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The TEA Party grassroots organizations in the 5th District announced Friday they will sponsor three debates for candidates seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Tom Perriello. Full Story »
The TEA Party grassroots organizations in the 5th District announced Friday they will sponsor three debates for candidates seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Tom Perriello. Full Story »
Virginia’s uranium mining study has gotten the green light — but with conditions — from the National Research Council’s Governing Board Executive Committee. Full Story »
Children without health insurance miss 30 percent more days of school than those with it. Full Story »
Work continues at the former Worsham Street Bridge site, with a new brick plaza laid on the Bridge Street side and an archway over steps leading toward the Riverwalk Trail completed. Full Story »
Local emergency responders can’t take care of residents if they’re sick, a hospital emergency management coordinator said. That’s why Danville Regional Medical Center and the Pittsylvania-Danville Health Dis-trict will host H1N1 vaccination clinics for rescue team members this week at the hospital. Danville and Pittsylvania County police, fire and rescue team members can get both sea-sonal flu ... Full Story »
Virginia’s unemployment figures dropped to the lowest rate in 2009 during October and remained below the national average, according to numbers released by the Virginia Employment Commission on Wednesday. Full Story »
Danville retailers hope increased traffic and sales stemming from Black Friday weekend will continue through the rest of the holiday shopping season. Full Story »
After statewide budget cuts, Danville Community College will kick off its first major gifts campaign with a two-year, $7 million goal. Full Story »
Pittsylvania County property owners are taking advantage of the two-week window to appeal the newly-released assessed values of their real estate. Full Story »
A Reidsville plant is closing, but some employees will go to work at another facility in the city Full Story »
Madison merchants continue holiday tradition Saturday Full Story »
Hoping to clear up a few health care myths, Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, addressed senior citizens’ concerns during an hour-long telephone town hall Monday from Smith Mountain Lake Retirement Village. Full Story »
A class of toddlers walked through a hallway in an organized line, gazing curiously and naively at the man in a dark suit waving to them as they passed. Full Story »
A Danville teenager received a 50-year prison sentence Monday for ferociously stabbing his mother 19 times — seven times in the head — during a brutal 2008 killing. Full Story »
Police charged a 23-year-old man Monday morning with breaking and entering on a section of Main Street recently affected by multiple burglaries, police said. Full Story »
Firefighters put out a structure fire Saturday on Greencroft Place, according to a news release from the Danville Fire Department. Full Story »
As the political landscape of the 2010 congressional election in the 5th District begins to take shape, local Republican Party leaders are poised to choose a nominating process for the pool of candidates challenging Democrat Rep. Tom Perriello. Full Story »
Some shoppers in Reidsville look forward to Black Friday deals every year Full Story »
Mold was discovered at the Morehead Academy Child Development Center. Full Story »
If you missed getting out to shop on Black Friday, don’t worry. Many retailers also offer online deals for Cyber Monday. Full Story »
Indictments have been handed down for the 2003 slaying of Garland Thomas Glass Jr. Full Story »
Bonnie Merricks of Danville held off on getting a flat-screen TV all year because of a down economy. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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