Danville School Board approves budget

(Danville) — Danville School leaders have signed off on next year’s budget. The School Board Thursday unanimously approved the 106 million dollar budget. Finance Director Doctor Andrea Gillus says they had to sweat out state funding totals. “Initially we were expecting a one-percent bonus funded by the state, but the General Assembly changed that... Read More

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June 24, 2024

Martinsville man charged in Pitt. Co. triple shooting

(Axton, Va.) — A Martinsville man is in custody after a Saturday afternoon shooting in Pittsylvania County sent three people to the hospital. Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Captain Gerald Ford says they got a 911 call just before quarter to three Saturday afternoon. The caller said several people had been shot at a... Read More

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June 21, 2024

Danville murder suspect implicated in earlier shooting

(Danville) — A man arrested this week in North Carolina after a Tuesday night shooting death in Danville was already implicated in another fatal shooting two years ago at the same apartment complex. Police got a call of shots fired late Tuesday at Woodside Village off of Piney Forest Road. They found 24-year... Read More

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June 20, 2024

Shorter named interim County Administrator

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County’s Treasurer will take on some new duties as the county looks for a new Administrator. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday named Vincent Shorter as interim county administrator for the next six months while they search for a permanent replacement. Two months ago, former County Administrator Stuart Turille submitted his resignation... Read More

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June 20, 2024

Suspect arrested in fatal Danville shooting

(Danville) — A suspect is in custody after a Tuesday night shooting death in north Danville. Police got a call of shots fired just before 11pm at Woodside Village in the 1300 block of Piney Forest Road. Officers found 24-year old Tasean Delvecchio Farmer of Danville inside an apartment suffering from multiple gunshot... Read More

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June 20, 2024

Unified Democrats rally in Danville

(Gloria Witt, center, poses with former Democratic Congressional hopefuls Gary Terry, left, and Paul Riley in Danville) (Danville) — Compared to the raucous GOP Fifth District Congressional primary, Democrats brought a very different vibe to Danville Wednesday as they marked Juneteenth, one day after their primary. Gloria Tinsley Witt of Amherst County easily won... Read More

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June 19, 2024

McGuire claims victory in 5th district GOP primary, recount still possible

McGuire claims victory in 5th district GOP primary, recount still possible (Danville) — We’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out who will carry the GOP banner in this fall’s Fifth District Congressional race, but the current race leader is claiming victory. The final Election Night totals gave first-term State Senator... Read More

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June 19, 2024

Witt clinches Dem nomination in 5th

(Amherst County) — Fifth District Democrats settled on a nominee in a much lower-profile race. Gloria Tinsley Witt of Amherst County won a three-way primary to clinch the Democratic nomination for November’s election. She got nearly sixty percent of the vote to easily outpoll the other hopefuls—Gary Terry of Danville and Paul Riley of... Read More

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June 19, 2024

Council approves fee changes

(Danville) — Danville’s City Manager made some last-minute adjustments to a series of fee changes that City Council rejected last month. It was enough for Council to approve them Tuesday. Larking knocked 90% off of his original proposal for Short-Term Rental Inspections. “I’m recommending short-term rental fees be reduced from the original proposal of $500,... Read More

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June 19, 2024

No injuries in Schoolfield fire

(Danville) — No one was hurt in a Tuesday morning house fire in the Schoolfield community. The Danville Fire Department got the call just after seven-thirty from 18 Carlson Avenue. Three Engines, a Ladder truck a Battalion Chief and 14 personnel responded. They saw moderate smoke coming from the house. Crews went inside and... Read More

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