Small Gestures Make A Difference

You may recognize Debra Dockery from her businesses Computer Bookkeeping and Tax Services and Curves. Dockery has a keen business sense and understands that to be successful you must value all interactions with people. “I love what I do. I love my clients. I want to provide special attention to my clients year after year,”... Read More

Community Strong, Local, People

May 9, 2018

Preserving Firefighter History Through Art

For the past 13 years, Billy Scearce, Jr. has been a captain with the Danville Fire Department at Station 6 on Westover Drive. He began his career protecting the residents of Danville in 1981 with the Danville Sheriff’s Office where he spent seven years as a deputy sheriff. ” I had the opportunity to switch... Read More

Arts + Music, Culture, Local, People

April 11, 2018

The Camera’s Eye: A Q&A With Matt Bell

You’ve seen his work in the Register & Bee, on his Living in Danville & Pittsylvania County facebook group, and most recently as a reporter and photographer at the Chatham Star-Tribune. We sat down with photographer Matt Bell to discuss his introduction and inspirations into the world of photography. Can you give the readers an... Read More

Culture, Local, People

April 10, 2018

Behind the Lens: Getting to Know Mark Aron

As the face of River City TV, Mark Aron keeps citizens in the know about the happenings in Danville. Aron takes great pride in being a voice for our community. “Everybody has a story to tell. I’m fortunate enough to have a platform to share those positive stories. No matter who you are or where... Read More

Community Strong, Local, People

March 7, 2018

An International Artist in Danville

Who is Max Gasparini? Born in Italy in 1970, Max Gasparini is a self-taught artist who fell in love with the craft at a young age. “The reasons for my paintings are, as Italian novelist Leonardo Sciascia said, ‘a simple story,’” Gasparini says. “When I was a child, and I was in a storm of... Read More

Arts + Music, Culture, Local, People

February 21, 2018

The 2018 Rave Awards Hall of Fame Inductees

Gamewood Technology Group Gamewood Technology Group, Inc. has been serving Danville and surrounding areas and states, in different capacities, since 1983. Gamewood is a communications company that provides integrated technology services and solutions to residential and business customers. Gamewood’s many different product lines cover digital, analog, voice, data, video, security, and entertainment products. For both... Read More

Business, Local, People, Rave Awards Hall of Fame

February 21, 2018

Ken Larking: An Interview With Danville’s City Manager

Can you tell us a little about your background? Where you were born, grew up, etc. I was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Calgary, Alberta, when I was around 10-years old. My family moved to New Jersey when I was around 11 and just outside Austin, Texas, two years later. We moved... Read More

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