint, Inc. Butch Hamlet • 666-3000 545 Hollie Dr., 24112 Textile Screen-print Springs Basic Bedding Steve DeCubellis • 670-3440 460 Beaver Creek Dr., 24112 Bedding Stanley Furniture Co. Doug I. Payne • 627-2135 P.O. Box 30, Stanleytown, 24168 Furniture

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Media BTW 21 Chad Hall • 647-9289 2670 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Local TV Comcast Spotlight Patricia Cassidy • (434) 792-1770 500 Piney Forest Rd., Ste. D, Danville, 24540 Danville Register & Bee Carl Esposito • (434) 793-2311 P.O. Box 331, Danville, 24543 Newspapers Martinsville Bulletin Robert Haskell • 638-8801 P.O. Box 3711, 24115 Newspapers Martinsville Media Bill Wyatt • 632-9811 P.O. Drawer 3551, 24115 Radio – Local TV Star 39 Azile Roark • 656-3900 P.O. Box 5146, 24112 Local TV WAKG 103.3 Radio B.R. Ashby • (434) 797-4290 P.O. Box 1629, Danville, 24543 Radio WDBJ – TV Susan Snead • (540) 985-3652 P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022 Television

Abercrombie Oil Co., Inc. William Royster • 632-4131 P.O. Box 1142, 24114 Oil – Fuel Distributors Bassett Oil & Equipment William Craig • 629-5338 2456 Fairystone Park Hwy., Bassett, 24055 Oil – Fuel Distributors Davenport Energy Bruce Gilbert • (434) 432-0251 P.O. Box 879, Chatham, 24531 Oil – Fuel Distributors DeShazo Oil Co., Inc. Julie DeShazo • 632-5485 P.O. Box 389, 24114 Oil – Fuel Distributors Lester-Penn Coal & Oil Co. Edwin G. Penn III • 632-6321 P.O. Box 728, 24114 Oil – Fuel Distributors Midway Bottled Gas Co., Inc. Keith Downing • 632-9808 P.O. Box 387, Collinsville, 24078 Bottled Gas Sheetz #308 Mary Allen • 956-3366 6758 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148 Filling Stations – Convenient Store Paper Products Tarheel Paper Co. Jim Adams • 632-9353 35 Knauss Dr., 24112 Paper Distributors

WSET-TV, Inc., Channel 10 Randy Smith • (434) 528-1313 P.O. Box 11588, Lynchburg, 24506 Television

Pharmacies

WZBB B – 99.9 FM Radio Donny Brook • 629-7999 10899 Virginia Ave., Bassett, 24055 Radio

Starling Pharmacy Leslie Goad • 632-6222 1312 S. Memorial Ave., 24112

Motorcycles – ATV Retail Cycle Connection Jerry Parker • 647-7711 3829 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Motorcycles Music Carlton Young Productions Carlton Young • 340-3359 3750 Figsboro Rd., 24112 DJ Woodall’s Music and Sound Sandy Woodall • 647-1973 2163 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Office Supplies Bassett Office Supply John Parcell • 629-5341 P.O. Box 558, Bassett, 24055 Office Max Somona Stacey • 632-0381 240 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 S & K Office Products, Inc. Cindy Summit • 632-2401 P.O. Box 271, 24114 Safeguard Business Systems Fred Searl • 774-1794 P.O. Box 20587, Roanoke, 24018 Business Forms

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Family Discount Pharmacy, Inc. Tami Turner • 627-0536 P.O. Box 477, Stanleytown, 24168

Photography Dawson Photography Ricky Dawson • 647-3412 85 Kimberly Ln., Bassett, 24055 Steve Sheppard Photography Steve Sheppard • 638-1969 38 Franklin St., 24112 Picture Framing Chris’ Custom Framing Chris White • 632-2900 39 E. Church St., 24112 Pools – Equipment Pool House, Ltd. Gary W. Pedigo • 629-2074 6215 Virginia Ave., Bassett, 24055 Pool Retailers Pregnancy Care Pregancy Care Center of MHC, Inc. Janice Galyean • 634-5433 P.O. Box 3456, 24115 Planning – Counseling Printers Bassett Printing Corp.

