Mayweather – Pacquiao – It might be an awesome fight but will it be worth $100 to pay for the pay-per-view? HBO and Showtime have sued some of the sites promoting that they will have the fight for free. So, what? There are many sites illegally streaming it that aren’t promoting it. Plus, there are... Read More
Danville Public School Superintendent Dr. Edward Newsome, Jr. resigned today after a closed School Board meeting and received a $160,000 buyout of the remaining 2 year-$150,000 a year contract. Reaction from the community is mixed on Facebook. “It’s a sad day for DPS,” Tonya Fullerwinder-Mayo “Speechless!! What is wrong with Danville?” Derek Allen Linder “I... Read More
Local attorney, and Showcase Magazine Rave Award winner, Luis Abreu has been named to the Virginia Super Lawyers list for the third consecutive year. No more than 5% of attorneys are selected for this honor. “I am honored to be included 3 years in a row on the Super Lawyers listing,” said Abreu. “It continues... Read More
On Saturday, April 26th, the fifth Junior Leadership Southside class graduated in a ceremony held at Danville Community College’s Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training. Junior Leadership Southside is a seven month program that provides leadership orientation and development to local high school students. The program includes monthly sessions ranging from three to six... Read More
Tonight, Showcase Magazine hosted the season’s first City Council Candidates’ Debate. Our Publisher Scott Brooks was the moderator and kept the event moving. Our hosts were the Danville Science Center who showed off their new Digital Dome. It’s like a planetarium on steroids. About 75 people attended a quite a few more watched it during... Read More
Federal Investigators have launched an investigation into the North Carolina Coal Ash spill where tens of thousands of tons of coal ash were dumped into the Dan River. Additionally, Kevin Eichinger, one of two EPA Federal On-Scene Coordinators leading the emergency management response confirmed that he has asked the Criminal Investigative Unit of the Environmental Protection... Read More
Despite ecoterrorism being the No. 1 domestic threat and the lack of security at the pipe entrance, EPA, and Duke Energy acknowledge that no criminal investigation has occurred. Nine days after the spill, when asked about the possibility of an ecoterrorist, current or former Duke Employee, or any other individual having caused the Coal Ash... Read More
