Most of the stores already signed on to occupy Coleman MarketPlace have “upfit” permits in hand to put finishing touches to the store interiors, and three stores have received their certificates of occupancy.

Eden police charged a man with killing an infant early Thursday morning at the Mar-Gre Motel on Van Buren Road.

Two representatives from the Danville Area Humane Society will be on hand Monday when Gov. Timothy M. Kaine formally signs an anti-puppy mill bill into law.

The Western Library Building Oversight Committee focused heavily on how to turn assumptions into reality Tuesday.
The evening’s topics ranged from what size to make the proposed Madison-Mayodan library to what type of construction to utilize and how much each agency involved would pay.

WENTWORTH – The Rockingham County Office of the District Attorney will receive a $60,000 grant from the Governor’s Crime Commissioner to create a teenage sexual-assault advocate position.

Morehead Memorial Hospital has again received the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition. The hospital’s cardiopulmonary services department has received the award every year since 2003.

Joe Samaha, father of April 16th victim says"failures were unconscionable and preventable” sighting university officials did not do their job in protecting the campus community.

Luna Innovations Incorporated has been awarded a $3.9 million subcontract, from General Dynamics Information Technology in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory to continue work improving nanomaterials performance for military applications.

In addition to adding to the Danville area’s growing list of high-tech operations, the recently announced driver’s license and identification card production plant will offer the latest in secure identification.

David Giffin, currently an auditor in the Commissioner of the Revenue Office in Danville, has announced his candidacy for city treasurer.

The decision on where to relocate the Danville campus of the Carlisle School has been finalized, with the school purchasing the former Colonnade Room on Piney Forest Road.

A Gretna couple being sued by the wife’s father, who claims they held him captive, has requested that a circuit court judge dismiss the case.

Local residents surveyed by Delegate Danny Marshall say they do not want to pay higher taxes for better roads.

The candidates for the 5th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives offer varied views on President George Bush’s push to lift a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. Both support alternative fuel measures, but differ on the impact and necessity of offshore drilling.

A child was hit by a car shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday on Girard Street near Noble Avenue.

The Theatre Guild of Rockingham County offers a musical scored by Steven Schwartz, composer of the score of “Godspell,” among others. On Saturday at Lake Reidsville, visit this county’s answer to the PBS show “Antiques Roadshow.”

Eden branch will become a service center to cut costs. Maj. Sam Henry, general secretary for the Salvation Army Headquarters in Charlotte, said that because the Salvation Army funds housing, transportation and pays officers, a salaried employee will cost less.

The boy’s uncle said some people entered his home, took the boy, William Alaxander Benitez, as well as some money.

Reidsville police are looking for the suspects in an armed robbery late Tuesday night outside of a Marcellus Place apartment building.

During its meeting Tuesday night, the Eden City Council gave a nod to two issues that received public opposition—the formal adoption of new boundaries of the city’s extra territorial jurisdiction and municipal tax districts for the Old Leaksville and Draper business areas.

David Giffin, currently with the office of the commissioner of revenue, announced his bid for city treasurer today.

Danville police Monday charged four teenagers with shoplifting from a number stores in the city.

Following the approval of a settlement between most of the families of the victims of the April 16th tragedy, two lawyers and a father of one of the victims revealed some new bombshells about what happened on that day, and leading up to it.

The Virginia Department of Forestry is investigating a fire that has burned more than 2,700 acres in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

The Carlisle School will have a permanent campus in Danville, but not in the building currently occupied by WDVA radio, as they had originially hoped for.

Advocates say that candidates have yet to talk about rural problems

Sen. Barack Obama has gained ground in Virginia, drawing even with Sen. John McCain.

Senate Democrats are ready to vote for a $21.4 billion spending plan for state government for the coming year.

Virginia’s Forensic Science Board is searching for lawyers to volunteer to help locate about 900 felons, some of whom may have been wrongly convicted between 1973 and 1988.

The Boston Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 on Tuesday night.