Two hurt in Blairs accident

(Blairs) — There were minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Blairs Wednesday afternoon. Blairs Fire and Rescue chief Steven Barts says it happened in the 7100 block of Highway 29 at around quarter to three. That’s not far from the Blairs Fire and Rescue headquarters. It was a two-vehicle accident involving a passenger... Read More

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September 18, 2024

Local tourism numbers rise

(Danville) — Tourism is up sharply in Danville and Pittsylvania County. That’s according to the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s 2023 regional economic impact report. It shows Danville and Pittsylvania County increased the economic impact of short-term visitation by nearly 50-percent from the year before. Short-term visitation added more than 215 million dollars to the local... Read More

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September 18, 2024

Council races draws thousands in donations

(Danville) — Candidates for Danville City Council have collectively raised more than $55,000 in their bids for five open seats this fall. The state Board of Elections has released fund-raising totals through August. Madison Whittle leads the pack with more than thirty-thousand dollars. Most of that is from the candidate. Newcomer Shakeva Frazier... Read More

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September 18, 2024

Two students charged with making school threats

(Danville) — Danville Police have charged two students with making separate school threats. On Monday, a School Resource Officer was made aware of a threat written in a restroom at George Washington High School. A picture showing the threat was spread on social media platforms, which led to other threats of possible... Read More

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September 17, 2024

Grant to help local restaurant expand

(Danville) — A private grant will help a unique Danville restaurant expand. Crema and Vine has received a $10,000 Backing Small Businesses Grant from American Express and a group called Main Street America. They are one of 500 recipients across the nation. The Backing Small Businesses grant program supports economically vulnerable and under-resourced small businesses... Read More

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September 17, 2024

Pitt. Co schools to launch medical career pipeline

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County school leaders want to set up a school-to-career pipeline for health care professionals, similar to the one they have for Advanced Manufacturing. Pittsylvania County School Superintendent Doctor Mark Jones tells the county School Board the Southern Virginia Partnership for Health Science Careers would be based on a model being used in... Read More

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September 17, 2024

Tobacco Commission to weigh Staunton Plaza grant

(Hurt) — Developers may be in line for some grant dollars to pay for a rehabilitation project in the far northern end of Pittsylvania County. Danville joined Pittsylvania County and the town of Hurt to form the Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority in 2018. Last year, the town of Hurt used ARPA money to... Read More

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September 16, 2024

Casino activity ticks upward in August

(Richmond) — Activity is up at the local casino. The state lottery this weekend released August revenues for the state’s three casinos. It showed Caesars Virginia took in $20,478,386.79 in August. That’s over one-and-a-half million dollars more than July. Revenues from their 36 table games was up about a half-million from July. Their 826... Read More

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September 16, 2024

Danville leaders mull county road proposal

(Danville) — Danville leaders are being asked to sign off on a road improvement project located mostly in Pittsylvania County. The county has applied for Smart Scale funding for design and construction of a traffic signal at Orphanage Road and Franklin Turnpike at the city limits. The Virginia Department of Transportation is asking Danville City... Read More

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September 13, 2024

Group pushes water recreation

(Danville) — A local group is trying to get more people to enjoy water recreation in Southside Virginia. The Dan River Basin Association wants to create Southern Virginia Blueways. It includes three rivers — the Dan, the Staunton and the Banister — with over 100 miles of navigable water. Of that, over 80 have... Read More

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