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Holt Garrison Parkway paving scheduled

Weather permitting, milling and paving will begin Monday evening on Holt Garrison Parkway at Coleman Marketplace. The work will be done at night and will take three nights to complete.

Milling and paving will take place from Central Boulevard to Lowes Driv...

Equal payment plan could help utilities customers

Danville Utilities reminds customers that an equal payment plan is available to assist them if their service has been disconnected for non-payment or if facing disconnection.

Carol Henley, service and billing customer account manager for the Division of Cu...

City Council votes to authorize bond financing

The City Council on Tuesday night voted to authorize bond financing for $5.8 million in electric projects and nearly $7 million for various general governmental projects.

The electric system projects include $4 million for substation rebuilds and $1.8 mill...

The Launch Place invests in KinergyCare

News release by The Launch Place

The Launch Place, a venture development organization with offices in Danville, VA, and Research Triangle Park, NC, has invested $75,000 from their Pre-Seed Fund II in Virginia-based KinergyCare.

KinergyCare provides a low co...

Health District to offer free COVID-19 testing

The Pittsylvania-Danville Health District will offer free drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing on Friday, September 18 at the Pittsylvania County Health Department at 200 H. G McGhee Drive in Chatham from 9 a.m. to noon or until as long as supplies l...

Averett University maintains high ranking

By Cassie Williams Jones

Averett University continues to rank within the top 20 of the best regional liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report. Ranked as No. 18, Averett continues to be the highest-ranking of only three Virginia sc...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 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 op...

Danville Utilities warns of bill payment scam

Danville Utilities is warning its customers about a payment scam involving a threat to disconnect service within 30 minutes if payment of their utility bill is not made immediately.

The scammers are using a local phone number that is spoofed as Danville Ut...

City, Caesars sign resort casino agreement

Danville city and Caesars Entertainment officials on Thursday signed the development agreement for a resort casino at the former Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield.

The agreement is a legally binding document that outlines what the resort ca...

City government offices closed on Labor Day

The Municipal Building and all other city government offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.

In addition, the public library and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (courthouse) will be closed. Danville Transit will not operat...

City Council OKs casino development agreement

The City Council on Tuesday night voted to approve a development agreement with Caesars Virginia as the city’s casino gaming operator.

The development agreement is a legally binding document that outlines what Caesars Virginia is promising to del...

Police awarded grant for domestic violence response

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has awarded the Danville Police Department a $91,550 grant from the Community Policing Development Microgrants Program.

The COPS Office directed funds to agencies for the implementation of in...

Danville postpones utility disconnections until Sept. 14

The City of Danville announced today that disconnections for residential and commercial utility customers with delinquent accounts will be postponed until Sept. 14.

The two-week extension will allow customers more time to contact the collections office &am...

Fire Department using new inspection process

The Danville Fire Department has implemented a new reporting process for third-party inspection companies that contract with local businesses to inspect, test, and maintain their fire protection systems.

The new process requires these licensed fire protect...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 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 ope...

City issues reminder on utility disconnections

The City of Danville reminds utility customers that disconnections for delinquent residential and commercial accounts will resume on Sept. 1.

The reminder is being issued to clear up any confusion created by the State Corporation Commission’s dec...

Library will celebrate card signup month

Not only is the month of September time for students to return to school, but it’s also National Library Card Sign Up Month, and Danville Public Library is celebrating both.

Throughout September, individuals interested in signing up for a library...

New substance abuse recovery program begins

The Danville Police Department is collaborating with Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services for a newly implemented Community Opioid Response and Engagement (CORE) Program. This program is an addition to the partnerships growing from the Danville Opioid...

City Council OKs purchase of Schoolfield reservoir

The City Council voted earlier this week to purchase the property on which the former Dan River Inc.’s Schoolfield reservoir is located. The reservoir could provide up to four days of raw water storage, which would minimize any issues on the Dan...

Danville named a 2020 All-America City

Danville was awarded Wednesday night the prestigious 2020 All-America City designation by the National Civic League. The city is one of only 10 communities nationwide to receive this designation, which is awarded annually to recognize communities that are...

Casino negotiations nearing completion

City Manager Ken Larking told the City Council tonight that negotiations are nearing completion on a development agreement with Caesars Virginia as the city’s casino gaming operator.

The development agreement is a legally binding document that ou...

Danville’s All-America City presentation is Tuesday

A team of community representatives will make its final pitch on Tuesday morning for Danville being named an All-America City.

The presentation will begin at 11:25 a.m. Citizens can watch the presentation and cheer on the Danville team during a live stream...

DRHA to dedicate building for City Councilman

The Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has announced the decision to name a 10-unit apartment complex dedicated to housing military veterans and persons with disabilities in honor of Danville City Council membe...

Danville to resume utility disconnections Sept. 1

The City of Danville will resume utility disconnections for delinquent residential and commercial accounts starting Sept. 1. Also, on Sept. 1, the City will resume charging a $50 delinquent account fee for all utility customer classes.

Notices have been ma...

Governor issues Phase Three reopening details

Virginia isn’t ready to enter Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan yet, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday, but when it happens, it will bring some big changes back to public life — like allowing social gatherings of up to...

