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4 days ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
There’s a full docket for Danville’s regular city council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The council will consider a rezoning application that would allow the commercial component of the Vandola Crescent housing development to move forward. The housing development off Riverside Drive will create 360 town and patio homes for purchase, accompanied by a retail building.
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1 week ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon |Lisa Rowan
Averett University’s new president says he has a plan for financial recovery that includes repaying the school’s vendors and endowment, and could include further limiting academic options and selling more real estate. But the school’s ongoing financial issues are “not fatal,” and Averett will not close, Thomas Powell said. “As I meet people in town, the first question they ask me is, ‘Are you closing?’” Powell said.
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1 week ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss in a closed session the continuing search for a county administrator. Pittsylvania has been without a county administrator for over a year. In April 2024, Stuart Turille resigned after just over a year in the position. County treasurer Vincent Shorter served as interim county administrator on top of his existing role from July until the end of April.
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2 weeks ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
Almost $17 million in state funding will help pay for workforce housing projects across the state, with about $8.6 million going to Southwest and Southside. Blacksburg, Bristol, Danville, South Boston, Washington County and Wytheville are six of the 10 Virginia localities that are slated to receive funding, each for a specific housing project.
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2 weeks ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
The VA 250 Mobile Museum is making its way through the commonwealth, with the goal of stopping in every locality in the state to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence and Virginia’s role in making that happen. The museum on wheels will be at the Danville Fine Arts and History Museum on Wednesday and Thursday, and in other Southside and Southwest localities later this summer.
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2 weeks ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
Danville’s city council will vote on several budget amendments related to public safety and law enforcement at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. First, council will consider an ordinance amending the 2025 fiscal year budget to provide for a grant to continue Danville’s victim/witness program. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services approved over $177,000 in federal funding to continue this program, which assists the victims of criminal offenses.
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3 weeks ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
At its 2 p.m. meeting Monday, Danville’s planning commission will consider a code amendment and special use permit that together would allow for the redevelopment of a vacant former textile mill in the River District into an apartment building. The Morotock Manufacturing Company building, located at 18 Floyd St., was originally built in 1907 as a textile mill, when the textile industry was one of the city’s main economic drivers.
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1 month ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
When the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors denied a proposal last month to build a data center campus on a large swath of farmland after months of controversy, Chairman Robert Tucker said the process would have been easier with an up-to-date comprehensive plan. Updated documents would have better reflected the county’s recent growth and vision for the future, he said, providing a framework for the board’s decision about a large industrial project.
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1 month ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
Danville’s city council is scheduled to vote on its budget for city schools for the upcoming fiscal year at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Danville Public Schools’ $121.9 million budget comes from a variety of sources, including federal, state and local funding. It’s about $9.3 million more than the budget for last fiscal year.
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1 month ago | 
cardinalnews.org | Grace Mamon
Electric and water capital projects at several industrial parks in the Danville-Pittsylvania County area are underway, and so is community outreach programming for ratepayers. The Danville Utilities Commission will hear two presentations on these topics during its regular meeting at 4 p.m. Monday. Jason Grey, director of utilities for the city, will present updates on capital projects in the area.
