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Local election officials receive primary notices

Local election officials have received notice to prepare to hold the following political party primaries on Tuesday, June 8: Republican Party — 14^th District House of Delegates; Democratic Party — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and 14^th ...

River District to hold Distrx scavenger hunt

News release by the River District Association

River District Association (RDA) is pleased to announce the launch of the River District Downtown App, Distrx, with a with a scavenger hunt “apptivity” for the community, “You Ott...

Danville Baseball sets date for new team identity

News release from Danville Baseball

After receiving hundreds upon hundreds of team name submissions from community members and fans, Danville Baseball Club has set a date to announce the new team identity. The new era of baseball and entertainment for Danv...

Danville Transit expands same-day service hours

Effective Monday, March 1, the Danville Transit System will offer expanded same day service hours for all reservation-based operations via online reservations. 

Reservation-based operations include the Reserve A Ride service, Handivan operation, a...

Health district holds another large-scale clinic

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, with the support of local COVID-19 response partners, today held another large-scale vaccination clinic. This event was held at the Danville Community Market.

This closed ...

Governor relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions

News release from the Office of the Governor

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that as COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates continue to decline and vaccinations rise in Virginia, certain outdoor sports and entertainment venues may begin to op...

City posts agenda for next City Council meeting

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in a business session at 7 p.m. followed by a work session. Both sessions will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which is located at 427 Patton St.

The meeting is o...

Traffic light border installation set to begin

The City of Danville has contracted with a company that will install high visibility yellow backplates on signal heads in six intersections. The work will be done at night, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning on Sunday, Feb. 21.

The intersections are:

• South B...

Health district to hold COVID-19 2nd dose clinic

News release by Virginia Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, with the support of local COVID-19 response partners, will hold another vaccination clinic Saturday, February 20 at the Averett Univers...

Danville Baseball releases team's 2021 schedule

News release by Danville Baseball Club

A new era of baseball and entertainment for Danville and the Southside will officially begin on Thursday, June 3rd a t American Legion Post 325 Field in Dan Daniel Memorial Park, when Danville hosts Opening Night of t...

Governor unveils new COVID-19 vaccine system

News release from the Office of Governor

(Issue date: Wednesday, Feb. 17)

Governor Ralph Northam today invited Virginians to pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or by calling 877-VAX-IN-VA. The Commonwealth&rs...

City avoids worst of severe winter weather

(UPDATE AT 5:30 P.M.) Danville today avoided the worst of the wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain that was forecast. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg reports the city received a quarter inch of ice accumulation overnight and through t...

Winter storm warning to take effect tonight

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg earlier today issued a winter storm warning for Danville and the surrounding area because of a low-pressure system that will bring sleet and freezing rain. Ice accumulations will exceed those received last weeken...

Injured utility lineman in stable condition

The Danville Utilities lineman who was injured Tuesday morning on Sugartree Church Road in Pittsylvania County is in stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The injury occurred around 11 a.m. yesterday while restoring ...

Bikeshare program returns to Danville

Danville Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the return of a bikeshare system for our community. Danville Rides—the city’s bikeshare program—temporarily ended with the closure of Zagster in 2020. However, through the ...

Danville Utilities lineman injured in incident

A Danville Utilities lineman was injured this morning on Sugartree Church Road in Pittsylvania County. The injury occurred while restoring power to a customer who had lost service this weekend.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m., said Jason Grey, directo...

Crews make progress on restoring power

MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: Utility crews made significant progress today. Danville Utilities crews were joined by crews from a fourth N.C. city. Crews are finished repairing primary lines and now are moving into areas with smaller outages. These outa...

Power restoration to take 24-48 hours

Danville Utilities crews are responding to widespread reports of power outages. The crews will work staggered 16-hour shifts. Assisting are crews from three N.C. cities. Restoration of service will take another 24 to 48 hours.

Here is the situation report ...

Icing overnight leads to accidents, power outages

(UPDATE AT 10:45 A.M. SATURDAY): The Police Department is urging all residents to stay home and avoid travel if possible due to multiple trees down across the city as well as widespread power outages. Traffic signals in large portions of the city are not ...

Piedmont Drive lane closure to begin Monday

Beginning Monday, Feb. 15, the right, northbound lane of Piedmont Drive adjacent to the Bojangles restaurant will be closed to allow for extension of a sanitary sewer line. Traffic flow will be restricted and may cause congestion.

In addition to the right ...

City posts agenda for next City Council meeting

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 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. Watch it live on cable (Comcast channel 10 and Gamewood channel 122) or stre...

Health district to hold fourth vaccination event

News release by Virginia Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, in cooperation with Sovah Health-Danville, the City of Danville, Pittsylvania County, the Averett University and Danville Community Col...

Winter weather advisory to take effect tonight

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg earlier today issued a winter weather advisory for Danville that will take effect at midnight. Rain will fall overnight before transitioning to sleet and freezing rain before daybreak and then ending as rain.

