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Local libraries monitor potential impacts of federal cuts

16 hours ago | chathamstartribune.com | Shannon Kelly

Federal cuts targeting libraries and museums could impact public library services around the United States, including Pittsylvania County’s and the City of Danville's. Public libraries are largely funded through county and city taxes, but federal funding also plays a role in a library system's operations and resources. On March 14, an Executive Order was signed in Washington targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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1 day ago | chathamstartribune.com | Shannon Kelly

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Worker shot and killed at Danville convenience store

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

Danville Police say a convenience store clerk was shot and killed Thursday afternoon. The call came in at 12:41pm from the Airport Mart Exxon on Route 58 across from Danville Regional Airport. Police found 47-year old Pinkin Patel, who is associated with the store, in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers and EMS personnel provided first aid and took Patel to SOVAH Danville where he was later pronounced dead.
Calm Source slated to set up in Chatham Medical Center

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Shannon Kelly

Town of Chatham administrators announced on Wednesday, April 2, that the town is working with Calm Source – a local company providing various medical and mental health services to veterans – to fill vacant space at the Chatham Medical Center, located next to Danville Dental Associates just north of town on U.S. 29. The announcement was made following months of closed sessions related to the property, and talks with prospective tenants.
County denies Balico withdrawal, rejects rezoning request

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

The fight over a proposed data center campus in the Chalk Level community is over, and the property in question will remain agricultural for the time being. Balico, LLC announced Monday in a press release that they had withdrawn their rezoning request for 750 acres on Chalk Level Road. Tuesday night, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors rejected the request to withdraw. Then, after a two-hour long public hearing, the Board voted 6-1 to deny the request.
DR’s Reynolds named to All-State Basketball Squad

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Martin Pounds

Dan River senior Jameer Reynolds concluded his Wildcat career by earning a spot on the 2024-2025 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 2 All-State Boys Basketball team. Reynolds earned Second Team All-State honors after helping the Dan River Wildcats go 17-7 on the season. Senior Jameer Reynolds, who previously played at Carlisle, was one of the area’s top performers on the hardwood in his first and only season with the Wildcats.
Man convicted in Pittsylvania County shooting death

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

A Lynchburg man was convicted in a two-day Pittsylvania County murder trial. A Circuit Court jury in Chatham on Friday returned guilty verdicts against 33-year-old Corderro Montez Rucker. He shot and killed Jonathan Robertson of Pittsville. It happened last April at an Airbnb rental on Falcon Ridge Drive in the Leesville Lake area. Before deputies arrived, Robertson was taken by private vehicle to the Centra Emergency Room in Gretna. Robertson later died from gunshot wounds.
Planners say Balico proposal meets Comprehensive Plan guidelines

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

A planning report to the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors concludes that a data center project in the Chalk Level area would not violate the county’s Comprehensive Plan. That report is part of the information packet of the Supervisor’s meeting this week, where they will vote on a rezoning request by Balico. That public hearing was originally scheduled for February but was moved to March. That March hearing was also delayed at Balico's request.
Joyce steps down as Averett president after four months

2 weeks ago | chathamstartribune.com | Bobby Roach

Dr. David Joyce has stepped down as president of Averett University, effective Friday, following a serious medical diagnosis for his wife, Lynne, according to an email from the university’s Board of Trustees. Rev. Dr. Dan Carlton, chair of the board, announced the transition in a message to alumni Friday afternoon, stating that the decision was made so the couple could devote their full attention to Lynne’s health.
NTSB issues report on fatal helicopter crash

2 weeks ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month’s fatal helicopter crash in Pittsylvania County. The report released Thursday by the Federal Transportation Safety Board focuses on what led up to the crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter, piloted by 72-year-old Paul D. Jackson of Chase City. An NTSB investigator reports Jackson had completed a sightseeing flight thirty minutes earlier and dropped off two passengers at their home.