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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...

Overnight bridge washing activity begins Monday

Bridge washing operations will require lane restrictions over the next two weeks, beginning Monday evening, Oct. 14. The work will take place mostly overnight.

The locations affected are bridges along major thoroughfares, including Riverside Drive, Piedmon...

Deadline nears for input on Riverside Drive study

Tuesday, Oct. 15, is the deadline for citizens to comment on safety improvements needed along Riverside Drive from North Main Street to Piedmont Drive. Details on the study and how citizens can provide input are available at this link.

The study will consi...

City posts agendas for next City Council meeting

City Council will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 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...

City government offices closed on Columbus Day

The Municipal Building and all other city administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, for Columbus Day. Also, the public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (courthouse) will be closed.

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

Police Dept. implements tip reporting application

The Danville Police Department today announced the implementation of a web-based and mobile platform that allows citizens to anonymously submit crime tips, suspicious behavior, and bullying information from their personal computers or smartphone. ...

Active shooter drill set for Friday at Galileo High

Danville Public Schools (DPS) will conduct an active shooter drill on Friday, October 11, at Galileo High School beginning at 2 p.m. This day is a full professional development day for teachers so there will be no Galileo students on campus during the act...

Mayor, City Council honor outgoing fire chief

Mayor Alonzo Jones and City Council honored Fire Chief David Eagle earlier this week for 25 years of service as a firefighter and 12 years as fire chief for the City of Danville.

Eagle is retiring today. He will join the City of Williamsburg as fire chief....

Mayor proclaims October ‘Bullying Prevention Month’

Mayor Alonzo Jones issued a proclamation Tuesday night proclaiming the month of October as “Bullying Prevention Month” in the city as part of an effort to call attention to the issue of bullying within the community.

Jones issued the pr...

City collecting loose leaves from neighborhoods

Public Works Department crews have started collecting loose leaves from residential neighborhoods. City residents can rake or blow leaves to the curb for pickup by the vacuum machines through Jan. 31.

Loose leaves are collected on the same day as scheduled...

Trail section to be closed during workday hours

Due to utility work adjacent to the Riverwalk Trail section between Danville Family YMCA and Union Street Overlook, portions of the trail will be closed during workday hours this week.

Crews are expected to re-open the trail daily after 5 p.m. Please obey ...

Fire Department orders ban on open burning

Due to the dry weather conditions, the Danville Fire Department is instituting a ban on open burning without a permit in the city. The dry conditions are favorable for the rapid spread of fires.

The ban will remain in place until further notice.

Violation o...

Housing Authority gets grant for new center

The Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (DRHA), along with Opportunity Neighborhoods, an initiative of Danville Regional Foundation (DRF), announces that a grant of up to $550,000 has been awarded by DRF to construct a 6,000-square-foot Community...