Charles Wilborn

Plans for a massive power plant and data center in Pittsylvania County appear to essentially be dead after members of the board of supervisors signal they will not support it.

Although they didn't walk away with a championship, Tunstall High School's FFA club was in the national spotlight nonetheless last week in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Danville Public Schools is now accepting early applications for nine options in its growing School Choice program, an initiative aimed at training students for not only today's jobs in Danville, but what's to come.

Cornelius Johnson, currently Danville Community College's vice president of academic affairs and student services, will become interim president Dec. 1 with the departure of Jerry Wallace.

This leaves much of Southside Virginia without an option for labor and delivery over the weekend. Sovah Health-Martinsville ceased delivering babies in 2022.

About 100 people participated in the inaugural Miles for Merchants 5K in the River District on Saturday morning.

A steady stream of Danville residents came out Saturday to cast their ballots Saturday hoping to avoid the crowds expected on Election Day.

With early voting wrapped up, all eyes now turn to Election Day on Tuesday where Halifax County could see up to an 85% turnout of voters.

Balico announced Monday it is withdrawing its application to to bring a mammoth power plant and data center to the Chalk Level area of Pittsylvania County, but vowed the project is not yet dead.

Students and staff members of Pittsylvania County Schools collected 73,000 water bottles that will go to victims of Hurricane Helene.