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U.Va. QB Lalich charged with alcohol possession

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:27:00 EDT

Lalich, the most experienced quarterback on the Cavaliers’ roster, appeared Monday in Charlottesville General District Court.

Goode asks McCain officials to put Cantor on ticket

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:19:00 EDT

Goode wrote a letter to McCain’s campaign manager and said Cantor would help keep Virginia in the Republican column

Rt. 29 Blocked near Gretna

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:22:00 EDT

TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT: Pittsylvania County, on US 29 south, in the 32000 block, near Gretna. All southbound lanes are closed and the right northbound lane is closed. Use caution, and expect delays.

Liberty University raises record $22 million

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:00 EDT

That’s more than double the earlier $9 million annual record, set the previous fiscal year.

75 volunteers to count dolphins

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:04:00 EDT

The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team will conduct its 16th annual dolphin count from 16 observation posts along beaches and from boats.

Algae outbreak in James River a sign of pollution

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:57:00 EDT

State environmental officials are reporting an algae outbreak in the James River in the Hopewell area.

Emmett scheduled to be executed

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:37:00 EDT

A man in Virginia is scheduled to be executed Thursday for beating a co-worker to death with a brass lamp.

Three die in wreck near Rockingham

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:32:00 EDT

Three people have died in a wreck near Rockingham as they were returning to Surry County from Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Police charhe Cumberbatch with first-degree murder

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:16:00 EDT

Steven Cumberbatch, 46. of Danville was charged with first degree murder

Federal minimum wage increases today

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:12:00 EDT

Some businesses worried about the added expense during an uncertain time

Rock stars and jobs

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:41:00 EDT

Are we electing a rock star president? and I’d rather have those 12 jobs back

Under investigation

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:25:00 EDT

what we think: the public deserves answers in the theater child case

Church helps soldiers stay cool

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:55:00 EDT

With July temperatures hitting 115 degrees, or higher, extreme heat is part of the burden soldiers stationed in Iraq must learn to cope with.

Storm damage light in region

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:46:00 EDT

Severe storms in the area Tuesday night sparked fires, blocked roads and caused scattered power outages.

Rockingham residents have a world of choices - from bugs to badonkadonk

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:36:00 EDT

Enjoy a fun summer weekend with the family without leaving town or spending a lot of money by listening to music at one of the free concerts or festivals in the Rockingham County area.

9 of 25 Rockingham County schools made Adequate Yearly Progress

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:32:00 EDT

Terry Worrell, assistant superintendent of curriculum, said parents should not panic; the state’s accountability system, the ABCs, is a better indicator of a school’s quality.

Reidsville police investigating year’s first homicide

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:32:00 EDT

A friend of David James Martin went to 123 S. Franklin St. to check on Martin after he did not arrive to work, a news release said. The friend called police and reported a possible death.

Rockinham County pet of the week

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:59:00 EDT

Midnight, a one-year-old male lab collie mix is available for adoption at the Rockingham County Animal Shelter located at 1401 W. Harrison St. in Reidsville.

Man charged in Stoneville break-in, theft

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:24:00 EDT

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest Wednesday in the breaking and entering of a Stoneville home, according to a news release.

Police want to question man about stabbing death

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:21:00 EDT

UPDATE: Danville police are looking for Steven Cumberbatch, 46, of Danville, in connection with the Tuesday night stabbing death of Karen Denise Atkins.

Rockingham school board looks to fill vacant seat

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:00 EDT

The Rockingham County school board is accepting applications from people interested in filling an at-large seat.

Rockingham deputies investigate frame theft

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:11:00 EDT

Someone took 96 aluminum screen printing frames with a reported value of $7,680, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lowe’s opens its doors in Mayodan

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:52:00 EDT

Nearly 40,000 products already cover the shelves in the new 94,000-square-foot home improvement center, organized into 20 categories.

Traffic signs stolen in Stoneville

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:47:00 EDT

Signs were taken from Janet Road, Hen Road and Case Road said loose gravel and road construction

Crews work to restore power after NC storms

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:06:00 EDT

Duke Energy reported early Wednesday it had more than 6,000 customers without service, mostly in Forsyth and Mecklenburg counties.

Virginia peach harvest under way

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:02:00 EDT

Virginia’s 2008 peach crop is expected to make growers forget all about last year’s freeze-damaged season.

