Pittsylvania County News

Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on the issue and they said he's solidly in their corner, while a meeting with Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli has yet to be arranged.

Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.

Pittsylvania Co., VA - Officials in Pittsylvania County are looking for three people they say stole lottery tickets from a store in Brosville on May 4. Deputies with the sheriff's office say they responded to a burglary alarm at the Barbers One Stop off Martinsville Highway.

The engineering/technology program began this year, and 29 students currently are enrolled in the academy, Dr.

The demand for manufacturing workers in Virginia's tobacco-growing region will reach nearly 7,000 jobs by 2017 but there won't be enough medium-skilled workers to meet that demand, according to a report paid for by the Virginia Tobacco Commission.

The Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards dinner at Danville's Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Monday night.

Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.

The Danville Community College chapter of Alliance for Excellence, held their 27th Annual Academic Awards Program for African-American students.

Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., said the so-called Gang of Eight's current immigration bill "is the best chance in 35 years to fix a broken immigration system." Warner announced that to a room full of farmers and agribusiness professionals during a May 3 round-table discussion about immigration reform at Virginia Farm Bureau Federation's headquarters.

Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.

Pittsylvania, Co., VA - The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has been bombarded with reports of dead bird sightings throughout the Southside.

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 428 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHERN HENRY ... (more)

Virginia residents now have the opportunity to buy fresh, locally grown produce at seasonal farmers' markets that open in May.

Verizon Wireless has activated a new cluster of fourth generation Long Term Evolution network cell sites in four counties in southwest Virginia -Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax and Pittsylvania.

For Henry County Treasurer Scott Grindstaff, the county's vehicle decals are a time-consuming billing headache in his office.

Danville Police say around 11 a.m. 27-year-old Charity Ann Roberts was walking across the street in the 3300 block of Riverside Drive.

Over 100 young people were very busy at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex in Chatham Thursday evening, with their livestock.