Jonesville, VA – On March 19, Virginia high school seniors will spend the day shadowing bankers at Powell Valley National Bank (PVB, Bank) as part of Bank Day, a statewide effort sponsored by the Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) Education Foundation and the VBA Emerging Bank Leaders. The purpose of the day is to expose students… Read more »
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Letters from Leton: Red Corduroy Pants
As we prepare for our Annual Shareholders Meeting on Friday and our first annual meeting without George, I’d like to share this story with you. Back in December, George and Karen came by to enjoy Christmas lunch with the Jonesville staff. George was wearing red corduroy pants, and it was the last time I saw… Read more »
Powell Valley National Bank Proud to Sponsor Weber City Elementary School for Virginia Reads One Book
Weber City, VA — More than 60,000 public school students and their families from across Virginia will read the same book on the same schedule starting Friday, March 1. It’s all part of Virginia Reads One Book — a new reading program from Richmond-based Read to Them. Powell Valley National Bank is a proud sponsor… Read more »
Letters From Leton: One Ringy Dingy
A number of years ago, Tammie and I had the opportunity to meet and spend some time with Lily Tomlin at a Barter Event. Very kind and warm lady. Ms. Tomlin has played a lot of memorable characters over the years, including Ernestine the Operator (she did a take on Ernestine at the Barter event).… Read more »
Letters From Leton: What if We Worked for Tips?
Recently having spent the better part of 12 days at Duke with my wife’s mother, we ate out many evenings. There was one restaurant that visited twice. We went twice because we had such great service and food the first time (emphasis on first time). The second time we went, the service was not so… Read more »
How to Use Your Smartphone to Detect Card Skimmers at Gas Pumps
Card skimmers are small electronic devices that criminals put in gas pumps to steal people’s card information when they pay for gas at the pump. The Texas Department of Agriculture recently released a video about avoiding card skimmers, and one of the most interesting tips was to use your smartphone to check for Bluetooth signals… Read more »
Letters From Leton: Any Sears Boxes in Your Driveway?
It’s not unusual (especially during the Holiday Season) to come home to a box on your porch or in your driveway. How many of those boxes are from Sears? How many are from Amazon? Sears and Roebuck began operations in 1893 (five years after your Bank began). Sears was known for its catalog order system… Read more »
Letters from Leton: Scaled to Serve
This month, corporate executives, government leaders, economists, and others gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. That’s a lot of influential folks all in one place talking about what’s going on in the world’s economies. One morning, Bloomberg Radio aired an interview with Mike Corbat, the Chief Executive Officer of Citibank… Read more »
Letters from Leton: Getting Through It Together
In the midst of another flu season, I’m reminded of last winter when all of our offices were inundated with illness. Flu. Viruses. Bronchitis. Even your “invincible” CEO was humbled by a bout of illness that, to be candid, knocked him for a loop. During my absence, there were many things I had time to… Read more »
Letters From Leton: Bring Out Your Dead
For those of a certain generation and comic curiosity, Monty Python’s classic movie, The Holy Grail, set during the time of King Arthur and the black plague, was a must see. During one part of the movie, travelers were paid to come around and collect the dead. For unscrupulous family members, this was an easy… Read more »