City officials are keeping a close eye on General Growth Properties Inc.’s stock collapse because the Chicago-based company owns Piedmont Mall.

Hospital officials say an overextension of practicing anesthesiologists at the Pain Referral Center caused it to quietly close its doors on the first of this month.

When Brad and Tammy Spencer learned they could improve the appearance of their downtown building while protecting the environment, they knew it was a win-win situation.They are using an environmentally friendly method to remove the layers of lead-based paint on their building in Reidsville.

Family-friendly musical entertainment and holiday open houses are on tap this weekend in Rockingham County. Visit Rockingham Community College, the Reidsville Golden Corral or Draper Pentecostal Church for some music; drop two holiday open houses for Christmas gifts or take a walk along the Dan River.

Police are searching for the people who broke into the New Life Baptist Church in Reidsville. 

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says the man who died in a hunting incident Tuesday accidentally shot himself. 

Rescue crews had to use the Jaws of Life to extricate a driver from a vehicle involved in a two-car collision at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Mount Cross Road and Enterprise Drive near Piedmont Mall.

James Martin died Sunday. He was 63. He had been in critical condition at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem for almost two weeks after escaping a fire that consumed his home.

Dr. Fasih Ahmed, a Muslim and native-born Pakistani, had planned to present “Islam: History, Traditions, and Practices,” Monday at noon in the upper lounge of the Whitcomb Student Center at Rockingham Community College.

Two people have been displaced by a structure fire at 405 Scales Street on Tuesday afternoon. 

Police are searching for two suspects involved in a Tuesday morning robbery at Taco Bell on Piney Forest Road. Employees told police that two men entered the store wearing Halloween masks. 

Virginia State Police save $250,000 each month a new Trooper class is not held, but response times will pay the price. *Map of areas with trooper shortages with article

General Growth Properties the second-largest U.S. shopping mall owner, had its worst trading day ever yesterday after saying it may seek creditor protection if plans to refinance $958 million in debt do not succeed the Washington Post reported. They own Piedmont Mall.

Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine wants everyone to know what state government and private sector partners are doing to help vulnerable Virginians stay warm this winter. 

During a Veterans Day service Tuesday, the pastor of College Park Baptist Church said those who serve in the military uphold the biblical parable of laying down their lives for others every day.

George Washington High School honored veterans from every division of the U.S. military and paid special tribute to a World War II veteran and public school teacher Tuesday during a ceremony at the school.

An unknown number of late-arriving absentee ballots cast by U.S. military personnel overseas have not yet been counted in the photo finish race between Democrat Tom Perriello of Ivy and U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount.

The Pittsylvania County School Board has picked two firms to revamp the county’s four high schools.

When Darlene Gunnell watches her sons play peek-a-boo with 2-year-old Chrisno Jeudi and all of their young faces light up with laughter, there’s no question she and her husband, William, did the right thing.

Rockingham County’s new Board of Commissioners will have something in common — they’re all Democrats.

Many people came out to vote in 2008, and many have something to say about the results.

Test scores were a topic of discussion at Monday’s school board meeting. Adequate yearly progress scores for reading for the 2007-08 school year show 65 percent of Rockingham County’s elementary and middle schools made the mark.

Rockingham County District Attorney Philip Berger, Jr. spoke at the N.C. Solid Waste Enforcement Officers Association’s annual meeting last week in Wrightsville Beach.

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at 405 Scales Street at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Assistant Fire Chief Steve Dishman said that the crews were told all occupants were out of the building when the firefighters arrived. Heavy fire and smoke were concentrated at the back of the small home and smoke conditions “rapidly worsened,” he said.

Madison church begins construction as DOT finalizes plans for new Lindsey Bridge Road extension

GRETNA – A hunting accident has claimed the life of a man off Terry Road.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted Gov. Mike Easley’s request to have 59 counties, including Rockingham, designated as disaster areas due to crop losses caused by drought and extreme heat during 2008. The announcement from Easley’s office came Monday. 

A Stoneville man is in the hospital after a single-car crash in Eden Monday afternoon. 

Facing pressure from vendors and consumers who aren’t spending, Circuit City Stores Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday as it heads into the busy holiday season with hopes that move will help it survive. 

Pittsylvania County residents say traffic along U.S. 29 is dangerous because drivers have to contend with high-speed vehicles when making turns.