City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 15, in a business session at 7 p.m., followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

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

City officials welcome River District Printing

Danville city officials joined other area leaders and citizens Monday morning in welcoming River District Printing as the latest addition to the River District’s growing list of businesses.

The full service, digital printing and production compan...

Tickets available for Brothers Osborne concert

Tickets remain available Danville Harvest Jubilee’s concert featuring Brothers Osborne, named earlier this year as the Academy of Country Music’s vocal duo of the year. The duo — brothers T.J. and John Osborne — wil...

Free concert will feature Americana, bluegrass

Danville Parks and Recreation’s Music on Main concert series will continue in the River District at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, with the Americana, bluegrass and acoustic mayhem sound of the Wampler Brothers Band.

The Yorktown-based band perf...

Registrar’s Office begins move to new location

The relocation of the Danville Registrar’s Office is underway today. The office is moving across the street to 530 Main St., commonly known as the First Citizen Bank building.

The Registrar’s Office will occupy 2,425 square feet of spac...

Detour to begin Monday in the Five Forks area

Beginning Monday, Aug. 7, the City of Danville will close portions of Jefferson Street and Pine Street in the Five Forks area to through traffic to allow for reconstruction of a storm sewer line that will serve residents on the south side of Pine Street.

B...

City Council clears way for distilleries in the city

City Council voted tonight to clear the way to allow distilleries in the city. Distilleries will be allowed by right in certain areas, including most of the River District. In other areas, they would be allowed only if a special use permit were granted.

Th...

Memorial service set for Danville Utilities worker

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, for Danville Utilities employee Samuel “Sam” Thompson. He died on July 6 when he was electrocuted while working on a power line.

The service will begin at 11 a.m. at Averett University&a...

Firefighters plan to ‘Fill the Fire Truck’ again

The Danville Fire Department is teaming up with Danville Public Schools to collect school supplies for local area students in need. Donations to “Fill the Fire Truck” will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Kmart.

T...

Mainline Trolley service begins this weekend

Danville Transit will debut its Mainline Trolley service on Friday, Aug. 4, with a trolley bus traveling along a historic route path used by trolley cars during the 19th century and linking the Old West End, River District and Neapolis.

The trolley service...

Mayor, police chief speak at National Night Out

Mayor John Gilstrap, City Council members and City staff participated in National Night Out activities at 13 neighborhood sites across the city Tuesday evening.

The Police Department coordinates the event to build new community connections and strengthen e...

City Council will meet on Thursday; agendas posted

City Council will meet Thursday, Aug. 3, in a business session at 7 p.m., followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

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

Panel: Regional efforts fuel optimistic outlook

Mayor John Gilstrap and City Manager Ken Larking told area business leaders Tuesday that they are optimistic for the region’s future in part because of the strong working relationship between Danville and Pittsylvania County.

The mayor and city m...

Chef at the Market returns on Saturday

The Chef at the Market series resumes on Saturday, July 29, with local chef Dustin Haberer, owner of Nana Karen’s Cruisin Kitchen, preparing on site recipes made from fresh foods found at the Farmers' Market.

The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and end...

Firefighters plan to ‘Fill the Fire Truck’ again

The Danville Fire Department is teaming up with Danville Public Schools to collect school supplies for local area students in need. Donations to “Fill the Fire Truck” will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 29, at Kmart.

A “Fill the Fire Tru...

Police to hold document shredding event

The Police Department will hold a free document shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, at the URW Community Federal Credit Union on Lowes Drive. The event will give citizens an opportunity to rid their homes of personal paperwork and ...

Free concert will feature beach, boogie and blues

Danville Parks and Recreation’s Music on Main concert series will continue in the River District at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, with the beach, boogie and blues band Cruize Control.

Cruize Control is a Greensboro, N.C., band that performs a hi...

City Council pushes back first meeting in August

City Council on Tuesday night voted to move its first regular meeting date in August to Thursday, Aug. 3. The change in dates will allow Council members and City staff to attend local National Night Out events being planned for Tuesday, Aug. 1.

City Counci...

Tenants announced for Craghead Street block

Rick Barker Properties, LLC, a Danville‐based real estate development company, today announced three tenants that will locate to the 500 block of Craghead Street.

As renovations to the Charles E. Hughes (530, c1909) and William C. Venable buildings (534‐54...