Police investigate purse snatching

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:25:00 EDT

Police are investigating a Tuesday night purse snatching that occured in a grocery store parking lot. According

Official says administration opposes FDA tobacco control

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:21:00 EDT

The Bush administration strongly opposes legislation to give federal health authorities the power to regulate tobacco products, a top official said in a letter to Congress obtained by The Associated Press yesterday.

Summit to be held on Va. foreclosures

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:15:00 EDT

State officials and community leaders are scheduled to attend a daylong summit Wednesday in Richmond on the foreclosure problems facing Virginia.

Public financing and what’s new

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:11:00 EDT

Obama has earned scorn for this and So much for learning what’s new

His money, my money

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:00 EDT

what we think: why argue where campaign contributions come from?

Goodyear to award multiple scholarships

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:04:00 EDT

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will award $15,000 in scholarships to 15 qualified applicants who enroll in a technical career program at Danville Community College.

Averett president speaks to chamber

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:03:00 EDT

Newly appointed Averett University President Tiffany Franks praised Danville for opening its arms to her and her family during a Tuesday morning business breakfast hosted by the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce.

Danville officials probe robbery, shootings

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:01:00 EDT

No arrests have been made in an armed robbery late Monday night at a local video store and two separate shootings that occurred within hours of each other.

Want land on the Dan? It’s for sale

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An auction for 1,113 acres of land taking place in August will include more than 400 acres of property at Pittsylvania County’s border with Caswell and Rockingham counties in North Carolina.

Throughout the region, the heat is on

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:57:00 EDT

You think it’s hot now, you should must have forgotten how steamy it was during June.

Police arrest White Rock murder suspect

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:56:01 EDT

While one person is behind bars, Danville police are still searching for another suspect in the April 12 shooting death of 24-year-old Ivory Law.

Bickering, confusion

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:44:00 EDT

It pains me that nowhere in the bickering and confusion about what to do with Eden’s Draper and Douglass schools were the children who attend them or learning objectives that might be accomplished there discussed.

Rockingham commissioners make spending decisions

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:59:00 EDT

The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners made a few difficult spending decisions Monday night.

Enders steps down as Morehead Memorial Hospital CEO

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:30:01 EDT

The Morehead Memorial Hospital’s Board of Trustees, the hospital’s management company Quorum Health Resources and Enders decided that it was in the best interest of the hospital for a change of leadership, a news release said. QHR and the hospital board have started a national search for his replacement.

Police respond to two shootings

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:40:00 EDT

Two taken to Danville Regional with non-life threatening injuries.

Police investigate robbery at movie store

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:33:00 EDT

cash, cell phone stolen

Hearing planned for Fort Bragg paratrooper

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:32:00 EDT

A motions hearing is scheduled today for Sgt. William J. Kreutzer Jr., who was sentenced to death in a 1996 court-martial. An appeals court overturned the sentence.

Va. lawmakers’ opinions vary on value of trips like Obama’s

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:24:00 EDT

From Wire Reports

Full court asked to hear killer’s appeal

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:17:00 EDT

Attorneys for a man scheduled to be executed this week for beating a co-worker to death with a brass lamp asked yesterday that the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals consider his challenge to Virginia’s method of lethal injection.

What has the troop surge accomplished?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:20:00 EDT

In the days and months to come, consider Iraq for what it really is

Marshall makes his mark

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:15:00 EDT

what we think: a new supervisor shakes things up

Rescue workers save man who drove car into pond

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT

Monday started out normally for Deputy Johnny Dooley of the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Then a call came in shortly after 11 a.m. saying someone had driven a car off Crane Road, right into a pond.

Local man pleads guilty to fraud

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:59:00 EDT

Jeffrey Evan “Van” Webber, 65, of Chatham, and three other people who worked for Group II Medical Support LLC, pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to illegally marketing and selling specialized mattresses used to treat pressure sores, according to a news release.

Dan River workers may receive help

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:57:00 EDT

The Department of Labor to reconsider its earlier decision to deny benefits to former employees

Woman critically injured in blaze

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:56:00 EDT

The victim, whose name was not released, likely suffered injuries from burns and smoke inhalation.

Perriello on tour

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:00 EDT

Congressional candidate stumps in Southside

Newspapers unveil new design

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:16:00 EDT

The Danville Register & Bee, Eden Daily News and Reidsville Review will unveil new looks on Tuesday that offer new content and take advantage of a shift in printing operations, with color throughout the papers.
See the changes

Eden police make arrests in shooting

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:36:00 EDT

Eden police have made two arrests and continue to investigate a shooting early Saturday morning.

