BJ Hill walked through Danville on Monday, his latest stop in a cross-country trek aimed at bringing people’s concerns to the next president.

An error in tabulating absentee ballots in Pittsylvania County on Monday gave U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode 407 additional votes, but still not enough to overcome Democratic challenger Tom Perriello.

Local gun dealers have reported soaring firearm sales in the wake of Barack Obama’s election as president.
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Red, white and blue and military uniforms were seen on the streets of Draper on Monday morning. Draper Elementary School students and veterans alike marched in the 5th Annual Veterans Day Parade. The Morehead High School JROTC led the parade. 

About 150 people set aside time Sunday to recognize those who have fought and those who continue to fight to keep America free. 

Kewoun Jermaine Miller, 26, of 11869 Rockford School Road, has been charged with malicious wounding and one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

A man who nearly bled to death after he was shot Saturday night will likely survive his injuries, a Campbell County Sheriff’s Office investigator said Sunday.

Authorities are investigating the death of Gregory Lane Neal, 39, of Madison, who was found dead Saturday morning behind a home on Morning Glory Road.

The Harrisonburg Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting near James Madison University that sent one person to the hospital. 

On Friday, Danville Community College President B. Carlyle Ramsey led the school’s dedication of the Maintenance Building located near the Hawkins Engineering and Industrial Technologies Building on Boswell Street.

Campbells thanked for roles in Danville, Civil Rights movement

More than 100 of Caswell County’s homebound senior citizens depend on their neighbors for a hot meal, a friendly face and the comfort of knowing they haven’t been forgotten. There are still an additional 60 seniors waiting for their neighbors to show them the same compassion.

20-year-old Danville man faces charges of malicious wounding

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at an Expressway Mart in Blairs on Sunday night.

Area residents lined Main Street from Rison Street to downtown near the King Memorial Bridge to see Danville’s Veterans Day Parade on Sunday.

Douglas M. Brugge, associate professor in Tufts University Medical School’s Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, spoke to more than 100 people at the Community Center in Chatham on Saturday night.

In September, after spending 17 years moving in-between Virginia’s major prisons, Reginald Fitzgerald walked out with $25 in his hand and no clear plan. A few weeks later, he was sitting in a room at Bibleway Worldwide Church with Anthony Bigelow, manager of the Wisdom In Networking Program (WIN), which is designed to provide ex-offenders support for getting back into society.

The non-profit organization known as God’s Pit Crew hosted an open house event on Saturday afternoon to share their work and goals with the public.

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The increasing likelihood of a national recession and Danville’s sluggish economy may make this one of the Salvation Army’s more difficult years. Roughly 750 families already have signed up for assistance during the holidays. That’s up from 630 last year.

Luncheon speaker Gwendolyn Boyd celebrated black history and warned the current generation to be wary of complacency.

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Rockingham County schools has released reading adequate yearly progress results for the 2007-08 school year in grades three through eight, a news release states. Thirteen of the 20 elementary and middle schools in Rockingham County, or 65 percent, made Adequate Yearly Progress in reading, according to recently released results. 

A Stoneville, N.C., man was killed in an airplane crash Friday in Henry County.

Reidsville police charged 42 people with various violations Friday as part of a checkpoint at Freeway Drive near S. Scales Street, a news release said.

Democrat Tom Perriello has declared himself the winner in the hotly contested battle for Virginia’s 5th District congressional seat. Perriello, along with some staff members and his parents, announced his victory Friday afternoon at a coffee shop in Martinsville.

Bowlers packed Riverside Lanes on Thursday afternoon, and while participants of the Senior Bowing League wouldn’t dream of missing a single roll, they also felt safer thanks to a recent donation to the bowling alley. League member Danny Allen recently spearheaded the group’s effort to donate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to Riverside Lanes.

Pittsylvania County’s registrar says no one was denied their right to vote Tuesday amid allegations of machine irregularities that left some unable to cast their ballot for treasurer. Voters who noticed and were concerned enough to alert precinct officials ended up casting paper ballots, Jenny Lee Sanders, the county’s registrar, said Friday.

Registration for spring semester for currently enrolled and new students at Rockingham Community College will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 2-3 and Jan. 5-6. Spring semester classes begin Jan. 8.

Walgreens advanced pharmacy system links all its pharmacies, making it possible for Reidsville customers to refill prescriptions at any of the thousands of Walgreens across the country. 

The Theatre Guild of Rockingham County invites the public to a dinner to honor the memory and talents of Guild founder, Gene Saunders, who passed away on Dec. 24, 2007. Guests at the dinner will have the opportunity to share memories of this important figure in Rockingham County theatre.