Chatham Star Tribune

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

Two veteran members of Danville City Council will battle this fall to see who is the area’s newest state delegate. Madison Whittle and Doctor Gary Miller scored primary wins Tuesday to clinch their respective parties nominations for the 49th district House of Delegates seat that’s been held since 2001 by Danny Marshall. He decided not to run for re-election. Whittle beat political newcomer Vanessa Scearce by a wide margin in the Republican primary, getting over 85% of the vote.

1 week ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

A Danville man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly threatened to burn down the local animal shelter. According to records, Danville Police arrested James Edward Magistro on Saturday, charging him with making a threat to burn or bomb a building. Paulette Dean, Executive Director of the Danville Area Humane Society, says Magistro released his dog to them on June 3. She says he called the shelter last Thursday, asking about the dog.

2 weeks ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

A Pittsylvania County man was found guilty Monday of misdemeanor assault and battery of a member of the county’s Board of Supervisors. The incident happened last November at Sam’s Club in Danville. Surveillance video showed Westover District resident Jim Scearce hitting Tunstall District Supervisor Vic Ingram with a shopping cart. Ingram says the impact caused a bruise, but he did not require medical attention. A special judge from Southwest Virginia was called in to preside over the case.

2 weeks ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

Pittsylvania County’s new Administrator won’t need much of an orientation. The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 in a special meeting Thursday to hire Vincent Shorter to the post on a permanent basis. He spent most of the past year filling the post as an interim. Chatham-Blairs Supervisor Ken Bowman cast the lone dissenting vote. Shorter is currently Treasurer of Pittsylvania County. He was elected to the post in 2015, beating incumbent Kate Berger.

2 weeks ago | chathamstartribune.com | Chuck Vipperman

Developers will get to add retail to a housing community they’re building in Danville’s west end. City Council last year approved a Special Use Permit for the Blackstone Building for a Planned Unit Development at the corner of Riverside Drive and Vandola Road. The Vandola Crescent Project will include over 300 two- and three-story town and patio homes, with some designated for workforce housing and others for adults 55 and up.