Danville and Pittsylvania County are seeing increases in visitation, a trend that local leaders expect will continue when Caesars Virginia opens next year. Officials want to make sure that tourists have enough places to stay.
Grace Mamon
Grace Mamon is a reporter for Cardinal News. Reach her at grace@cardinalnews.org or 540-369-5464.
Posted inEconomy
The Launch Place started out helping Southside entrepreneurs. Now its reach is international.
The Danville-based angel investor holds two annual pitch competitions and invests in regional tech startups. It’s been called one of the three most active angel investors in the Southeast United States.
Posted inEconomy
Danville breaks ground Wednesday for defense training center
A new facility will train 800 to 1,000 students per year in accelerated four-month programs to help fill critical vacancies across the defense industry.
Posted inEconomy
Southside Virginia is a ‘child care desert.’ This program aims to change that.
Families are struggling to find child care because providers are struggling to find employees. The Fast Track initiative aims to solve those problems.
Posted inCulture
Danville’s casino is being built in what was once an all-white company town. A new exhibit will preserve its complex history.
Local historian Ina Dixon received a Virginia Humanities fellowship for a physical and digital project that will preserve this history in the midst of new casino construction in the area.
Posted inPolitics
Danville’s police chief helped the city drastically reduce crime. Now he wants to make similar strides in Roanoke.
Scott Booth talks about his years in Danville and what he hopes to accomplish in Roanoke when he takes over next month as the Star City’s top cop.
Posted inEconomy
Mass eviction avoided: ‘Something like this should never, ever have to happen in a modern society’
Stratford Manor badly needed renovations, which meant that its 55 residents, mostly older, single adults, had to move. Most of them had nowhere to go until local agencies got involved.
Posted inPolitics
Danville’s police chief will become head of Roanoke Police Department
Scott Booth has accepted a position as police chief with the city of Roanoke. He will start his new job in November.
Posted inEconomy
Danville’s revived Old West End neighborhood blends the old and the new
Many of the historic homes were slated for demolition, but recent efforts have given them new life. Though there’s still restoration work to be done, the neighborhood is now contributing to Danville’s growth.
Posted inPolitics
Danville police chief named finalist to lead Roanoke police department
Scott Booth, who came to Danville in 2018, has been credited with leading the successful effort to turn around that city’s high crime rate.