Health district to hold drive-thru virus testing

The Pittsylvania-Danville Health District will offer free drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing on Friday, June 5 at O. T. Bonner Middle School, 300 Apollo Ave. in Danville, and Saturday, June 6 at Chatham Middle School, 11650 U.S. Highway 29 in Chath...

New protocols in place to safeguard voting at polls

Danville election officials are asking voters on Tuesday to adhere to new protocols that have been put in place to safeguard voting at the polls amid the Covid-19 virus pandemic.

Elections for the Danville City Council and the Danville School Board will be...

Governor announces Phase One to begin Friday

Governor Northam announced that Virginia will move into Phase One of the "Forward Virginia" plan on Friday, May 15, with the exception of certain localities in Northern Virginia.

The Northam administration has worked with officials from those loc...

Farmers’ Market to open May 9 with restrictions

The Danville Farmers’ Market will open to the public on Saturday, May 9, while following all state, federal, and local health and safety recommendations both for patrons and vendors.

“We are proud to be able to offer this service that i...

Coronavirus won’t stop annual cleanup campaign

The annual Make Danville Shine community cleanup campaign will occur in May as scheduled, but with modifications because of the coronavirus.

The campaign begins Friday, May 1, and will continue through Friday, May 29. During that time, the Public Works Dep...

Governor delays May elections for two weeks

Elections for the Danville City Council and the Danville School Board will be held on May 19 after Governor Ralph Northam on Friday ordered a two-week postponement for all May elections due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The elections were schedul...

Council urges businesses to practice social distancing

City Council on Tuesday night adopted a resolution that encourages local businesses to implement social distancing best practices for the health and wellbeing of their customers and employees.

Councilman Gary Miller said the push for the resolution came fr...

IDA approves funds to assist small businesses

The Danville Office of Economic Development today announced the creation of new funding tools for small businesses in partnership with the River District Association (RDA) and Longwood Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The programs have been estab...

City issues guidance for solid waste, bulk debris

The Public Works Department is asking city residents to take steps to reduce the risk of infection from the coronavirus (COVID-19) to sanitation workers. Also, the department has issued guidance to accommodate an increase in bulk debris volume.

Rick Drazen...

Danville Transit places fixed-route passenger limit

To support social distancing goals and recent guidance issued by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, effective Monday, April 6, Danville Transit will limit the number of passengers transported in fixed-route service at one time to n...

CDC issues new face coverings guidelines

The CDC has announced new recommendations for wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies).

City Manager Ken Larking encourages everyone to follow the...

Mayor issues statement after coronavirus report

In wake of the latest report from the Virginia Department of Health, Mayor Alonzo Jones today called on the people of our community to stay at home as much as possible and practice social distancing when there is a need to go out.

“I strongly enc...

Board cancels Festival in the Park, Racin’ & Tastin’

Due to the current Centers For Disease Control guidance, the Danville Festival in the Park board of directors has decided to cancel this year’s Racin’ and Tastin’ event and Festival in the Park.

“This was a heartbrea...

Governor issues statewide stay at home order

Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The executive order takes effect immediately and will remain in place until Ju...

Community Development using new procedures

Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the City of Danville’s Community Development Department has established new procedures for obtaining permits, submitting and reviewing building plans, and conducting inspections.

Contractors, tenant...

City limits public access to city office buildings

City Manager Ken Larking today announced that beginning on Tuesday, the Municipal Building and all other City offices would be open to the public by appointment only.

The action is being taken to help prevent exposure to and the transmission of the new cor...

City Treasurer’s office closes to the public

The Danville City Treasurer’s Office announced today that its office is closed to the public until further notice to ensure the wellness of customers and staff amid the new coronavirus crisis.

Staff will address citizens’ needs by phone...

Mayor issues statement regarding COVID-19 case

Mayor Alonzo Jones issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement from the Pittsylvania-Danville Health District of its first case of COVID-19 illness in a resident of the district.

Jones said he was saddened, but not surp...

Financial Service Center offices close to public

The City of Danville announced today that the collection and customer service offices at the Charles H. Harris Financial Service Center would be closed to the public until further notice.

Staff will address customer account needs by email or phone and take...

City manager orders utility fee, tax relief

City Manager Ken Larking today announced additional measures in the wake of the economic disruption caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19):

• The City will suspend the $50 delinquent account fee for all utility customer classes until further notice. The de...

Social Services to limit access to building

The Danville Department of Social Services will limit customer’s access to the building effective Monday, March 23, to ensure the wellness of customers and staff amid the new coronavirus crisis.

Here is the notice issued by John Moody, local dire...

Small businesses can apply for coronavirus loans

Mayor Alonzo Jones today praised state and federal officials for providing small businesses with financial assistance in the wake of the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia small businesses cou...

Election officials urge voting absentee due to virus

Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Danville Electoral Board encourages voters to use absentee voting by mail for the City Council and School Board elections to be held on May 5.

Absentee voting, which begins Friday, is a two-step process. Voters...

City manager declares local state of emergency

Danville and Pittsylvania County have yet to have a confirmed case of the new coronavirus, but City Manager Ken Larking today declared a local state of emergency to enable the City to have access to additional resources as needed.

The declaration took effe...

White House issues new coronavirus guidelines

President Donald Trump and the coronavirus task force on Monday released sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases.

Among new guidelines: Over the next 15 days, Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people, ...