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May 28, 2024

Supervisors approve loan for school improvements

(Chatham) —  Pittsylvania County leaders are ready to throw the switch on the latest round of school improvements.   The Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution authorizing the County School Board to apply for nearly 26-and-a-half million dollars in state Literary Loan funds. Those will be covered by revenues the county is getting from... Read More
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May 28, 2024

Freedom of Choice participants honored

(Chatham) — Some pioneering Pittsylvania County high school students have been honored by the County.  The Freedom of Choice Committee began work two-and-a-half years ago to commemorate the first African-Americans to integrate county schools from 1964 through 1969.  Banister District Supervisor Robert Tucker says the Committee recognized the students who were part of the Freedom... Read More
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May 28, 2024

Fowler receives animal control award

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County’s Animal Control Officer has received a very special award.  Paulette Dean, Executive Director of the Danville Area Humane Society presented the Emmett Edmonds Officer of the Year Award to Leslie Fowler.  Edmonds was Halifax County’s animal control officer for more than two decades.  He died in 2009. “Emmett was my mentor... Read More
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May 28, 2024

Woman rescued from collapsed deck

(Blairs) — Local volunteers rescued a woman who was trapped in a collapsed deck.   Sandra Blair was potting flowers on the deck of her home on Carson Jones Road, near R-and-L Smith last Wednesday evening. Her husband John was inside and heard an odd noise.   He went to the deck and saw Sandra,... Read More
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May 28, 2024

Danville leaders move on tax cuts

(Danville) — Danville leaders are getting closer to an unprecedented series of tax cuts in next year’s budget.  City Council has voted to lower the Personal Property Tax rate from $3.60 per $100 of value to $3.45. Councilman Lee Vogler says that will go into effect the first of next year. “We made it a... Read More
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May 28, 2024

Danville’s first splash pad opens

    (Danville) — Danville’s first public splash pad is now open for fun!       Mayor Alonzo Jones led a ribbon-cutting for the 3rd Avenue Splash Pad, next to the fire station off of North Main Street. “This is more than just a new facility.  It is a testament to our commitment to enhance the... Read More
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May 24, 2024

Arrest made in mall robbery

    (Danville) — Danville Police have arrested a New Jersey man for a robbery that happened Wednesday afternoon at Danville Mall.      The victim told police he was robbed of his watch while in a restroom at the mall. He describes the robber as a black male with dark hair wearing a blue dress shirt,... Read More
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May 23, 2024

Grants renewed for Danville school resource officers

(Danville) — A grant that allowed Danville to add a couple of school resource officers is being renewed.  The Department of Criminal Justice Services will send the city over 88-thousand dollars through the School Resource Officer Grant Program. It requires a local match of less than thirty-thousand dollars.  This is a continuation of a grant... Read More
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May 23, 2024

Plan Danville releases first draft

    (Danville) — A new effort to re-imagine the city is entering its final phase. Plan Danville held a block party Wednesday to share a first draft of an eight-point development plan governing the city’s distinctive “vision” for the next 20 years.      Planning Director Renee Burton tells River City TV they’ve been using ambassadors... Read More
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