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Local jobless rates jump in July

(Richmond) — Danville’s unemployment rate is suddenly the highest in Virginia. The Virginia Employment Commission Wednesday released jobless figures for July. It showed a 6.2% rate in Danville. That’s the city’s highest rate since August 2021, in the middle of the pandemic. The rate is more than a percent higher than it was... Read More

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August 28, 2024

Leaders mull power demands of proposed data center

(Danville) — Local leaders say getting enough power to a proposed Data Center in Pittsylvania County shouldn’t be a problem. But exactly how they’ll do it is still being determined. Danville Utility Director Jason Gray told the Danville Utility Commission this week the companies that generate power will have to figure it out. “We are... Read More

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August 28, 2024

Arts and Culture plan for Danville released

(Danville) — City leaders are ready for the next step in making Danville an arts and cultural destination. The Danville Department of Parks and Recreation has released a Cultural Arts Master Plan. It looks at Danville’s existing arts and culture, identifies resources, and determines what’s needed to enhance those resources. Phase one included... Read More

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August 27, 2024

Commissioners forward battery storage proposal

(Danville) — Danville leaders are endorsing plans for a second battery storage facility in the city. Utility Director Jason Gray told the Utility Commission Monday more about plans for a 12-megawatt battery storage project on Mount Cross Road where a former propane plant closed down back in the fifties. He says peak power costs... Read More

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August 27, 2024

Second suspect arrested in Danville man’s shooting death

(Yanceyville, N.C.) — A Caswell County man arrested this weekend in connection with a 2022 murder is the second suspect in the fatal shooting. On Friday, the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25 year old Seneca Aleem Wenstley of Timberlake, North Carolina. Caswell County Sheriff’s Sergeant Greg Ingram says Wenstley is a suspect in... Read More

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August 26, 2024

Danville teen gets 18 years in shooting death

A teenage Danville murderer originally ruled not competent to stand trial will spend 18 years behind bars. 16-year old Amarion Hairston was sentenced this weekend. Danville Circuit Court Judge Joseph Milam originally found Hairston not competent and ordered six weeks of treatment for the then-15-year old Hairston in an effort to restore competency. Hairston entered... Read More

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August 26, 2024

Mother and son face charges in animal seizure

(Danville) — A Danville woman and her teenage son have been charged after a dozen dogs were seized from their pet facility. The Danville Police Department has arrested 37-year-old Tomara Tanya Twigg, charging her with 10 counts of harboring animals with no rabies vaccines and four counts of animal neglect. Her son, 18-year old Kenneth... Read More

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August 26, 2024

Iconic Danville restaurant closes

(Danville) — A Danville dining institution has dished out their last supper. The owners of Mary’s Diner this weekend announced that they were closing on Sunday. The usual post-Church lunch crowd was a bit thicker than normal Sunday as patrons lined up for one final lunch from a restaurant that’s fed generations of Danville... Read More

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August 23, 2024

British EV company to bring 144 jobs to Danville

(Danville) — A British company will open their first American manufacturing plant just outside of Danville. Governor Glenn Youngkin Thursday announced that RBW Sports & Classics, the UK’s only maker of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to open a manufacturing facility at Cane Creek Centre. That’s an industrial park... Read More

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August 22, 2024

County ratifies agreement with Speyside

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County leaders have signed off on a performance agreement with a specialty barrel-maker. Speyside Bourbon Cooperage wants to invest nearly 17 million dollars to build a new stave mill in the Brosville Industrial Park. It will be their fourth facility in Virginia. The new mill will create 40 new jobs and source... Read More

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