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Michael Hemphill

Michael Hemphill is a former award-winning newspaper reporter, and less lauded stay-at-home dad, who has spent the last 20 years becoming an entrepreneurial nonprofit leader in Southwest Virginia. He is the creator and host of BUZZ (http://buzz4good.com). Airing on public television throughout Virginia, BUZZ features nonprofit organizations and the marketing professionals who donate their time and talent to helping these life-giving organizations attract more donors, volunteers and clients to their cause. He can be reached at michael@buzz4good.com.

Dr. George Smith. Courtesy of the Smith family.
Posted inOpinion

Dr. George Smith was a driving force behind community projects in Shawsville

by Michael Hemphill February 20, 2023February 19, 2023

The legendary Montgomery County physician died Saturday at age 96.

Promotional materials for Gordon Smith's talk. He is the son of Tuskegee Airman Luther Smith.
Posted inCulture

Son of Tuskegee Airman to share story in Roanoke

by Michael Hemphill January 3, 2023January 5, 2023

Only three members of the famed World War II unit of Black pilots remains alive. Gordon Smith has taken it upon himself to carry their story forward. He will speak Friday at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture.

Mountain Gateway Community College. Courtesy of the college.
Posted inEducation

Mountain Gateway one of three colleges to get state grant for planning lab schools

by Michael Hemphill December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

Mountain Gateway hopes to partner with Amazon to create a program for high school students from Alleghany County to Buena Vista to study computer technology.

Film lab students in action (from left): Carter Crouch, Alice Black holding slate, and Penelope Holmes (with red hair). Photo by Grandin Theatre Film Lab.
Posted inEducation

Roanoke’s Film Lab after-school program is turning out student filmmakers

by Michael Hemphill November 30, 2022January 3, 2023

In just its first six years, Film Lab students have been accepted into some of the country’s most prestigious film schools, as well as earning three National Student Production Award nominations from the organization that hands out the Emmys and entry into more than 30 national and international film festivals.

Visitors with part of the exhibit at Kids Square. Photo by Michael Hemphill.
Posted inCulture

Roanoke museum exhibit aims to get kids interested in construction trades

by Michael Hemphill November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

The Branch Group and Carter Machinery partnered with Kids Square to plan, design and build The Construction Zone as part of the museum in Center in the Square.

Posted inEconomy

Old Valleydale plant in Salem to be turned into 300-unit apartment complex

by Michael Hemphill October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Salem mayor says it’s the most transformative economic development project in city’s recent history.

Posted inEconomy

Top advocate for Virginia’s private colleges retires; will raise llamas

by Michael Hemphill August 23, 2022August 26, 2022

Bedford-based Robert Lambeth Jr. has led the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia since 1983. He’s the longest-serving head of any private college consortium in the U.S.

Posted inEconomy

Virginia Western launches physical therapy program that once was part of Jefferson College

by Michael Hemphill August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

This is one of the after-effects of Jefferson College of Health Sciences merging into Radford University Carilion; two-year programs move to Virginia Western.

Posted inEconomy

In Giles County, the price of college tuition is 100 hours of community service

by Michael Hemphill July 19, 2022July 18, 2022

Some counties help pay tuition to community college but the requirements vary widely.

Posted inCulture

‘Great Expectations’ program helps a ‘forgotten group’ go to college

by Michael Hemphill May 10, 2022May 9, 2022

The program is aimed at foster youth who, upon reaching adulthood, often have no support network.

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