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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Carter Bank announced the retirement of Phyllis Karavatakis, executive vice president of special projects, who dedicated 46 years to the bank. Karavatakis joined Carter Bank in 1978 after graduating from the University of Richmond, never anticipating she would remain with the same institution for nearly five decades. “My goal was to work two years, get some experience and move on,” Karavatakis said.
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
The Horsepasture community was updated by its community leaders and given the opportunity to ask questions as well. Debra Buchanan, who represents the Horsepasture District on the Henry County Board of Supervisors, holds a meeting a few times a year with community leaders to give any major updates happening in the area. “There is a lot going on in Henry County right now,” Buchanan said. “We try to bring government to the people.
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Piedmont Arts and the local community said farewell to a beloved member of the local arts scene last week as Pedro Szalay officially announced his retirement. Szalay is retiring from Southwest Virginia Ballet at the end of June. He has served as the ballet’s artistic director for more than 18 years and has impacted the lives of many youth and adults in Martinsville-Henry County through programs like Minds in Motion, Dance Español and Dancing for the Arts.
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
The Town of Ridgeway came together Saturday for the first annual Bee City Festival. This festival follows and celebrates the town’s new designation as a Bee City as part of Bee City USA. The group provides a framework for communities to come together to conserve native pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat that is rich in a variety of native plants, provides nest sites and is protected from pesticides.
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Southern Seasons is now open bringing a new consignment store to uptown Martinsville. Julie Moore opened the store after learning and deciding in her childhood that it wasn’t OK to throw things away, she said. “I learned at a very young age to upcycle, recycle, reuse,” Moore said.
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1 week ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Henry County Public Schools adopted multiple new textbooks for math and reading to be implemented in schools. This spring the school division formed a math textbook adoption committee made up of representatives from all Henry County elementary schools, in line with Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and county school board policy guidelines. Testing involved math teachers reviewing and evaluating textbooks approved by the VDOE for alignment, rigor and usability.
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2 weeks ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Piedmont Community Services’ leaders this week praised their reimbursement department for its extremely important role in day-to-day operation. The reimbursement department deals with the tracking and management of all flow of payments from a client’s first visit to the final payment — connecting the business and clinical sides of patient care. “Our policy is to serve everyone no matter their financial situation or background,” PCS Reimbursement Coordinator Tammy Eames said.
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2 weeks ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
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2 weeks ago | 
martinsvillebulletin.com | Monique Holland
Touch of Soul Restaurant is now open in the second floor of the Jefferson Plaza. The restaurant, located at 10 E. Church St. in Martinsville, held a soft opening around a week ago and officially opened its doors to the public on Saturday serving food made with love, soul and plenty of seasoning. The main people behind the business are Tyler Hairston and Shirley Richardson. Richardson has been cooking for almost two decades and Hairston has had multiple restaurants in Danville.