David Flach • 629-2541 P.O. Box 866, Bassett, 24055 Commercial Printing

Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Collinsville Printing Co., Inc. Susie Stone • 666-4400 P.O. Box 505, Collinsville, 24078 Commercial Printing

Martin’s Landing Freda Madison • 638-1115 1151 E. Church St., 24112 Apartments

Stratford Square Apartments Betsy Holsinger • 638-2888 1801 Church St. Ext., 24112 Apartments

Haverline Labels, Inc. Ben Copenhaver • 647-7785 11 Printers Ln., Collinsville, 24078 Commercial Printing

Martinsville Medical Buildings, Inc. William Lewis • 638-2729 315 Hospital Dr., Ste. 203, 24112 Medical Buildings

J. P. Sutton Properties Wayne Odachowski • 632-6533 P.O. Box 3982, 24115 Apartments

Piedmont Appraisal Service Mike Keffer • 647-1975 38 Pinecrest Ct., Collinsville, 24078 Appraising Service

T. R. Properties, Inc. Ted Balabanis • 666-1527 P.O. Box 3565, 24115 Apartments

The Reserve at Fairystone Teresa Connor • 930-4761 5 Reserve Trail, Stuart, 24171

Vaughn Real Estate, Inc. Brenda Vaughn • 656-3999 3988 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148

Southern Virginia Properties Elif Wilk • 666-4663 10 Bridge St. N., 24112

Henry C. Wall Real Estate Henry Wall • 632-7400 P.O. Box 2067, 24113

Spencer Group Real Estate & Auction Ronnie Spencer • 638-5222 22 Oak View Dr., 24112

Weaver & Brown Realtors Michelle Brown • 632-0990 106 E. Market St., 24112

Sanwell Printing, Inc. Annie Roberts • 638-3772 P.O. Box 2026, 24112 Commercial Printing Service Printing Co. & Office Supply David Martin • 632-7115 20 Bridge St. S., 24112 Commercial Printing – Embroidery Public Utilities Appalachian Power Larry Jackson • (434) 522-4332 4001 Mayflower Dr., Lynchburg, 24501 Electric Service CenturyLink Simone Alley • 666-1200, 826 Fisher St., 24112 Telephone – Internet Southwestern Virginia Gas Lance Heater • 632-5662 208 Lester St., 24112 Gas Real Estate Berry-Elliott Realtors Mary Rives Brown • 656-1111 18 Starling Ave., 24112 Rives S. Brown Realtors James Coleman • 632-3463 P.O. Box 472, 24114 Cahill Real Estate & Construction Curtis Cahill • 647-8678 2871 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Childress & Associates Realtors Judy Childress • 647-3995 P.O. Box 3943, Collinsville, 24078 City & County Properties, LLC Carl McDilda • (540) 297-3995 P.O. Box 956, Moneta, 24121 Cockram Realty, LLC Hilda Cockram • 629-1363 167 Longview Dr., Bassett, 24055 The Counts Realty & Auction Group William Bryant • (434) 525-2991 828 Main St., 15th Fl., Lynchburg, 24504 Susan Critz Real Estate • 632-6461 P.O. Box 3584, 24115

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Crown Associates Wanda Green • 666-6969 P.O. Box 1007, 24114 Glenn C. Edwards, SRA, Appraiser • 632-7974 P.O. Box 4309, 24115 Appraising Service Freedom Homes Roger Stevens • 638-4400 4096 Greensboro Rd., 24112 Contractors Homecheck Professionals, LLC David Pulliam • (434) 793-4663 625 Piney Forest Rd., Ste. 304A, Danville, 24540 Environmental J & R Management, Inc. Bill Vaughn • 632-5325 P.O. Box 952, 24114 Property Management King Properties Dr. & Mrs. Mervin King • 638-5464 29 A Jones St., 24112 Historical Ralph C. Lester • 634-1218 250 Kings Way Rd., Apt. 419, 24112 M–HC–PC Association of Realtors Inc. Kim Mangum • 666-9005 P.O. Box 1006, 24114

