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Library conducting donation campaign

Pay it forward this holiday season and clear your library fines by participating in the Danville Public Library's “Donation December” program.

For every unopened travel or full-size toiletry donation, the library will waive $2 from curr...

Holiday Market, Trail Walk to kick off festivities

Parks and Recreation once again will offer a full lineup of holiday events in December, beginning this weekend with the 11th annual Holiday Market, the Luminaria Trail Walk, and the Riverview Rotary Christmas Parade.

Here is the December schedule:

11th Annu...

Resurfacing underway in Holbrook Avenue area

Milling and paving are underway on sections of Loyal, Stokes, and Holbrook streets, and Holbrook Avenue. The work will require alternating lane closures, and some of the streets that intersect with these streets may be closed temporarily when paving takes...

City seeking proposals for a casino project

Although the City Council has not yet taken an official position on how voters should vote if a referendum were held on casinos, today the City Manager’s Office issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) from companies interested in being desig...

City Council will meet in business session

City Council will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in a business session. No work session is scheduled. The business session will begin at 7 p.m. and will be aired by River City TV.

The business session will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the fourth ...

Virginia Treasury staff to help find missing money

Representatives from the Virginia Department of the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program will be in Danville next week to help local citizens who might be owed funds they don’t know about.

The representatives will set up at the City of...

Offices, library to close for Thanksgiving holiday

The Municipal Building and all other City of Danville administrative offices will close for the Thanksgiving holiday at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed until Monday, Dec. 2.

The public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (cour...

Cabin Fever Music Series kicks off Saturday

Danville Harvest Jubilee's Cabin Fever Music Series will kick off on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Community Market with the country music sound of the Dirt Road Scholars and, will also feature shows on Saturdays in January and February.

This year's lineup inc...

River District Association resumes Dream Launch

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the River District Association announces the continuation of the River District Association Dream Launch entrepreneurship program in 2020.

The program consists of two portions; the boot camp is for entreprene...

City Council hears study on casino impact

The City Council on Tuesday night listened to a presentation from a study of Danville’s potential as a location hosting a private casino gambling operation. Such an operation, according to the presentation, could produce gross gaming revenues of...

Danville named among top digital cities

The City of Danville has been named by the Center for Digital Government as one of the top cities with populations up to 75,000 for its use of technology.

In its 2019 Digital Cities Survey, the center ranked Danville second in its population size group – d...

Holiday Bazaar to feature more than 100 vendors

Kick off your holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the annual Holiday Bazaar. The show will feature more than 100 vendor booths displaying baked goods, handmade arts and crafts, flowers, wreaths, jewelry, and other unique gifts.

The event is held at the...

Police hold 11th community walk of year

Danville Police officers on Thursday, Nov. 14, walked door-to-door in the Paxton Street/Jefferson Street neighborhood. The community engagement walk was the 11th of the year and the department’s 22nd since these events began.

This neighborhood wa...

Gas main maintenance at Aiken Bridge scheduled

Beginning Monday, Nov. 18, the right-hand, northbound lane on Central Boulevard will be closed between Memorial Drive and Riverside Drive to allow for maintenance of a gas main located underneath Aiken Bridge. Weather permitting, the repairs will be compl...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in a business session and a special work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

The business session will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which is ...

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...

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...