Grace Mamon

Plus: Danville City Council is poised to approve a budget and tax rate changes, and Pittsylvania County will hold a joint meeting on the comprehensive plan update.

Jay Jones, Virginia's attorney general, will be in Danville on Friday for a discussion about the city's successful crime reduction initiatives.

GO TEC, a program to introduce middle schoolers to engineering and technical careers, has been a game changer for Southside's economic development. Without state funding, it could end this year, supporters warn.

Shotsie Buck-Hayes' sentence exceeds the suggested sentencing guidelines, with a judge saying the attack on Lee Vogler was “a pinnacle in human cruelty.”

Plus: Danville's annual Festival in the Park is looking for board members, and Hurt water conversations continue.

Plus: A local relief center plans for capital improvements, Pittsylvania pushes against an effort to minimize tree removal at anticipated micro-resort, and a music series begins in Danville's River District.

Tatia Granger, a native of the Roanoke Valley, will be the university's first Black president.

The county's comprehensive plan has not been thoroughly updated since 2010, and the zoning code has not had a rewrite since 1991 — with no guidance for battery storage facilities, solar projects or data centers.

The shelter received seven citations after a November report by state inspectors, but there was no monetary penalty.

Paulette Dean has resigned from that position; she remains director of the shelter.