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Wellington Manor Apartments Donna Dickens • 638-4431 16 Molly Cir., 24112 Apartments Recycling Cycle Systems, Inc. Udell Brenner • 638-6000 1331 Virginia Ave., 24112 Renewable Engineered Systems Brian Brown • 403-5111 22 E. Church St., 24112 Renewable Energy Restaurants Binding Time Bonnie Hale • 656-3800 1115 Spruce St., 24112 The Café at Arts & Deli Linda Artis • 666-8945 43 E. Church St., 24112

Telecommunications

Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Greg Evans • 638-2493 P.O. Box 791, 24114

Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Gray Ramsey • (434) 570-1307 1100 Confroy Dr., South Boston, 24592

Salons

StarTek, Inc. Raj Patel • 647-2900 2000 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078

Indulgence Day Spa Kara Carter-Hundley • 632-7722 27 E. Church St., 24112 Security

U.S. Cellular Leslie Hall • 340-2766 820 Commonwealth Blvd., Ste. 20, 24112

Security Zone Mark Matherly • (434) 793-9554 363 Central Blvd., Danville, 24540 Alarms

Transportation

Shopping

Hatchett Transportation, Inc. Jerry Hatchett • 629-3315 P.O. Box 1618, Bassett, 24055

Badcock Home Furniture & More Charnese Bennett • 647-9660 2420 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078

Caldwell Freight Lines Jimmy Joyce • 632-1190 P.O. Box 1249, 24114

KBEL Transport, LLC Kenneth Lovelace • 666-2700 P. O. Box 430, Collinsville, 24078

Chick–fil–A Danny Wulff • 666-6740 240 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112

Belk Suzanne McInturff • 638-2471 240 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Department Store

Collinsville Bistro Sara Roetken • 647-8217 2628 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078

Furniture Outlet of Ridgeway Jean Murphy • 956-2699 6812 Greensboro Rd., Ridgeway, 24148

Daily Grind Mike Waddell • (272 632-0032 10 E. Church St., Jefferson Plaza, 24112

Liberty Fair Mall James Dolan • 666-2340 240 Commwealth Blvd., 24112

Martin Travel, Inc. Kathy Sharpe • 632-6126 209 Starling Ave., 24112

Domino’s Pizza Rick Clark • (540) 915-5181 P.O. Box 3101, Roanoke, 24015

The Showroom – Fred Martin Associates Tim Martin • 638-2840 P.O. Box 968, 24114 Furniture

Martinsville Travel, Inc. Pam Foley • 632-3481 156 E. Market St., Ste. 1, 24112

El Norteno Leonardo Ruiz • 666-1118 730 E. Church St., 24112 Najjar’s Pizza Haven, Inc. Robert Miller • 647-7102 P.O. Box 4506, 24115 Pandora’s Lunch Box Pandora Gill • 638-8800 701 Third St., 24112 Pigs R Us Tommy Houston • 632-1161 1014 Liberty St., 24112 Sechrist Food Systems, Inc., dba Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers Charles Sechrist • 647-4888 3670 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Shelena’s Soul Food Restaurant, LLC Yonnie Hairston • 632-0589 6254 A.L. Philpott Hwy., 24112 Skipper’s Steak & Seafood Mohammad Zaghab • 647-1900 2089 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078 Subway Chip Brunner • 638-3433 P.O. Box 4421, 24115 Tacoma, Inc. – Taco Bell Will Pannill • 666-9417 328 E. Church St., 24112 Walsh’s Chicken & More Mitchell Walsh • 632-1146 600 Starling Ave., 24112 Wild Magnolia Will Pearson • 666-6666 730 E. Church St., 24112 Retirement Communities King’s Grant Retirement Community Becky Farrar • 634-1000 350 Kings Way Rd., 24112 The Landmark Centers, Inc. Victor Williams • 694-3050 P.O. Box 459, Stuart, 24171

