Veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Gulf War and the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan were honored during an hour-long ceremony on a sunny and unseasonably warm Saturday morning at the Danville-Pittsylvania Veterans Memorial in Dan Daniel Memorial Park, and a crowd of nearly 100 attended the service, sponsored by the American Legion Memorial Post 325 and the Danville Area Veterans Council.

Danville-Pittsylvania County is listed as a medically underserved area, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Some parts of the area also are designated as low-income population and geographic health professional shortage areas.

Overcrowding has complicated two local jails’ budgets as administrators have tried to find ways to control costs while keeping staff and inmates safe in their crowded facilities.

Bikers sported leather and revved up their hogs for a good cause Saturday at the Eagles Lodge on U.S. 58 East. The Danville chapter of the Scorpions Motorcycle Club held its 24th annual Toy Run, Blood Drive and Bike Show to raise money and toys for Salvation Army.

After 34 years and one month with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, Vic Ingram decided to celebrate his retirement a little differently than most. Traditionally, when a police officer retires someone plans a party and sets a cost per person, (but) I decided to cover the cost of the meal and give my friends the opportunity to help others by giving through me,” he said. He also gave people the opportunity to donate to two organizations dear to his heart Friday night at Mt. Calvary Church in Axton.

This week marks National Nurse Practitioner Week.

The Danville Fire Department suspects arson in a fire that caused damage Saturday morning to a home on Glendale Avenue.

A short in an electrical panel box caused a fire Saturday evening that has left a family temporarily homeless.

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, recently issued a news release touting a $500,000 earmark he requested in an appropriations bill for a Halifax County wastewater treatment plant. Perriello, however, voted against that bill in June.

City Councilman Adam Tomer is calling for an investigation of a city payment of nearly $500,000 in extra incentive money for Coleman MarketPlace that was not approved by Danville City Council.

The Pittsylvania-Danville Health District has partnered with schools to successfully vaccinate several area schools with H1N1 vaccine, said Dr. Charles Devine, health director.

A Danville judge sent a drug case against the former co-owner of a nightclub for teenagers to a grand jury Friday after hearing testimony from police who said they found nearly 90pounds of marijuana inside the defendant’s house on Lee Street.

Shorewood Packaging Corp. has cut 33 jobs due to low customer demand.

With Tuesday’s election in the history books, one Republican candidate for Congress in 2010 isn’t wasting time getting to know the 5th District.

A Danville native and Marine will serve on the USS New York — a ship crafted with steel from the World Trade Center in its bow — for its commissioning on Saturday.

Radio station WILA 1580-AM, a historic outlet and resource for Danville’s black community, said goodbye to listeners Thursday afternoon.

Danville’s Social Security Administration office is changing locations next week.

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

The Danville School Board unanimously approved a request Thursday night to openly seek construction bids for the girls’ softball field house project at George Washington High School.

Supporters of a pet chain law in the city gave Danville City Council an earful during the first public hearing on a proposed ordinance to restrict the outdoor tethering of dogs and cats.

Danville Regional Medical Center invited Danville City Council members to a meeting at the hospital Nov. 12.

The driver of a Brosville single-car wreck Wednesday night is being treated in Duke University Hospital’s intensive care unit, said Trooper S.W. Jarrell, of the Virginia State Police.

Jennings Darnell Tucker sat passively as the bailiff pushed his wheelchair to the witness stand during the sentencing of a Danville man who shot Tucker in 2007.

Employees from the Danville Area Humane Society pulled a woman’s dog out of the Dan River Thursday morning.

One short year after opening with nine students in its K-8 school, Epiphany Episcopal School now has 49 students enrolled and expects that number to double next year, said Associate Headmaster Jack Messer.

Here’s a look at upcoming events around the Dan River Region.

Virginia can’t get complacent when it comes to business and economic development, a state economic development leader said.

Pittsylvania County officials say they respect Callands-Gretna voters’ Tuesday decision to allow Sunday beer-and-wine sales, but they’re still uncertain whether that would prompt the rest of the county to follow suit.

Danville police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in an apartment on Audubon Drive on Wednesday.

Political pundits looking beyond the state’s GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district’s constituents are unhappy with national policies.