Firefighters are still putting out smoldering remains of the Long Mill, and expected to be out there most of the day
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The Danville Emergency Operations Center tells us Fall Creek overflowed its banks along Water and Halifax Street.

Emergency generator being blamed for small oil spill

Local senator foced to pay $30

Breaking News: Firefighters believe the flames sparked when debris in front of a building caught fire
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Joan Bailey says she hasn’t biked in over 50 years, but couldn’t wait to do so again

The Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 Monday night to hold a public hearing on May 20 on the proposed amendment to the county code

Victim shot twice, treated and released

Two teenagers are arrested in Martinsville after police say they allegedly broke into a house.

Shirley Simpson, 64, was elected to her third term in November and worked in the county treasurer’s office for 30 years, said Will Scott, of Scott Funeral Home.

Dr. Tiffany Franks will become the new president of Averett University effective July 1. She will be the first woman to hold that position full-time in the university’s history. 

When Raymond and Jennifer Custer move into their new Habitat for Humanity home in August, they will have one amenity few Danville homes have: a sprinkler system. 

Douglas Mitchell wasn’t expecting a call from the North Carolina Education Lottery telling him he has won a trip to the NASCAR race of his choice.  Mitchell is one of the second-round winners in the lottery’s NASCAR-themed instant scratch-off contest.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Texaco on North Main Street that ocurred Tuesday around midnight. 

Officers say the suspect ran from them when they arrived, and arrested teenager after a short chase

JMU Outreach Programs has formed a partnership with the New College Institute, an institution that provides access to higher education through partnerships with colleges and universities.

Replacement of two broken metal expansion joints in the northbound lane of Robertson Bridge will entail closing that lane for six weeks, beginning Monday. 

The decision came a little more than a month after a March 31 public hearing where about 100 residents packed the General District courtroom to oppose the county’s elimination of recreation funding from its then-proposed proposed budget.

The International Fellowship of Christian Businessmen and Mount Calvary Church of Axton are bringing a unique and rarely heard voice to Virginia.
The Rev. Dr. Hani Shehadeh from Galilee, Israel, will speak Thursday at the IFCB dinner and spend Sunday at Mount Calvary Church. 

Richard Pfau has completed his sixth and final year as Averett University’s president, and plans to retire to a small town in upstate New York. 

A former Danville restaurant owner has been convicted of failing to pay more than $9,000 in food and beverage taxes. 

The chili cookoff held on Sunday will be replaced by the first River City Cheesecake Challenge on May 17. Organizers say about 30 people have signed up for the event and more people are expected to take the challenge. 

Possible moonshine taken from home during a raid

Suspect abducts woman; abandons her on the side of I-85 in North Carolina, police say

Danville voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect five new City Council members

One of the most excited students was Albert Maurakis, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history after more than six decades away from school. 

Driver loses control, thrown from bike

When officers went to serve warrants on Joseph Taylor III, police say Taylor ran out the back door, but only got 100 yards away before an officer used his stun gun

A new bargain outlet store will be moving into Danville in Kings Fairground Mall on Riverside Drive. 

Higher education institutions statewide are looking at state budget cuts, and the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research is no exception