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Violence concerns shelve development project

(Danville) — Ongoing violence at a North Danville housing complex has forced a developer to ditch plans for a large assisting living community. Earlier this week Showcase reported on a request from Joe Cubas to rezone a seven-and-a-half acre wooded lot off Piney Forest Road, near Nor-Dan Shopping Center, to build a 174-unit... Read More

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July 4, 2024

Teens charged following chase, river search

(Danville) — Three teenagers are in custody after a wet pre-dawn police chase. Just before five o-clock Wednesday morning Danville Police were called to Hermitage Drive in the Cedarbrook area on a report of multiple people breaking into vehicles. Officers saw three people jump out and run away from a running vehicle. That vehicle was... Read More

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July 4, 2024

Local jobless rates tick upward

(Richmond) — Local unemployment rates are up over the past month, but mostly holding steady from a year ago. The May report from the Virginia Employment Commission shows Danville with a 4.7% jobless rate. That’s up sharply from April, but up only slightly from the same month a year ago. On the down... Read More

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July 4, 2024

Keeling murder suspect ruled competent

(Chatham) — Five years after a high-profile triple homicide in Pittsylvania County, the suspect has been found competent to stand trial. A judge heard testimony from mental health experts in the case of 22-year old Matthew Bernard. On nine previous occasions, he had been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial for the 2019... Read More

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July 4, 2024

Danville Police file charges in road rage incident

(Danville) –Danville Police are charging a Milton man after what investigators call a “road rage” incident this week. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the 700 block of Halifax Road. A caller said shots had been fired. A short time later, a victim reported their vehicle had been shot into after a confrontation with another driver. Through... Read More

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July 3, 2024

Council approves Vandola development

(Danville) — Developers will get to build a large housing development in Danville’s west end. Danville City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a Special Use Permit for Blackstone Building Group to build a Planned Unit Development at the corner of Riverside Drive and Vandola Road. The proposed Vandola Crescent Project will feature 360... Read More

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July 3, 2024

Assisted living community proposed for north Danville

(Danville) — A Florida developer wants to bring a large assisted living and retirement community to Danville. Joe Cubas is asking the city to rezone a seven-and-a-half acre wooded lot off of Piney Forest Road, not far from Nor-Dan Shopping Center, from Attached Residential to Multi-family Residential. Cubas wants to build an... Read More

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July 3, 2024

Council approves pay raise

(Danville) — No fanfare Tuesday as Danville City Council approved a pay raise for the second year in a row. Currently the mayor’s annual salary is $12,000 and council members earn $10,000 a year. Last year, Council approved a plan to boost the Mayor’s pay to $20,000, and $18,000 for the rest of Council. That... Read More

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July 2, 2024

Danville murder suspect’s trial rescheduled

(Danville) — A Danville murder suspect’s trial date has been pushed back again. Marquise Holland is charged in a shooting death last May at Woodside Village apartments off of Piney Forest Road. Police found 37-year old Marcus Hairston dead at the scene. Another victim was taken to the hospital. Hours later, a... Read More

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July 1, 2024

Two hurt in weekend house fire

Photo courtesy Blairs Fire and Rescue (Blairs) — Two people were hurt this weekend in a house fire just north of Danville. Captain Stephen Barts with Blairs Fire and Rescue they got a report of a dryer fire at a home in the 900 block of Pritchett Lane Saturday afternoon. The first units found... Read More

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