Danville MPO forwards Smart Scale proposals

(Danville) — Local planners are asking for state money to pay for a couple of major area road projects. The Danville Metropolitan Planning Organization Tuesday approved an updated Smart Scale application. That’s the program state transportation officials now use to fund major roadwork. The first project targets the Franklin Turnpike corridor from the city limits... Read More

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April 23, 2024

Danville eyes regional bus service

(Danville) — The city of Danville wants to explore regional bus service. The city put out bids Monday for companies to conduct a feasibility study to establish commuter bus service for Danville that would be provided by a third party. The study will weigh the pros and cons of setting up commuter bus service... Read More

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April 23, 2024

Three roads added to Pitt. Co. “Rural Rustic” list

(Chatham) — Local leaders are looking to add three Pittsylvania County roads to the state’s secondary six-year plan for unpaved roads. The Rural Rustic Roads program targets gravel and dirt roads that have a steady amount of traffic. Local V-DOT engineer Jay Craddock says there’s $756,000 in the budget. “That’s enough money to do... Read More

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April 23, 2024

Volunteers reforest Ballou Park

(Danville) — Folks took advantage of the cool weather this weekend to get a jump on Earth Day at Ballou Park. They held a reforestration project on Saturday that drew dozens of volunteers and several local civic groups. Corey Riedel with Virginia Cooperative Extension says they teamed with Parks and Recreation and others to... Read More

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April 18, 2024

Pittsylvania County broadband project adds new customers

(Chatham) — The group installing broadband fiber in Pittsylvania County is slowly but surely adding more customers. Rob Taylor with RiverStreet Networks told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday they now have over 3,600 locations connected up to their high-speed network. They’ve added nearly a thousand “hot sites” over the past month. “A majority of those... Read More

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April 18, 2024

Danville tourism numbers shoot upward, pre-casino

(Danville) — It appears the tourism spike everyone has been bracing for in Danville is well underway. And we’re still months away from the full casino opening. Danville Finance Director Michael Adkins told City Council this week that hotel and lodging tax collections were far ahead of last year’s pace…mostly because of higher occupancy rates.... Read More

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April 17, 2024

Danville ABC store to close

(Danville) — The River District’s only ABC store will close next week. The Virginia ABC Board of Directors has voted to close store #154 on North Union Street. ABC spokesperson Pat Kane cited “deferred maintenance at this rented location.” The store’s last day will be April 23, and the ABC Department’s lease ends May... Read More

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April 17, 2024

Pittsylvania County leaders weigh expanded tax relief

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County leaders are looking at proposals to extend real estate tax breaks to more people. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday heard from county finance director Kim Van Der Hyde. She says they’ve looked at the qualifying incomes for tax exemptions for the elderly in nine neighboring localities. In Pittsylvania County, that cap... Read More

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April 17, 2024

Pittsylvania County Administrator resigns suddenly

(Chatham) — The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept the sudden resignation of County Administrator Stuart Turille. Supervisors spent two hours in a closed session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Administrator’s “Conduct Annual Performance Review” according to the Work Session agenda. Turille was hired in March of 2023 to... Read More

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April 16, 2024

Assistant Pittsylvania County School Superintendent dies

(Chatham) — The Pittsylvania County School System is mourning the loss of one of their top officials. Kenyon Scott, assistant superintendent for operations in county schools died Friday evening at the age of 53. He began his career in education as a social studies teacher at Chatham High School, a position he kept... Read More

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