Lee Vogler was at his office at Showcase Magazine when a man doused him with gasoline and set him on fire. Vogler has been airlifted to a regional medical facility for treatment, police said; the extent of his injuries wasn’t known as of Wednesday afternoon.
Grace Mamon
Grace Mamon is a reporter for Cardinal News. Reach her at grace@cardinalnews.org or 540-369-5464.
Posted inWeather
‘Microclimates’ make some parts of your cities hotter. We hit the streets (and fields) to find out more.
Microclimates abound in communities with an uneven distribution of concrete and shade.
Posted inCulture
Historic marker recounting Danville Riot of 1883 to be unveiled this week
The Nov. 3, 1883, riot was a response to the growing Black majority in Danville in the late 1800s.
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Agenda Danville: Church seeks to expand playground to meet child care demand
The commission of architectural review will consider this application at its regular meeting Thursday.
Posted inEconomy
UK-based wire alloy manufacturer announces first US location in Danville
WB Alloys says it will bring $6.6 million and 30 jobs to the Danville-Pittsylvania area.
Posted inCulture
An 1880 schoolhouse for Black children in Pittsylvania is still standing today because of one former student
The former Harvey Colored School sat forgotten in the woods after integration, until former student Annie Wilson Mosby relocated and restored it.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Danville: City holds public hearing on housing action plan
The city needs a five-year plan and a one-year plan for housing in order to be eligible for HUD funding.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Danville: Health collaborative meeting on pipeline expansion
The Danville Health Collaborative will hold an info session about the Transco pipeline extension on Thursday.
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Agenda Danville: Council to consider $3 million for grading project at Coleman industrial site
The city-owned site would be considered fully ready for industrial use after a project to grade 80 acres.
Posted inCulture
62 years after Danville’s civil rights movement, both the city and the local newspapers have evolved
If mainstream media coverage in 1963 had looked different, perhaps Danville’s civil rights movement would have remained in the public consciousness in the years afterward, one journalism professor said.