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The Danville Fire Department responded to 8,456 calls in 2020, a few less than 2019. This marked a drop in calls of just 1.9 percent. Read more
Beginning Feb. 20, Danville Community College will begin offering Women in Welding, a unique, 325-hour program that will empower women in our community to break into a high-paying field where … Read more
Inframark, Chatham's contracted water and sewer service provider, reports that water service will be temporarily cut off in a small part of Tightsqueeze on Monday. Read more
Jeremy Moser
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Perla Mendosa, age 13, from Lansbury Drive, is missing. She was last seen last night about 9 p.m. Read more
The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announces today a total of 48 new grants to non-profit community agencies. The grants, totaling $681,461, are the result of The Community Found… Read more
The Danville Area Humane Society is urgently offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the abandonment of two pit bul… Read more
DANVILLE, Va. — The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research is pleased to host the 2021 Industrial Hemp Summit Virtual Edition Feb. 22-23. Read more
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The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard depicts a worsening crisis from… Read more
Attorney General: “Many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election fraud. We’v… Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As of 4:26 p.m., the U.S. House of Representatives has reached the requir… Read more
All Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles full-service customer service centers will be clos… Read more
President Donald Trump this afternoon released a statement condemning violence from either s… Read more
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Ralph Northam yesterday made the executive and strategic decision to le… Read more
Elias Weiss
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RICHMOND, Va. — In preparation for possible demonstrations around Richmond over the next wee… Read more
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Danville is soon to welcome an exciting new wooden bat baseball team in 2021 after the Danville Braves’ exit in 2020. Read more
Finances have always played a key role in racing, especially for the weekly short-track racers. That is why South Boston Speedway officials have worked hard over the years to make racing more … Read more
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia's No. 1-ranked signee for the 2020-21 season, who played last year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, announced Monday he is eligible to play for … Read more
Elias Weiss
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Over the last two or three years, Tony Housman has wanted to try his hand at racing at South Boston Speedway. Unfortunately, his plans to race at “America’s Hometown Track” did not fully materialize. Read more
In his third season out of Virginia Tech, Danville native and Dan River High School alum Tremaine Edmunds is making history with the Buffalo Bills. Read more
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the 2021 NHL season starting in less than three weeks, the Washington Capitals, Virginia's favorite professional hockey team, became one of the first two teams planning… Read more
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Recruited out of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham last year, Corey Walker was the No. 5 overall prospect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the No. 12 power forward in … Read more
Elias Weiss
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- Humidity: 47%
- Feels Like: 37°
- Heat Index: 43°
- Wind: 11 mph
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Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
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