No gold stars here

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:38:00 EDT

If Rockingham students prepared for tests like the school board addresses major issues – such as building and renovating schools – we’d see a whole lot of head scratching and a landslide of bad grades.

Labor Department reconsidering

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:07:00 EDT

The Labor Department denied a request to provide Trade Act assistance to Dan River Inc. employees who lost their jobs

Firemen responding

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:34:00 EDT

A brush fire near Baltimore Avenue has caught a building on fire. Danville firefighters are responding. Return for updates and detailn on how the fire spread.

Reidsville business reports copper theft

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:01 EDT

Reidsville police are investigating the theft of 15 feet of copper pipe from an air-conditioning unit at Shear Accent,1249 W. Harrison St. See Google Interactive Map for Reidsville and Danville Copper thefts. Link to related stories.

Update: Highway reopens; normal traffic resumes

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:32:00 EDT

11:32 a.m., continuing story update Earlier this morning an accident forced the closure of a number of lanes for investigation, utility repairs and clean up.

Tech massacre secrets to remain secret

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:50:01 EDT

Disclosure of the essential facts of the tragedy in a public archive was a key part of a settlement last month with Va Tech shooting victims’ families,

Va. sees surge in young voters

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:36:00 EDT

The Virginia State Board of Elections says the number of 18- to 25-year-old voters has increased by 10 percent in the past year. As of last week, there were 569,817 registered voters in that age group.

Fire departments respond to Green Pond Road

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:37:01 EDT

At least one person was taken to the hospital after a fire on Green Pond Road last night.

Storm offers little relief to dry areas

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:34:00 EDT

Tropical Storm Cristobal brushes North Carolina, but the rainfall is spotty

Vigil planned at NC school for slain soldier

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:31:00 EDT

The memorial service was planned for Monday night at Dixon High School in Sneads Ferry, a town near Camp Lejeune, for 24-year-old 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc of Fort Bragg.

Guard unit from West Point returns

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:28:00 EDT

The 104 members of a Virginia Guard unit that endured months of dangerous duty in Iraq received a hero’s homecoming yesterday.

The boys of 15 summers

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:02:00 EDT

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: We congratulate the Danville Braves on their 15 years in Danville and thank their many players for memories that will last a lifetime.

Danville musical legend earns spot in Hall of Fame

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:33:00 EDT

If Janis Martin is in rockabilly heaven, you know she has a helluva band. Martin, the late Danville-area native who gained worldwide fame as the “Rockabilly Queen” and the “Female Elvis,” was posthumously inducted into Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History Hall of Fame Sunday. Sharon Hughes, the museum’s former education coordinator and exhibitor of Danville Roots Music: A Historical Perspective, gave the induction certificate to Wayne Whitt, who was married to Martin for about 30 years.

Road construction on Route 41 causes headaches

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:49:01 EDT

There will be a major traffic pattern change in the area of Piney Forest Road and Franklin Turnpike that began Sunday evening, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Pittsylvania County bridges slated for state inspection

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:48:00 EDT

Safety inspection schedules for local bridges have been announced by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Auction set to sell more than 1,000 acres

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:47:00 EDT

An auction company is selling more than 1,000 acres of land in Pittsylvania County as well as Caswell and Rockingham counties in North Carolina.

South Boston police arrest juvenile in break-in

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:46:00 EDT

A juvenile accused of breaking into and entering a convenience store in South Boston is being held in W.W. Moore Detention Center.

Farmers switch to other crops as tobacco market shrinks

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:43:00 EDT

Tobacco plants have given way to grapevines on the rolling hills of the Williams farm in Pittsylvania County.

Two murder suspects appear in Caswell County court

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:41:00 EDT

Two Caswell County men charged with first-degree murder in January were back in court Thursday.

Tropical Storm Cristobal weakening off N.C. coast

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:25:00 EDT

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Cristobal is weakening as it rumbles off North Carolina’s coast.

Danville killer set to die Thursday for co-worker death

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:20:00 EDT

A Virginia inmate who unsuccessfully challenged the state’s method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is scheduled to die Thursday for beating a co-worker to death with a brass lamp and stealing his money to buy crack cocaine.

Plan on it

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:56:00 EDT

Our view — the Danville Register & Bee’s editorial: Danville’s marked bicycle lanes are a reminder that cyclists have a place on our streets but there’s a lot more to do to make this a bike-friendly city.

Headquarters for Obama opens in Danville

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:00 EDT

History opened its doors in Danville on Saturday, bringing the first headquarters for a Democratic presidential campaign to the city in a long time.

