School Days

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, I’m not talking about Christmas, though I look forward to the Santa season each year. I’m talking about kids going back to school. If you’re a parent, you know the hidden joy you feel when your kids head back to institutions of learning for eight hours... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

September 5, 2024

70 Years of The Arc of Southside

In the heart of our region, one organization stands out as a beacon of hope, progress, and unwavering advocacy. The Arc of Southside (“The Arc”) is celebrating an impressive 70 years of transforming lives and championing the civil and human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Founded in 1954 by a dedicated... Read More

Features

September 5, 2024

A Spark of Kindness: How One Woman’s Vision Transformed a Community

A Spark of Kindness: How One Woman’s Vision Transformed a Community A simple act of compassion has blossomed into a movement that’s touching thousands of lives in Danville. Michele Odum, a transplant from Florida, never imagined that a Facebook post would lead her to create a thriving community of over 6,200 members dedicated to the... Read More

Cover Feature

August 5, 2024

Memories of Football: Old and New

As far back as I can remember, I’ve loved football. Some of the earliest pictures of me feature a ball in my hand. And though my slight frame led to my football career ending far sooner than I would have liked, my love for the game never faded. That love has passed on to my... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

August 2, 2024

From Sidelines to Press Box: Clarke Whitfield’s Journey Through Two Decades of High School Football Broadcasting

If you love local high school football, you may be familiar with a voice that has been painting vivid pictures of every thrilling play for over two decades. Clarke Whitfield, a respected attorney by day and a passionate sports broadcaster by night, has become an integral part of the George Washington High School Eagles’ football... Read More

Cover Feature

July 11, 2024

Danville Becomes a Three-Time All-America City Award Winner

As you drive along Danville streets, you soon will see updated signage being installed at strategic points in the median and along shoulder right-of-ways to mark the City of Danville’s new status as a three-time All-America City Award winner. The latest honor was received on June 9, when Danville was among 10 cities nationwide receiving... Read More

Local

July 9, 2024

241 Jefferson Avenue

For 32 years, the Queen Anne-style house at 241 Jefferson Avenue, one of several nearly identical late-Victorian houses surviving from a once greater row along Jefferson’s 200 block, was the residence of Robert Smith Phifer (1852-1910), his wife and children. Over the last quarter of the 19th century, up to his death on Jefferson Avenue... Read More

Retrospective

July 5, 2024

“Summertime and the living’s easy”

When you read that, you might have heard it in Ella Fitzgerald’s silky smooth voice or if you grew up in the 1990s, like me, it might conjure up Sublime’s take on the song. Nonetheless, summer is in full swing and it has been a hot one so far. We have been staying busy in... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

July 1, 2024

Not Just a Voice, But Volume

Lashawn Farmer, the Programs & Services Director for Design & Expansion at the River District Association (RDA), has woven a tapestry of community service, leadership, and empowerment that spans over a decade. Her story is one of purpose, perseverance, and the profound impact that can be made when passion aligns with community needs. Farmer’s journey... Read More

Cover Feature

June 3, 2024

Faith Home

It was a lovely spring day when electrician John Jenkins was hoisted up on the company crane to inspect a faulty electric box. And that’s about all he remembers, as it seemed moments later he was in a hospital bed. He had been electrocuted and as a result, plummeted to the ground. He’d been in... Read More

Retrospective