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Luis Abreu named to Super Lawyers

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

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April 26, 2014

Junior Leadership Southside V Graduates 26 Students

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

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March 27, 2014

Showcase Magazine’s Danville City Council Candidates’ Debate

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

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February 13, 2014

FEDS Launch Criminal Investigation into Eden Coal Ash

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

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February 12, 2014

Criminal Activity Not Ruled Out in Eden Coal Ash Spill

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

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