The Community That Built Me

I am a product of my community. A product of this community. Long before the Love where you live movement. Before the fashion of older buildings and exposed brick. Before the idea of downtown restoration, there was me. A shy little girl raised right near the poverty line in a trailer park in this community.... Read More

Pickled Proverbs

November 16, 2022

Keep Learning and Taking Musical Chances

By day, Norm Aquilo and Sarah Moss teach our children. Aquilo teaches at Sacred Heart Catholic School, while Moss is at Twin Springs Elementary. Aquilo is also the director of music at Sacred Heart Church. He added, “I have a few guitars, two dogs, and a mortgage.” Outside of teaching, Moss enjoys traveling, staying active,... Read More

Local Notes, Music

November 10, 2022

What Makes a Community Strong?

The Community Strong edition of Showcase is always one of my favorites for the year because it highlights the great people who go above and beyond to make the Danville region an awesome place to live. As we dove into this year’s edition, I thought: what makes a community strong? The answer that likely comes... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

November 8, 2022

2022 Community Strong Business of the Year: URW Community Federal Credit Union

Local 831 United Rubber Workers formed the URW 831 Members Credit Union in 1970. It started out of a shoe box, making $50 loans. From that humble start, URW opened its doors to the community in 2003. Today, URW is over 33,000 members strong with branches in Virginia and North Carolina. Showcase caught up with... Read More

Community Strong, Local

November 4, 2022

2022 Community Strong Business of the Year: Danville Toyota

Darrell Wiseman, a legend in his time with Toyota, started the family owned and operated dealership, Danville Toyota, in 1984. Wiseman has won many awards and accolades during his over 45-year career with Toyota. His son, Ryan, and two daughters, Tracie and Teresa, are all actively working daily at the dealership now. Danville Toyota currently... Read More

Community Strong, Local

November 3, 2022

2022 Community Strong Person of the Year: Kate Clatterbuck

Kate Clatterbuck grew up in Danville after her family moved here in 2005. Shegraduated from Chatham High School in 2018 and went to Roanoke College where she majored in Education Professional Studies. Clatterbuck graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree in 2022. In 2021, she joined the Miss Virginia Volunteer organization, a scholarship program for... Read More

Community Strong, Local, Uncategorized

October 24, 2022

Trick-or-Treat

“Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts Pumpkins of witches are there to roast You may think they scare me; you’re probably right Black cats and goblins on Halloween night!—TRICK OR TREAT!” Ok all you ghosts and goblins, it’s that time of year again when the air turns cool, the leaves turn orange, and... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

October 18, 2022

Singing is What I’m Supposed to be Doing

Megan Doss was introduced to music early in life. “Like a lot of music folks, I got interested in church when I was younger. My great aunt and uncle were a singing duo. They traveled around and did a lot of church services, so I grew up to do the same,” Doss said. Performing to... Read More

Arts + Music, Local Notes

October 14, 2022

Men and Their Sports…

Thanks to a leftover concerns about COVID, I have spent more time watching National League and American League baseball games that I seldom saw on TV before. In between innings, I write my stories or respond to friends on the Net. If the game isn’t crucial regarding playoffs, I’ll only leave my keyboard in... Read More

Features

October 11, 2022

The Oppositions of the Working Mother

It’s 2022, and there is something that we need to talk about. Specifically, we need to discuss this regarding equal rights for women. Now, before you roll your eyes or allow your brain to run down a million paths; just know I am not here to argue with anyone. I only want to talk about... Read More