Tornado damage costing millions
(Danville,Va.) (Photo by WSET)– Life is finally returning to normal for most in Danville and Pittsylvania County after Sunday’s EF1 tornado roared through, knocking down trees and power lines ...Read more
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50 year old sentenced for fraud schemes
(NORFOLK, VA) (AP) – A woman in Virginia has been sentenced to 10 years and nine months in prison for fraud schemes including one that stole inmate identities. Fifty-year-old Teresa Gallop ...Read more
Possibility of a raise in meals tax
(Danville, VA) – Danville City Council is looking at increasing the meals tax as a way to raise retirement benefits for public safety employees, but many of council’s members oppose the idea. ...Read more
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Signs You’re Getting Old
According to a new survey, the average age when you start becoming an old person is . . . 41. And you fully make the transition by age 57. Here are the top 10 signs you’re becoming old, which ...Read more
Dominoes like you haven’t seen before!
A Kentucky man known as “The Domino King” spent five days and used more than 25,000 dominoes to create this tribute to Mickey Mouse. ...Read more
Peep Cocktails
Peeps…you either love ’em or hate ’em. If you really love them and want to channel your inner bartender, here are some Peep inspired and utilized alcoholic beverages! ...Read more
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Tobacco Region Loan Forgiveness Program
Applications are being accepted now for the Tobacco Region Loan Forgiveness Program. Students in Danville, Martinsville and Pittsylvania, Halifax and Henry Counties who are ready to attend college ...Read more
Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Sign Ups
FARM MARKET FRESH FOR SENIORS (also known as the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program) is available through Southern Area Agency on Aging. Eligible seniors’ may receive $40 worth of ...Read more
19th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet
The SPCA of Pittsylvania County is hosting a Poker Run, Saturday, April 21st at BB’s in Gretna. Registration will be 10am – 11am with the ride taking place at 11am – 3pm. Cost ...Read more
Nashville News
- Thomas Rhett: A Sucker for a Good, Sad Song April 20, 2018“Marry Me” is sad enough as a song. But then the video? I can barely get one minute in — when Thomas Rhett reveals that she wants to get married, but just not to him — before the tears kick in. Embedded from www.youtube.com. So when I talked to Thomas Rhett about the video after... […]
- Kelly Clarkson Doesn’t Seek Validation Through Likes April 20, 2018As if we all needed another reason to absolutely adore Kelly Clarkson — now the singer and superstar mom is getting brutally honest about life lived through apps and social networks. In People’s “Most Beautiful” issue, Clarkson just laid it all out there, her feelings on a world obsessed with posting online. “I am one... […]
- Hot 20: Rodney Atkins Details First New Album in Seven Years April 20, 2018When Rodney Atkins sat down with CMT Hot 20 Countdown’s Katie Cook, it had been a while since the two had talked about new music. “Caught Up in the Country” is the lead single from what will be Atkins’ first collection of new music in seven years. The project started in 2014, and he says... […]
