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Danville preschools get high marks from state

(Danville) — Danville’s two preschools are making the grade under the state’s new rating system. Rhonda Wright-Simmers, Principal at Grove Park and Northside Preschool gave the Danville School Board an update on the Virginia Preschool Accountability Ratings. The Virginia Preschool Initiative sends state funds to schools to provide quality preschool for at-risk four-year-olds who are... Read More

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August 5, 2024

Local drought conditions ease

(Danville) — Scattered rainfall has eased local drought conditions, but some parts of the state remain in the danger zone. The latest US Drought Monitor shows Danville and Pittsylvania County are now out of the drought zone, with the city and county now in the “abnormally dry” category. Two weeks ago more... Read More

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August 2, 2024

Recount confirms McGuire win over Good

(Goochland County, Va.) — John McGuire has officially won the Republican nomination for this year’s Fifth District Congressional race. A Goochland County judge announced the results of a recount Thursday evening. The recount was requested by current Fifth District Congressman Bob Good. Earlier this month, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified... Read More

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August 2, 2024

Morgan Olson owes no grant money to Commission

(Ringgold) — A company that announced a second round of layoffs this week got most of the grant money they were originally promised, but not all of it. Morgan Olson received a one-point-two million dollar grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission in 2019 when they announced plans to spend 58 millions dollars to... Read More

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August 2, 2024

Suspect in attempted robbery arrested

(Danville) — Danville Police have made an arrest in an attempted robbery this week that sent two men to the hospital. Police say it happened Monday evening at Purdum Woods. Three people were inside a unit during an attempted robbery. One of them was shot in the arm, another was hit on... Read More

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August 1, 2024

Tobacco Commission launches housing effort

(Richmond) — The Tobacco Commission is kicking off a program to help with the housing crunch. Commission member Danny Marshall of Danville is also with the state Housing Commission. He introduced the idea to the Commission several months ago, and it’s taken off from there. “The housing shortage is state-wide, nation-wide, really,” Marshall says. “One... Read More

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August 1, 2024

More layoffs at Morgan Olson

(Ringgold) — A company that makes walk-in vans in Ringgold will lay off 139 workers. Morgan Olsen announced the move Monday in a letter to Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Chairman Darrell Dalton. A company spokesperson says the layoffs will take effect September 27th. The workers were told on Monday. “At... Read More

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August 1, 2024

Second suspect arrested in 2022 drive-by shooting

(Danville) — Danville police have made another arrest in a drive-by shooting that happened two years ago. 23-year old Jaiden Daniel Franklin is charged with two counts of felonious assault, two counts of shooting from a vehicles and two weapons counts. It happened August 15, 2022 in the 100 block of... Read More

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August 1, 2024

$2.7 grant for local child care efforts

(Danville) — A local effort to help young families is getting a major shot in the arm. The Danville-based Center for Early Success is getting more than $2.7 million in state funding to help families looking for child care. It’s part of a 37 million-dollar grant outlay from the Virginia Early Childhood... Read More

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August 1, 2024

Local unemployment rises in June

(Richmond) — Local unemployment rates are ticking upward. The June report from the Virginia Employment Commission shows Danville with a 4.9% jobless rate. That’s up slightly from May, but up a half-percent from the same month a year ago. Danville’s rate is seventh-highest in Virginia. Pittsylvania County still has the lowest rate in... Read More

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