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DANVILLE, Va. — Multiple felony charges have been filed against the man who shot his acquaintance in Danville last week.
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DANVILLE, Va. — The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce announced the selection of its 2021-2022 Leadership Southside class.Â
CHATHAM, Va. — On Thursday evening, the Board of Trustees of the Pittsylvania County Public Library system (PCPL) held its annual organizational meeting and elections in Pittsylvania County’s History Research Center and Library in Chatham.
CHATHAM, Va. — Virginia Conservation Police Officer Eric Dotterer, who oversees Pittsylvania County, wants to stress the importance of having an efficient sound-producing device on every boating vessel.
DANVILLE, Va. — Nominations of area nonprofits are now being accepted at Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) for the next B. R. Ashby, M.D. Award for Outstanding Community Service.
CHATHAM, Va. — The Chatham Ruritan Club this week presented three scholarships to the class of 2021 at Chatham High School.
DANVILLE, Va. — Everyone knows that bees play an essential role in the agricultural world, but there is another winged creature who contributes to the farming world in a vital way—the bluebird.
GRETNA, Va. — In Gretna, former business owners Jerry and Linda Hagerman have just reopened Jerry’s Gunsmithing, a business Jerry opened years ago upon retiring from his law enforcement career in 2006.
CHATHAM, Va. — Virginia ABC stores are changing how they stock their canned cocktails. For several years, ABC stores have carried sparkling cocktail drinks with low alcohol percentages from large distributors based outside of the State of Virginia. Virginia ABC is now on a path of limiting i…
GRETNA, Va. — At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors awarded Beatrice Robertson a plaque to honor her for a 40-year career as postmaster of the Gretna branch of the United States Postal Service.
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DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Otterbots General Manager Austin Scher announced Thursday that the club will officially retire the number 34 in honor of motorsports trailblazer and Danville sports icon Wendell Scott on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, to lead off a home contest against the Princeton WhistlePigs.
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DANVILLE, Va. — A pair of iconic segregation-era sites in Danville's first neighborhood for Black professionals was honored with a formal dedication ceremony Friday morning.
DANVILLE, Va. — A local screenwriter's success in Hollywood has led to both excitement and disappointment in Danville.
DANVILLE, Va. — As the Blue Ridge Rock Festival moves closer to opening, Danville hotels are gearing up for what will be the largest gathering of people in Pittsylvania County's recorded history.
Mt. HERMON, Va. — A new body care and home fragrance store has just opened on Franklin Turnpike.
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Public Library is again hosting the annual Supplies for Fines program, encouraging patrons to donate school supplies in exchange for fine reductions.
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DANVILLE, Va. — The initial stages of the search process to select the new president of Danville Community College (DCC) are underway.
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DANVILLE and SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — Yoga, the simple practice of stretching to achieve core strength and relaxation, has been around in the Southside for decades – yet it has remained widely inaccessible to the Black community, people with disabilities, children and those living under the pover…
Mt. HERMON, Va. — A multi-car accident on Route 41 in Mt. Hermon this afternoon injured at least two and hospitalized one.Â
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville is pushing to update its power grid by replacing old transformers at the Kentuck and Whitmell substations.
DANVILLE, Va. — Virginia recently passed a code that will raise minimum wage to $15 by the year 2025. This will not be an immediate jump from the current minimum wage, but a gradual climb from now until Jan. 1 2025. Â
CHATHAM, Va. — The Rotary Club of Chatham welcomed several leadership changes and inducted a new member in July.
RICHMOND, Va. — Conservatives for a Clean Energy Future (CCEF), a national nonprofit advancing state-based clean energy policy solutions, has recognized Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler as one of two 2021 Clean Energy Champions.
CHATHAM, Va. — Pittsylvania County Administration held a training session Tuesday afternoon with each of the candidates running for the board of supervisors in the upcoming November election.
