Public art is becoming more of a city economic growth priority.
Danville area
News from the Danville area.
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Danville concert season to start with Kruger Brothers
The lineup also includes an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance as well as the Dallas String Quartet.
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Educational consulting firm to invest $15 million in Danville, create 22 jobs
The company, TECHnista, develops K-12 curricula to teach students about the advanced manufacturing and defense industries.
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The Danville animal shelter implemented some recommendations made in a 2021 assessment, and declined others
The city plans to conduct a broader assessment of animal welfare services, including the shelter, which was last assessed in 2021.
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Measles outreach clinic coming to Southside Virginia on Monday
The Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside health districts will offer education, immunity testing and vaccinations.
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A Catholic school was the first to integrate in Danville. A new plaque will commemorate its history
Sacred Heart opened in 1953. Six years later, Black students were enrolled.
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Shelter director’s policies go back to childhood prayer for ‘all the animals in the world.’ But is she taking in too many?
Danville Area Humane Society has no barriers to acceptance, but kill rate controversy is now boiling over.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Fresh off acquisition, AeroFarms adds new products to its line of microgreens
Plus: A Lynchburg-based electrical supplies company is acquired, and a job fair focused on veterans is coming up.
Posted inLocal
Danville Field Notes: Almagro neighborhood to be nominated for the National Register of Historic Places
Plus: Danville City Council to make deal with Appalachian Power for servicing the Berry Hill megasite, and Danville Community College enrollment grows.
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Dean pleads guilty to fraudulently altering public records in her role as Danville’s humane investigator
The shelter director submitted identical records for a five-year period to the police department. A judge said there’s enough evidence for a conviction, but sentencing has been deferred.
