Though Danville did not see severe flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, riverfront projects are being “built with flooding in mind.”
Grace Mamon
Grace Mamon is a reporter for Cardinal News. Reach her at grace@cardinalnews.org or 540-369-5464.
Posted inPolitics
Agenda Danville: Council to consider $2 million appropriation for single-family housing projects
Danville has been working to address an ongoing housing shortage. Efforts have spurred more multifamily developments but not single-family projects.
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How are animals best served? Difference in ideology colors debate over Danville shelter
A national nonprofit has been pushing for Danville’s shelter to become a “no-kill” facility. Others say that’s an unreasonable expectation.
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Animal euthanasia rates in Danville are 8 times the state average. It’s not an easy issue to solve, experts say
A heated conversation has developed between supporters of the Danville Area Humane Society and members of a change campaign funded by a national nonprofit.
Posted inBloody Monday
Civil rights leaders from Danville helped lead the March on Washington. Here are their memories, 61 years later.
Because the Danville movement was so fresh and the violence toward protesters so extreme, protesters from the city were in the front of the pack in the Rev. Martin Luther King’s march, 61 years ago Wednesday.
Posted inEconomy
UK electric sports car manufacturer to locate in Pittsylvania, creating 144 jobs
RBW EV Cars will build electric Roadster and GT model cars in Southside, beginning in 2025.
Posted inEconomy
Annual cattle sale gives small farmers a bigger audience
The cattle auction in Pittsylvania County, which sold 4,600 head last year, is held at a barn that was built with Tobacco Commission funding.
Posted inEconomy
Danville among first cities in Virginia to launch urban forestry campaign
Danville is part of a two-year project to increase and maintain its tree canopy, while also working to continue development and growth.
Posted inPolitics
Pittsylvania’s interim administrator talks about the county’s recent growth — and why he stepped in to take the job
Vincent Shorter has been Pittsylvania County’s treasurer for eight and a half years. When the county administrator left abruptly this spring, Shorter took on that job, too.
Posted inEconomy
5 common questions about data center developments
Virginia has 35% of the world’s data centers, but very few are outside Northern Virginia. Now that a data center is planned for Pittsylvania County, here are some of the questions that residents have been asking.
