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Program to prep seniors on dealing with panhandlers

Local law enforcement agencies will present a program on Thursday, Nov. 14, to provide seniors with practical tips on how to deal with panhandlers.

The program will be presented at 11 a.m. at the Ballou Recreation Center, 760 West Main St. Reservations are...

City welcomes new entertainment venues

Mayor Alonzo Jones joined other Danville city officials and citizens Friday morning in a “ribbon-chopping” ceremony marking the grand opening of Grizzly's Hatchet House and River City Escapes.

The two entertainment venues are located in...

City OKs agreement for airport fixed-base operator

City Council voted Tuesday night to approve an agreement leasing airport facilities at the Danville Regional Airport to General Aviation Inc. and Averett University to provide fixed-base operator services.

The initial term of this agreement is with General...

City government offices closed on Veterans Day

The Municipal Building and all other city administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Also, the public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (courthouse) will be closed.

However, Danville Transit will operate, and h...

PRA Group celebrates its location in Danville

Danville city officials joined state and other local leaders and citizens Monday morning in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking PRA Group's purchase of the former Telvista facility at Airside Industrial Park.

The facility will be PRA Group's third location i...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet Thursday, Nov. 7, in a business session and two work sessions.

City Council, which regularly meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month, is meeting on Thursday to avoid conflicting with Election Day. 

Council's meeting ...

Public input sought for Westover Drive study

A community meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to gather public input on a proposed lane reconfiguration along Westover Drive. The reconfiguration would reduce the number of travel lanes from four to two and allow the addition of two bike lanes.

Th...

Dominion Energy plans two projects in county

Dominion Energy, with headquarters in Richmond, VA, and operations in 18 states, plans to invest more than $300 million on two projects in Pittsylvania County.

Dominion has selected a 149-acre lot in the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill for a 500-m...

Resurfacing set for Central Boulevard section

UPDATE: Milling and paving will take place Monday, Nov. 4, on the southbound lanes of Central Boulevard from Parker Road to Coleman Market Place. The work will require alternating lane closures.

The work is scheduled to be completed that day.

On Tuesday, cr...

Change your clock, change your battery

Every fall, Energizer works to remind people of the simple, life-saving habit of changing and testing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when setting the clocks back for daylight saving time.

This year Energizer is working with the...

Library branch hours to change temporarily

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Danville Public Library Westover Branch temporarily will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. This closure will not be permanent. The branch will maintain its usual hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays ...

City sets up River District parking study meetings

A series of pop-up meetings will be held Monday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 29 to allow public input into the River District Parking Study that is underway.

Consultants from the firm Nelson\Nygaard are leading the study, and they are in Danville this week t...

Mainline Trolley service free in November

The Danville Transit System announced today that the Mainline Trolley service is free to use during November.  Service hours are from 6 p.m. until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

The scenic route of Danville links Main Street, Riverside Drive, ...

Resurfacing to begin on Riverside Drive section

UPDATE: Weather permitting, milling and paving will begin Tuesday, Oct. 29, on the eastbound lanes of Riverside Drive from Piedmont Drive to Westover Drive. The work will require alternating lane closures.

Crews will start with the left lane, then move to ...

Police Department hits streets with bike patrol

The Danville Police Department is excited to announce the first bike patrol officers have hit the street.

Residents will see officers on bikes throughout the city and at special events on a routine basis. The first of many officers completed their training...

Company to invest $58 million, create 703 jobs

Morgan Olson LLC, a maker of walk-in van bodies, will establish a new walk-in panel van assembly operation in the Cane Creek Centre plant currently owned by IKEA. The $57.8 million investment is expected to generate 703 new jobs.

Headquartered in Sturgis, ...

Police hold 10th community walk of year

Danville Police officers on Tuesday, Oct. 22, walked door-to-door in the Macon Street/Hartford Street neighborhood. The community engagement walk was the 10th of the year and the department’s 21st since these events began.

Police officers were jo...

Farmers' Market closing Saturday for the season

The Danville Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Oct. 26, will be the last weekly market of the season, but three special events will be held in November and December.

Located in the Community Market building at 629 Craghead St., the farmers ma...

Resurfacing to begin on South Boston Road

Weather permitting, milling and paving will begin Tuesday on the westbound lanes of South Boston Road from the Danville Expressway overpass to Old Halifax Road. The work will require alternating lane closures.

Following completion, crews this week will res...

Fire Department lifts ban on open burning

The Fire Department has lifted the ban on open burning in the city. The ban had been in place since Sept. 24 due to the dry weather conditions prevalent in the area.

Recent rainfall has lessened the hazardous fire conditions.

The burning of leaves and tree,...

City to offer free bus service on Election Day

City Council voted Tuesday night to allow Danville Transit to offer free bus service on Election Day for all fixed-route and reservation-based trips. Election Day is Nov. 5.

The free bus service is designed to encourage citizens to vote by removing the bar...

Project Imagine wins top award from VML

The Virginia Municipal League has named Project Imagine – a program designed to give gang-affiliated youth a future off the streets – as the winner of its President’s Award, which is the top award for innovative solutions by ...

City posts fact sheet on pari-mutuel referendum

FACT SHEET FOR DANVILLE VOTERS on the NOVEMBER 5^th PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING REFERENDUM

The City of Danville and its leadership want citizens to know important details about the upcoming November 5^th election on the issue of Historical Horse Racing. The City ha...