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

June 3, 2024

Visit SoSi Celebrates One Year of Inviting Adventure and Exploration in the Region

In the heart of Danville and Pittsylvania County lies a treasure trove of delights waiting to be explored. For the past year, Visit SoSi, the regional tourism brand, has been the guiding light, inviting locals and visitors alike to take a fresh look at the abundance of activities and offerings available while beckoning them to... Read More

Local

June 1, 2024

Day Trips Forever

Longtime readers of this column know how much my family and I love a good day trip. Weeklong vacations are certainly fun, but there’s always a little nagging feeling you have with those that you might be too far away from home for too long. But a day trip? It might be just the refresher... Read More

Confessions of a 30 Something

May 10, 2024

Adverse Childhood Experiences Training with Dominick Grembi of DPCS

Can you tell us a little about yourself and your position with DPCS? I am a Prevention Program Manager at Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services. I have the pleasure and honor of overseeing all our community-based prevention work, which includes mental health wellness, suicide prevention, trauma and resiliency, substance misuse prevention, and problem gambling prevention. This work... Read More

Mental Health

May 9, 2024

The Vault

It is an undeniable fact that when we discuss historic restoration, we invariably ignore the bathroom. The very idea we would consider keeping any older version of one is not possible. Older bathrooms have rusty plumbing and squeaky pipes. Some have broken tiles and faded carpets. And every fixer-upper in HGTV history takes time to... Read More

Retrospective