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Danville area
News from the Danville area.
Danville elects first woman to city council in 16 years
Three city council incumbents were reelected, as were the three school board incumbents.
Danville’s River District momentum spreads to north end of the city
Seed money is spurring revitalization. A neighborhood event is scheduled for Halloween.
Danville activist says she will open Poppy’s Place, an alternative to the city’s embattled animal shelter
Tanya Martin has been outspoken about the issue for years.
Danville City Council candidates talk about data centers and housing demand
Said one of a data center company: “They told me the amount of money they would spend, and I said, ‘Say again?’”
Pittsylvania County’s Stack data center project to include 21 buildings, use up to 3,000 megawatts of power and 7 million gallons a day of water
A document refers to it as the largest commitment of its type on record with the state Economic Development Partnership.
Native Roots Farm plans to grow agritourism with planned opening in Pittsylvania County
Toniekia and Tim Poole are cultivating a plot of historically Occaneechi land in Dry Fork.
Jobs to be created by large data center and battery manufacturer upping Danville region’s housing needs
“Our economic development pipeline has changed substantially. But the projections for tomorrow change even faster and more drastically,” one official said.
Caesars casino visitor center opens in Danville with goal to increase local business customers
Guests can create custom digital itineraries there and send them to their phones, said Lisa Meriwether, Danville’s tourism director.
Danville’s animal welfare issue to be subject of election forum
City council members and candidates are meeting with residents at a town hall Wednesday for the first time to discuss the area’s Humane Society.