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Plunder Junction Pat Swafford • 666-0781 823 N. Memorial Blvd., 24112 Gifts Sam’s Club Michelle Eakin • (434) 797-3029 215 Piedmont Pl., Danville, 24541 Sherwin Williams Co. Charles Cole • 632-9161 207 E. Main St., 24112 Paint Wal-Mart Kelly Hobbs • 634-5503 976 Commonwealth Blvd., 24112 Super Centers Walgreens Esmeralda Ramirez • 632-0180 2707 Greensboro Rd., 24112 Drug Store

Warren Trucking Co. Richard Eanes • 956-3181 P.O. Box 5224, 24115 Travel Agencies

Travel Services Mitchell Enterprises Joe Mitchell • 806-2360 911 Cole St., 24112 Veterinary Services Kings Mountain Animal Clinic Joseph A. May, DVM • 647-3714 5086 Kings Mountain Rd., Collinsville, 24078 Waste Management First Piedmont Corp.

Ben Davenport, Jr. • 638-2609 P.O. Box 5106, 24115 Winery Preston Ridge Winery Lawrence Penn, Jr. • 957-2100 4105 Preston Rd., 24112

Sports – Professional

Wireless

Martinsville Speedway, Inc. Clay Campbell • 956-1269 P.O. Box 3311, 24115 NASCAR

AAD Wireless – Sprint – Nextel Preferred Retailer Patsy Akridge • 656-1031 P.O. Box 4508, 24115

Smith River Sports Complex Billy Russo • 403-5968 134 E. Church St., Ste. 225, 24112

nTelos Jennifer Apesa • 647-3283 2442 Virginia Ave., Collinsville, 24078

Staffing Services AmeriStaff, Inc. Lori Hornsby • 632-2472 P.O. Box 5271, 24115 Debbie’s Staffing Linda Smoak & Tammy France • 632-0000 15 E. Church St., 24112 Kelly Services, Inc. Nancy Kennett & Dennis Cline • (540) 638-6015 133 E. Market St., Ste. 102, 24112

Verizon Wireless Jonathan Burkey • (240) 681-1493 7600 Montpelier Rd., Laurel, MD 20723 Wood Products A 1 Finishing, Inc. Al Powell • 632-2121 P.O. Box 484, Collinsville, 24078 Finishing – Repair

Storage

N-Hance Wood Renewal Bob Bissinger • 634-8230 1009 Sam Lions Trail, 24112 Finishing

Storage Inn Denise Brimmer • 632-2331 P.O. Box 4591, 24112

Pine Products, Inc. Ronald K. Wood • 957-2222 P.O. Box 5471, 24115

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15 Abercrombie Oil Company

15 American National Bank

C2 Lester Properties 31 Mark A. Crabtree, DDS, Ltd

30 Ashbrook Audiology

C3 Martha S. Cooper, CPA

22 Berry Elliott Realtors

19 Burch, Hodges, Stone Inc.

C3 Martinsville City Public Schools

34 City of Martinsville

45 Martinsville DuPont Credit Union

C4 Martinsville-Henry County EDC Tourism Division

21 County of Henry

33 Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Martinsville

31 Fit 4 Life Center

C3 Georgia Pacific Corrugated

C3 H&R Block

34 Hampton Inn

43 Hooker Furniture

6 King’s Grant

10 Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society

32 Memorial Hospital

34 Nelson Automotive Group

3 New College Institute

10 Old Dominion University

25 Patrick Henry Community College

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C3 Reynolds Homestead Continuing Education Center

29 Smith River Sports Complex

30 Southern Area Agency on Aging

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37 Stratford Square Apartments

27 U.S. Cellular Authorized Agent

36 Virginia Museum of Natural History

C3 Workforce Investment Boar

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