Hurt News

Pittsylvania Co., VA - A bear sighting in Northern Pittsylvania County has made one woman cautious about going outdoors.

The state attorney general's office says Pittsylvania County cannot impose a ban on uranium mining.

Dana Hodges has seen the student body at William Monroe High School grow from about 400 to about 850 in the last 34 years.

Investigators say Henley worked at the G&S Market near Hurt, and was emptying the trash behind the store Tuesday afternoon.

The Medical Examiner has ruled the shooting in Hurt Tuesday a murder-suicide. By all indications, when Norma Henley took out the trash at work, David Pippin was waiting.

Police responding to a shooting call in Hurt, VA found two people dead. It happened just after 2:00pm Tuesday at the G & S Market.

Corey Webb of the Pittsylvania County Sheriffa s office. Webb said both victims were outside of the market at the time of the shooting, which occurred shortly after 2:15 p.m. Pittsylvania County Sheriff Mike Taylor said the bodies of one man and one woman were found behind the market.

Staunton River Supervisor Marshall Ecker will hold his second quarterly meeting with citizens Tuesday.

No Democrat has filed to seek the party's nomination to challenge Ninth District Del.

One interview subject remembered Henry Street as a bumpin', jumpin' place. Virginia Tech students involved in an oral history project in Roanoke's Hurt Park neighborhood shared that colorful snippet Thursday during the first Roanoke Collaborative Symposium.

A free workshop for people who are considering running for public office has been scheduled for April 23.

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce will hold a reception to honor South-side legislators April 27.

Nine horses were killed in a Hurt barn fire Saturday afternoon, Pittsylvania County Fire Marshal Steve Bowman said.

Daniel Lanier may not ride bulls or wear a Stetson and alligator skin boots around his Hurt farm.While he prefers Guns 'n' Roses to George Strait and would rather entertain crowds with funny antics than bust his backside falling off a horned beast, Lanier said in his eyes he's no less of a cowboy.

Gretna could be on its way to becoming a wet town on Sundays. The Town Council will discuss at its May meeting whether to petition Pittsylvania County Circuit Court for a referendum asking voters to approve Sunday beer and wine sales.

Virginia Artists In Action is hosting an Artist Reception titled See Art, Hear Art, Speak Art featuring sculpture and photography by Floyd Hurt, pottery by Trew Bennett, Nan Rothwell and Pamela Myers, as well as live musical performances by Concertina Connie Muscuenti and Accordian Player Jim Harrington.

Chatham Mayor George Haley believes the town's official position on uranium mining and milling is "a sort of neutral type thing" that needs to be changed.

March 16, 2009 Ten face DUI charges following Amherst sobriety checkpoint Ten people are facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol following a sobriety checkpoint in Amherst County.

Delegate Lee Ware, head of the subcommittee charged with studying the benefits and dangers of uranium mining in the commonwealth, holds no illusions about the immensity of his task.

Members of the Pittsylvania County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People say they are concerned about how uranium mining will affect the area's water.