Marshall Ecker: Eagle-eyed guardian

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:34:00 EDT

Longwayback Farm is 26 acres of rural bliss, a Shangri-La tucked away in northeastern Pittsylvania County where the gardens yield a bounty of zesty salmonella-free tomatoes, hives of kept bees produce honey, a pond beckons and flowers grow abundantly in flaming colors.

Rockingham’s school board votes to move forward with Draper Elementary construction

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:44:00 EDT

The board turned down recommendations from Superintendent Rodney Shotwell and Associate Superintendent Bill Holcomb, and made plans despite the two-month, $25,000 study done by Moseley Architects. It chose an order to begin construction, dismissed it, and is still grappling with whether to renovate parts of historic Douglass Elementary School.

Eden hosts crew filming BBC documentary

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:38:00 EDT

Jill Nicholls is in North Carolina to direct and produce a three-part documentary about American folk music to air on BBC Four. She is paying special attention to Charlie Poole, both his recordings and his life.

Reidsville man convicted of setting fires

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:12:00 EDT

A 28-year-old man charged in March 2007 with setting several fires, including one at an Islamic Prayer Center, was sentenced to three months in jail and given a 15-year suspended sentence.

Rockingham commissioners to discuss courthouse, shelter

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:55:00 EDT

In its meeting Monday night, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners will recognize Reidsville’s recent designation as an All-America City.

One duplex and Afghanistan

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:42:00 EDT

All that for just one duplex and Take the fight to al-Qaida

The rest of the story

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:49:00 EDT

I support a transportation plan that would provide money not just for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, but for our part of Virginia as well

Danville seminar outlines need for technology training

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:46:00 EDT

As rapidly as new technologies are introduced, people buy them — think computers, cell phones, iPods, BlackBerrys and the plethora of other electronic gadgets people use to stay in touch or make their lives easier.

American National promotes three

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:45:00 EDT

American National Bank & Trust Co. announced Friday that three executives have received promotions to newly created positions.

Danville man competing in yo-yo contest

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:45:00 EDT

A Danville man will compete against some of the best competitors in the World Yo-Yo Contest.

Magazine features Danville-Pittsylvania County Veterans Memorial

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:41:01 EDT

The stunning granite that comprises the walls of the Danville-Pittsylvania County Veterans Memorial in Dan Daniel Memorial Park has been showcased on the cover of the Elberton Graniteer, a granite industry magazine distributed internationally.

Three charged with taking farm equipment

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:56:00 EDT

Farm items worth about $1,600 were taken from 207 Belthrop Road, the Rockingham Sheriff’s Office said.

Filing ends for seats on Rockingham school board

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:05:00 EDT

Filing to run for six district seats on the Rockingham County school board ended noon Friday with two long-time incumbents running unopposed.

Crossword change

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:00 EDT

I totally agree with the gentleman’s letter on Tuesday and I’m happy to learn that I’m not the only unhappy camper regarding the change of crossword puzzles.

Supporting Scales

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:01 EDT

Though I do not live in his district, I would like to urge every one who can to vote to re-elect Tim Scales to the Rockingham County Board of Education.

American National Bank and Trust announces promotions

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:09:00 EDT

American National Bank & Trust Company announced the promotion of three executives to newly-created operating positions.

Myers attorneys to see evidence

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:42:00 EDT

Myers is charged with killing his wife. His attorney, Theresa Pressley, says this could help make his case that the shooting was accidential.

Albemarle County’s green roof attracts visitors

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:45:00 EDT

The Charlottesville area has many attractions, including Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.

Cheaper gas likely won’t be seen soon

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:10:00 EDT

Media General’s series on the 2008 presidential campaign continues with a look at the candidates’ positions on energy-related issues, including gas prices and global warming.

Va.’s Fort Lee to get new commander

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:41:00 EDT

Colonel Michael G. Morrow will take over command of the Virginia garrison from Colonel Gwen Bingham in a ceremony to be held at the Lee Club on Friday.

NC now enforcing license requirements for fishing

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:30:00 EDT

North Carolina fisheries authorities are stepping up their enforcement of a law requiring everyone 16 and older to have a saltwater fishing license to fish in coastal waters.

Warner back at Senate ahead of schedule

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:28:00 EDT

U.S. Sen. John Warner is back in the Senate, ahead of schedule.

Va. soldier missing from Vietnam is identified

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:25:00 EDT

Va. soldier missing from Vietnam is identified