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Danville school budget adopted

(Danville) — The Danville School System has a budget. City Council Tuesday unanimously signed off on the school system’s 24-25 spending blueprint. The nearly 102 million dollar budget is six-and-a-half million dollars more than the current one. They’re getting a two-and-a-half million dollar increase in local funding. The budget continues all current initiatives and includes... Read More

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May 22, 2024

Pittsylvania County adopts data center regs

(Chatham) — Pittsylvania County leaders have adopted their first-ever set of rules governing data centers. There are no data centers in the county, but County Planning Director Emily Ragsdale says that could change. “Staff is proposing this because currently we don’t have data centers listed as a use in our zoning code,” Ragsdale explained. “This... Read More

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May 22, 2024

Council nixes fee hikes, approves tax reduction

(Danville) — Danville leaders Tuesday rejected a series of proposed fee increases, creating a six-figure budget hole for staff to fill. Council deadlocked four-to-four on a proposal from City Manager Ken Larking to establish a short term rental fee and adjust inspection fees in Community Development. The other proposals would have increased... Read More

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May 22, 2024

Caswell murder-suicide happened during sleepover

(Anderson, S.C.) — A weekend murder-suicide in Caswell County happened during a sleepover at a home where at least ten people were inside. According to a Go Fund Me page set up to benefit the victims’ family, 37-year old Danielle Hines and her 15-year old daughter, who was a student at Bartlett Yancey... Read More

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May 22, 2024

Danville man gets life for fatal shooting

(Danville) — A Danville man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a shooting death last year. Judge James Reynolds last month found 34-year old Omar Rashad Chandler guilty of first degree murder and weapons counts in shooting death of 38-year old Randy Lamar Womack of Danville. On Tuesday Reynolds... Read More

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May 21, 2024

City accepting bids for dam removal

(Danville) — The city Monday put out bids for a project to remove the Long Mill Dam. City Council voted 6-to-3 in 2022 to remove the 129-year old structure. It’s a low head dam. It’s a five-foot high, 1,150 foot wide low head dam built back in 1894 by Dan River Mills to power... Read More

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May 21, 2024

Danville woman dies in Tidewater crash

(Chesepeake, VA) — A Danville woman died in a single-car crash in Chesapeake this weekend. Virginia State Police say it happened Saturday afternoon at around three o-clock. Troopers say 26-year old Ayzia Kee was driving on the onramp to Interstate 664 northbound from Route 58 eastbound. She reportedly lost control of her Toyota Corolla, ran... Read More

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May 21, 2024

God’s Pit Crew to send second team to Texas

(Danville) — A local group is sending more relief to the Lone Star state to help in a new crisis. God’s Pit Crew’s Immediate Disaster Response Team has been helping with flood relief efforts in Cleveland, Texas, since May 9. They will now send a second volunteer team to Houston after a devastating... Read More

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May 21, 2024

Danville landmark under consideration for National Register

(Danville) — State officials have nominated a historic former hospital building in Danville for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The Department of Historic Resources also wants to place the former Winslow Hospital on Betts Street in the Virginia Landmarks Register. Last year the Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority... Read More

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May 21, 2024

Pitt. Co. mobile home owners get appeal opportunity

(Chatham) — Mobile home owners in Pittsylvania County are getting a chance to appeal their personal property assessment. Pearson’s Appraisal will field informal appeals this week in the Art Room at the County Community Center in Chatham. Appointments are required — you can call 800-767-0856. Mobile homes are appraised during the general reassessment conducted... Read More

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