No i...

Offices will be closed on Presidents Day

The Municipal Building and all other City of Danville government offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in observance of Presidents Day. In addition, the public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (courthouse) will be closed.

However, Danvil...

City Council affirms Investing in Danville report results

During its Saturday work session at City Hall, City Council members agreed that the public was on target with its identification of investment priorities established by the Investing in Danville committee work completed last year following the successful ...

Winter weather advisory to take effect tonight

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg earlier today issued a winter weather advisory for Danville that will take effect tonight at 7 p.m. A dusting to an inch of snow is expected overnight, with heavier amounts to the west and north of the city.

A win...

Danville Transit debuts Black history bus wrap

In observance of Black History Month, the Danville Transit System today placed in service a bus wrap that celebrates Black history over a 150-year period.

The wrap features the images of 12 African Americans. They are Ralph Bunche; Bishop Lawrence Campbell...

Mobile app coming for the River District

News release by the River District Association

The River District Association (RDA) is pleased to announce the River District Downtown App, Distrx.  Distrx will be launched and ready for download in early March 2021.  Distrx is a mobile a...

Storm dumps 3.8 inches of snow in city

(THURSDAY, JAN. 28 UPDATE) The National Weather Service today reported an official measurement of 3.8 inches of snow in Danville from the winter storm that moved quickly through the city overnight. 

The storm began Wednesday evening as ra...

Health district to hold second vaccination event

News release by Virginia Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, in cooperation with Sovah Health-Danville, the City of Danville, Pittsylvania County and Averett University, will conduct a c...

Baseball club seeks input on new name

News release by Danville Baseball Club 

A new era of baseball, entertainment and memorable, family fun has officially come to Danville and Pittsylvania County. Now, the Danville Baseball Club needs the community’s help in deciding their ...

Online portal available for COVID-19 vaccine signup

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, with the support of the City of Danville Information Technology Department, today announced an online portal for those who wish to pre-register to receive COVID-19 vaccin...

Police Department honors IDDU graduates

The Danville Police Department is excited to recognize the second class of IDDU graduates.

Last Wednesday evening, the Department recognized seven graduates who recently completed the community program designed for people who have been released from jail w...

Health district planning large vaccination events

News release by Virginia Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District, in cooperation with Sovah Health-Danville, the City of Danville, Pittsylvania County and Averett University, will conduct a closed “poi...

Council OKs battery energy storage project

The City Council on Tuesday night voted to authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement for a 10.6 megawatt battery energy storage project as recommended by the Danville Utility Commission.

This project will help offset rising transmission charges...

Intertape Polymer Group to create 50 new jobs

News release from the Governor's Office

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG), a packaging products and systems company that supplies to retailers and manufacturers, will expand its manufacturing operation ...

Danville baseball club general manager revealed

Following the January 15^th  announcement that the City of Danville and Danville Baseball Club, LLC have entered into a long-term MOU to lease American Legion Post 325 Stadium, the team is pleased to announce that Austin Scher has been hired to se...

COVID-19 vaccinations for 'Phase 1b' to start locally

News release by Virginia Department of Health

Beginning Monday, January 18, the Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside health districts will begin conducting closed “point of dispensing” (POD) COVID-19 vaccination clinics specifically for ...

City Council will meet in business session

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 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. Watch it live on cable (Comcast channel 10 and Gamewood channel 122) or stre...

Winter Farmers’ Market underway

The sixth season of the Winter Farmers’ Market is underway, with vendors offering produce, baked goods and crafts. In February, vendors will be offering meats for sale.

Located in the Community Market building at 629 Craghead St., the Winter Farmers’ Marke...

City releases schedule for MLK Day holiday

The Municipal Building and all other City of Danville government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Also, the public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (courthouse) will be closed.

Danville T...

All-America City caps, shirts now for sale

The City of Danville has 2020 All-America City caps, shirts, face masks and cups available for purchase at the Welcome Center.

Last August, Danville was one of 10 communities named as a 2020 All-America City. The award is an affirmation of the great work b...

Health agency releases Phase 1b vaccination plan

News release from the Virginia Department of Health

In line with Governor Northam’s directive this week to increase flexibility and speed up vaccine distribution in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced the select health districts tha...

Library, public schools develop access program

Danville Public Library and Danville Public Schools recently developed the Student Access Program, giving all students, faculty, and staff associated with the school system access to materials, online databases, and streaming services through the library....

City participating in ‘Keep Your Lights Up’ campaign

The City of Danville will keep its holiday lights and decorations in the River District in place through Jan. 31 to show support and appreciation for local health care workers who have been on the front lines battling the COVID-19 virus.

By keeping the lig...

Police Dept. implements new policing strategy

The Danville Police Department restructured the Patrol Bureau as part of a continued focus on community policing. 

The department began planning six months ago to implement Neighborhood Oriented Policing beginning January 4, 2021. The strategy of ...