Competition heats up as local entrepreneurs work to submit their big idea
Gauntlet participants complete 10-week course
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VINTON, Va. – A local competition that could help shape our local economy is heating up.
After 10-weeks of mentoring and online classes, dozens of local entrepreneurs have finished the final week of the Gauntlet. This year, those classes were virtual and were offered to more entrepreneurs in the region than ever before, especially in the Bedford area. At the start of the program, more than 100 people signed up.
Although classes may be finished, entrepreneurs are hard at work to finish their business plans that will be entered for judging. It’s a process that takes months of research and planning.
‘Everyone has a little bit of nerd in them’: Unique jewelry designer works to expand local business
Priss E. Nerd offers a unique range of hand-crafted jewelry for every aesthetic.
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ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke business owner is working to take her unique brand of hand-crafted jewelry to a national audience. A local business competition could help her win the money needed to expand.
Tamara Dennis is the owner Priss E. Nerd. She is the designer and creator of her tiny works of art that have grown quite popular across the Roanoke Valley. The majority of her pieces are cute, quirky earrings she designs to catch the attention of our inner nerd and everything we fan-girl about.
OBITUARY: Tommie Gene Reagan, 1926-2020
Tommie Gene Reagan, our beloved mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on November 30, 2020 in Fortuna. She was born in Baskin, Louisiana on March 22, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 70 years, Louis Virgil Reagan.
Tommie was the eldest of three children. She moved with her family at the age of 19 to California and married Louis on September 30, 1945. They made their home in Kerman for 26 years then relocated to Fortuna in 1971. There, she enjoyed working as a teacher’s aide at South Fortuna Elementary School.
She shared many camping trips with her family and loved hunting and fishing. She was quite happy to catch a bigger fish than Louis! They loved cooking fish and potato fries for neighbors in their backyard.