Fatal accident in Pittsylvania County
(Pittsylvania County, Va.) — One driver was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle accident on the Mount Cross Road Friday afternoon. Virginia State Police say the crash happened less ...Read more
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Telvista to cut jobs at Danville call center
(Danville, Va.) – Employees at the Telvista call center in Danville say as many as 100 will lose their jobs in September, following the loss of a major contract with Verizon. Workers were ...Read more
Danville may halt police escorts at funerals
(Danville, Va.) – A service that the Danville Police Department has provided for decades may be coming to an end. Police Chief Philip Broadfoot has proposed that the department end the practice ...Read more
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Little Listeners
We love it when listeners stop by the radio station. Trevor and Landon came by with their mom to pick up some prizes they had won. We gave them a tour of the station and a t shirt. They were SUPER ...Read more
Sip and Paint Night Out
The ladies of WAKG met after work for a “Sip and Paint” night in Downtown Danville. It was a fun night of laughter, painting and wine. It’s amazing how great these pictures ...Read more
Aaron Carter DUI, Dwayne Johnson for Pres?, Kid Rock Running for Seat in the Senate
Aaron Carter crushed 90s/2000s fan girls with his recent DUI and the picture didn’t help. Will Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson run for President? He would definitely be the most ...Read more
WAKG Around Town
Cruise-In
Historic Downtown Danville and the Time Machines Car Club hosts the Cruiz’n in the River District Car Show every 2nd Saturday of each month through September 9th, 5pm – 9pm, at the ...Read more
Blood Donations
Danville Regional Blood Donor Center is in need of donations, especially O Positive and O Negative. Their office is located at 159 Executive Drive, Suite K and hours are Monday, Wednesday and ...Read more
Silent Auction and Spaghetti Dinner Benefit
Faith Memorial Baptist Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner and silent auction, Saturday, July 28th to benefit Greg Tucker. Greg is in need of a liver transplant due to Pulmonary Arterial ...Read more
Nashville News
- Scotty McCreery Cited for Misdemeanor After Loaded Gun Found at North Carolina Airport July 22, 2017Authorities in North Carolina have cited Scotty McCreery for a misdemeanor violation for attempting to carry a loaded gun through a passenger checkpoint at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The incident occurred July 13 and was first reported Friday (July 21) by The News & Observer newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 23-year-old singer told police... […]
- A Journey Through Sara Evans’ Words July 21, 2017Rooms of razors, love lights shining, soul cleansing, walls of lies, bottomless pits and fiery hells … . They all exist in the musical realm of Sara Evans’ new album, Words. And she made every word count for her eighth studio release. A fiery hell is what awaits a cheating man in the opener “Long... […]
- Sam Hunt Talks OutKast, Married Life and New Music on 15 in a 30 Tour July 21, 2017A newly-married Sam Hunt is having one hot summer on his 15 in a 30 Tour and “Body Like a Back Road” holding at No. 1 on Billboard‘s hot country chart for an impressive 24 weeks. Hunt invited CMT Hot 20 Countdown to hang out in West Palm Beach, Florida, for an all-new episode airing... […]
