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Chuck Vipperman
June 25, 2024

Pitt. Co shooting victim dies

    (Axton, Va.) — One of three people shot in Pittsylvania County this weekend has died.       The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office got word Monday that 82-year-old Margie Watkins of Axton had died, two days after being shot at a mobile home on Sandy River Road in Axton.      The state medical examiner’s office... Read More
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June 24, 2024

Grant will expand God’s Storehouse backpack efforts

    (Danville) — The local food pantry is getting a big grant to expand out of their biggest outreach efforts.       Ashley Womack with T-Mobile made the announcement this weekend at God’s Storehouse. “Out of 800 applicants this past quarter, God’s Storehouse was one of only 25 selected to receive a $50,000 Hometown Grant,”... Read More
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June 24, 2024

Good plans recount request, claims irregularities

    (Lynchburg) — The incumbent says he’ll call for a recount in the Fifth District Republican Congressional Primary.  And he’s calling some alleged Election Day irregularities into question.     Election Day totals gave first-term state senator John McGuire a 300-vote edge over Lynchburg Republican Bob Good out of more than 62-thousand votes.  Canvasses and late... Read More
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June 24, 2024

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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