Blairs News

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors has appointed a committee to decide what to do with the old Chatham Elementary School building.

State police say the driver of a red Chevrolet pickup truck attempted to make an illegal turn on U.S. 29 northbound Tuesday night, sending himself and a passenger to Danville Regional Medical Center.

Residents of central Pittsylvania County say they had to travel out of town to use a gym or fitness center before Fitness First of Chatham opened Oct.

A home near Blairs was raided by Pittsylvania County deputies Thursday night because of suspicions that the house was being used to produce and sell Meth.

Deputies raided a methamphetamine lab Thursday night after receiving anonymous tips about drug activity at 4319 Mount View Road near Blairs, Pittsylvania County Sheriff Mike Taylor said Friday.

The homes built by Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity all look very modest, but inside the walls of these homes are some of the latest energy-saving devices on the market.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors has agreed to funnel a state grant of $448,333 to VanDerHyde Dairy Inc.

"We just got through putting new siding on, painting inside, everything," Harvey L. Bassett Jr.

A retired police lieutenant shot himself and injured two other diners when a gun he had tucked in his waistband went off in a Danville restaurant.

A retired Danville police lieutenant's gun accidentally fired Monday, injuring himself and two others while they ate lunch at Libby Hill Seafood.

The Victorian-era house on Armistead Avenue between Settlers Landing Road and Victoria Boulevard needed a lot of work to convert it from a restaurant and apartments to a bed and breakfast, the Blairs said.

The 6-foot, 2-inch tobacco farmer examined the new crop that loomed inches above his head.

Pittsylvania Co., VA - Two elderly women have been displaced after a fire in Blairs.

Pittsylvania Co., VA - Two elderly women have been displaced after a fire in Blairs.

The summer recess has been far from quiet for some members of Congress. Supporters of health care reform are getting an earful from groups of concerned voters.

A southside family is getting a new home with a little sweat from Congressman Tom Perriello.

BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE CITY OF DANVILLE AND BLAIRS.

About 2 weeks ago, Perriello held a a oetownhalla event on a private farm in a very rural area of VA, Blairs, which has a total population of about 2,200. It is just north of his Danville office.

It was surprising to hear that members of the Danville Tea Party Committee had attracted the attention of law enforcement during last weekend's visit by two Obama administration officials.

Danville VA - TEA Party leaders ask Attorney General to investigate use of state police, county sheriff's deputies to harass Perriello critics Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 08:09AM DANVILLE, Va.