Danville announces $500,000 for the work before redevelopment
The assessment grant focuses on two historic districts. Its proposed work offers a way to follow what happens next.
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Housing summit registration opens: bring questions about cost and delivery
The October gathering gives community advocates a chance to follow development discussions alongside industry and local officials.
Paul Totten takes charge of Danville’s Adult Detention Center
The appointment became effective September 16. Clear public information will be a useful part of following the leadership transition.
Riverfront mural dedication is set for September 25
The River’s Radiance adds a new work to Memorial Drive. The announced ceremony offers a chance to see it with its creator.
At the Taubman, neighborhood art offers a reason to slow down
A September exhibition created with Roanoke’s Southeast community sits alongside an exploration of gilded icons, offering two ways to think about what people choose to honor.
Community places that keep Lynchburg connected
City notices for September 19 paired Community Care Day with Party on Pierce. The downtown market supplies a longer-running example of the same idea: a public place where practical needs and community life meet.
The Buildings That Kept Southside Working
Country stores, tobacco warehouses and a mill village preserve a history of work that extends far beyond the factory gate.
How Black Southside Made Room for Community
A Chatham business, a Danville neighborhood, a library and a county high school reveal the practical work behind belonging.
Twenty-eight straight: Gretna’s 2004 title and the community that followed
A state resolution preserves a perfect season, a 40–14 championship victory and thousands of traveling supporters.
Hurt's growth story begins with a town and its neighbors
The town's own introduction connects residential life with regional economic cooperation.
The 2025 Gretna volleyball camp belongs in the community sports archive
Skill-building weeks are part of athletic heritage, alongside regular-season games.
Dan River Middle’s fall sports go beyond the football field
The official fall page links cross country, flag football, golf and volleyball, giving younger athletes a visible place in the sports archive.
Motley's Mill: where water powered work and community life
A Banister River landmark connects industry, recreation and religious life.
Southside High School's legacy reaches beyond the classroom
William S. Turner, teachers and students built an educational legacy under segregation.
Before the archive goes digital, Northside alumni already did the work
The Northside alumni souvenir book preserves a community's names and memories.
Pete’s Pond has drained: a changed landscape at White Oak Mountain
Virginia DWR’s current area page identifies a future wetland direction. Visitors should check the changed conditions before planning a pond outing.
Gretna's Vivian Taylor turns a summer internship into research experience
The CEA Innovation Center documents a local student's work in applied plant research.
Gretna Community Council meeting listed for September 14
Danville Regional Foundation lists an evening meeting at Elba Missionary Baptist Church.
Karice Luck-Brimmer to explore Cherrystone's community history
A January program will examine churches, burial grounds and early education.
October Career ChoICE expo connects students with work they can see
The 2026 event is listed at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex.
Regional housing summit puts the places people live on the growth agenda
A planned October summit invites the building sector and community advocates.
Sheriff’s Office schedules public feedback sessions, including November 12 in Gretna
Four meetings give residents a chance to discuss public safety services as the county agency pursues its first CALEA accreditation.
Gretna’s welcome line—and ways to make it your own
The town website’s familiar words open a conversation about belonging, local knowledge and participation.
The farms around Gretna have more than one story to tell
A USDA county snapshot puts tobacco alongside livestock, dairy and other parts of the agricultural landscape.
A conservation plan starts with your farm and your goals
Pittsylvania landowners have a local starting point for discussing soil, water and farm-management goals.
Elba Park has a $5.17 million planning estimate. What happens next?
Gretna's 2026 council minutes document a master plan, questions about grant funding and competing priorities. The park's earlier history helps put those decisions in perspective.
How the U.S. 29 100 Mile Yard Sale became a spring-and-fall tradition
Local reporting dates the sale to 2015 and documents its two-season rhythm by 2023. Its history is also a story of neighbors meeting, small sellers returning and a highway connecting communities.
Sharswood, part 2: Read the Gothic Revival house—and look beyond it
The 1850s main house is architecturally important, but its design tells only one layer of the property’s history.
Sharswood, part 9: What the 60 Minutes report documented
The national broadcast preserved the Miller family’s voices and the evidence trail. Its 2026 update should not be mistaken for a newly filmed investigation.
Danville’s 1883 violence was a struggle over who could govern
The Main Street story connects a local confrontation with the destruction of a biracial political coalition.