DANVILLE, Va. — On Aug. 6, the DCC Educational Foundation is hosting its first annual Suds, Swine, Sippin’ & Song fundraising event at Atkinson Farms.
CHATHAM, Va. — On Monday, July 26, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors celebrated the renaming of the Chatham South Bridge on U.S. Highway 29 to the Clyde Banks Memorial Bridge.
CHATHAM, Va. — On Friday, July 23, Chatham Town Council’s Property and Parks Committee held a regular meeting to discuss matters relating to Youth League leases, fireproof legal safes and troubles of miscommunication with Inframark.
RINGGOLD, Va. — Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Pittsylvania County.
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville resident Rickey Surgeon launched a Black-owned haute couture millinery hat brand and LLC during the COVID-19 pandemic. The business is located in Danville.
CHATHAM, Va. — A water line break is affecting as many as 35 residences in Chatham.
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — If you own technology, chances are you’ve had an encounter with tech support. A new class offered in partnership between Danville Community College (DCC), Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) and the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) will provide st…
Danville, Va. — The Health Collaborative of the Dan River Region in partnership with the UNC Greensboro Center for Housing and Community Studies have jointly launched a comprehensive health equity study and public survey to help obtain information from residents throughout the City of Danvil…
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville City Jail this week achieved a perfect annual audit rating.
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Parks and Recreation is calling for design submissions from the community for the ornament sold at its annual Community Holiday Light Show.
CHATHAM, Va. — A tractor-trailer rolled over into the median on U.S. Highway 29 in Chatham Sunday afternoon.
DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 112 Motley Ave. shortly before midnight last night.
PITTSYLVANIA Co., Va. — From Monday, July 19, through Friday, July 23, Hurt & Proffitt’s cultural resources department at is conducting a river-based survey on the Banister River in Pittsylvania County.
GRETNA, Va. — Last Tuesday, the Pittsylvania County School Board approved the dedication of the Gretna High School gymnasium in honor and memory of the late Robert Locust, a Gretna teacher and basketball coach for over 40 years.
CHATHAM, Va. — Signature Properties has recently opened a new satellite branch on the corner of Fairview Road and Route 29 in Tightsqueeze.
DANVILLE, Va. — On July 1, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) partnered with DentaQuest to expand Medicaid’s coverage to include dental services. This new expansion will affect 750,000 people statewide and roughly 14,600 in the city of Danville.
DANVILLE, Va. — A ceremony was held on Wednesday for the second class of teenagers to complete the first phase of the expanded Project Imagine program. Four teenagers were in the class.
CHATHAM Va. — On Friday morning at approximately 7 a.m., a truck carrying core veneer crashed into the landmark Chatham Knitting Mills building. The truck was heading to drop off a routine load at Columbia Forest.
CHATHAM, Va. — This weekend, Friday through Sunday, the 1st Virginia Cowboy Mounted Shooters Association came to the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex to host a CMSA competition.
CALLANDS, Va. — After two years of work, the Callands community celebrated the restoration and relocation of their historic post office.
DANVILLE, Va. — On Saturday, graduates of the Danville Church and Community Tutorial Program’s CBT Project Graduation were recognized with an appreciation dinner by Tee’s Catering at Bibleway Worldwide Church in Danville. Danville Church and Community Tutorial Program is a faith-based nonpro…
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DANVILLE, Va. and LA PLATA, Md. — In December 2020, a small, rural pet boarding business that was struggling to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic would get what they thought at the time was a lucky break. They could not have been more wrong.
Virginia DEQ has issued an air quality health alert for the region that includes the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
GRETNA, Va. — After a year-and-a-half hiatus from its routine quarterly meetings, the Pittsylvania Historical Society met on a picturesque warm evening in Gretna Monday for its first in-person function since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
GRETNA, Va. — On July 1, Virginia chose to extend its portable alcohol laws, allowing restaurants across the state to continue serving to-go drinks to their customers. This law was put into place in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and the lockdowns that came with it.
