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          <title>Group planning for age wave in Virginia</title>
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A wave of aging baby boomers is coming, and the Older Dominion Partnership is making sure Virginia is prepared.           ]]></description>
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          <title>One killed, two injured in Eden shooting</title>
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The incident happened early Saturday morning outside Eden&#8217;s Icehouse Club and Lounge           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perriello voted against own earmark</title>
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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.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Tomer calls for probe of incentive money for Coleman MarketPlace</title>
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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.            ]]></description>
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          <title>H1N1 vaccinations under way in Dan River Region</title>
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The Pittsylvania-Danville Health District has partnered with schools to successfully vaccinate several area schools with H1N1 vaccine, said Dr. Charles Devine, health director.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Case advances against former Danville nightclub owner</title>
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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&#8217;s house on Lee Street.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Shorewood Packaging cuts 33 jobs in Danville</title>
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Shorewood Packaging Corp. has cut 33 jobs due to low customer demand.            ]]></description>
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          <title>FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs</title>
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The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Western Rockingham election results</title>
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New people will occupy seats on the town boards of both Madison and Stoneville following Tuesday&#8217;s election.
The race for Stoneville&#8217;s five council seats resulted in the return of a former board member, the victory of a write-in candidate and a loss for an 18-year council veteran.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Orlando office building gunman on the loose</title>
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)&#8212;Police are searching for a gunman who injured at least eight people at a downtown Orlando, Fla., office building.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Judge denies halt enforcement on new tobacco rules</title>
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A federal judge has turned down a request by the nation&#8217;s No. 2 cigarette-maker and others to immediately halt enforcement of new federal regulations on tobacco products.           ]]></description>
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          <title>GOP candidate for 5th District stops in Danville</title>
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With Tuesday&#8217;s election in the history books, one Republican candidate for Congress in 2010 isn&#8217;t wasting time getting to know the 5th District.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville native in historic service</title>
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A Danville native and Marine will serve on the USS New York &#8212; a ship crafted with steel from the World Trade Center in its bow &#8212; for its commissioning on Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Longtime Danville radio station sold</title>
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Radio station WILA 1580-AM, a historic outlet and resource for Danville&#8217;s black community, said goodbye to listeners Thursday afternoon.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville Social Security Administration office moving</title>
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Danville&#8217;s Social Security Administration office is changing locations next week.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Become a Fan of GoDanRiver.com on Facebook</title>
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Become a Fan of GoDanRiver.com on Facebook           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:04:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Pittsylvania supervisors appoint group to decide school&#8217;s fate</title>
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The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors has appointed a committee to decide what to do with the old Chatham Elementary School building.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Danville Schools to seek bids on softball project</title>
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The Danville School Board unanimously approved a request Thursday night to openly seek construction bids for the girls&#8217; softball field house project at George Washington High School.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:48:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Danville City Council gets an earful on chained dogs issue</title>
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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.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville officials invited to hospital meeting</title>
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Danville Regional Medical Center invited Danville City Council members to a meeting at the hospital Nov. 12.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man injured in Pittsylvania County wreck</title>
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The driver of a Brosville single-car wreck Wednesday night is being treated in Duke University Hospital&#8217;s intensive care unit, said Trooper S.W. Jarrell, of the Virginia State Police.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville man sentenced to 25 years for 2007 shooting</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Army has closed its massive Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, amid reports that several people have been shot and killed at the post.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dog saved from the Dan River</title>
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Employees from the Danville Area Humane Society pulled a woman&#8217;s dog out of the Dan River Thursday morning.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Epiphany Episcopal School expands in Danville</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Weekend events in the Dan River Region</title>
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Here&#8217;s a look at upcoming events around the Dan River Region.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State needs to improve incentives for energy, official says</title>
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Virginia can&#8217;t get complacent when it comes to business and economic development, a state economic development leader said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Will beer&#45;and&#45;wine sales vote spur other action in Pittsylvania county?</title>
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Pittsylvania County officials say they respect Callands-Gretna voters&#8217; Tuesday decision to allow Sunday beer-and-wine sales, but they&#8217;re still uncertain whether that would prompt the rest of the county to follow suit.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville police investigate unattended death</title>
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Danville police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in an apartment on Audubon Drive on Wednesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:38:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What does GOP sweep mean for 5th District in 2010?</title>
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Political pundits looking beyond the state&#8217;s GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district&#8217;s constituents are unhappy with national policies.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Voting went smoothly in Danville</title>
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The canvass of votes in Danville was completed and certified Wednesday with only slight differences in the vote totals, according to Danville Registrar Peggy Petty.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Costs to operate area jails on the rise</title>
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The cost of running the Pittsylvania County Jail, Danville City Jail and Danville Adult Detention was $9.8 million for fiscal year 2008, according to a report from the Virginia Compensation Board.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Brother&#8217;s war medals remind local man of sacrifices</title>
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The Lynch family never really knew much about Paul Lynch&#8217;s military service, besides that he earned the Purple Heart.

That was until a year ago, when James Lynch&#8217;s daughter, Sylvia Matthews of Hot Springs, Ark., retrieved a box from her grandmother&#8217;s estate after she died. The box was a treasure trove of pictures, papers, articles and letters that belonged to her uncle Paul, who died before she could meet him.

With the help of her local Military Order of the Purple Heart, Matthews researched her uncle&#8217;s accomplishments and learned he was entitled to more awards than previously thought. Finally, after 64 years, Paul Lynch received: the WWII Victory Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal &amp; Bronze Star, the WWII Honorable Service Lapel Button, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Gold Star Lapel Button and the Purple Heart.           ]]></description>
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Danville&#8217;s pet owners will have their first chance to speak out about a proposed city ordinance that would place limits on how long dogs and cats can be tied up outside. 

A public hearing on the ordinance will be held during Thursday night&#8217;s regular Danville City Council meeting, and a vote could be taken on Nov. 17.           ]]></description>
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Danville City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday and then vote on a proposal to update the City Code to include a legal definition of homeless shelters &#8212; and to require special use permits to operate them.           ]]></description>
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An RCC basketball player says he&#8217;ll be better prepared to play at the next level           ]]></description>
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The facility marks its 100th birthday           ]]></description>
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The annual event will be held at the Hawk Spirit Studio near Eden           ]]></description>
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Bud Roberts of Eden has been a regular fixture at the YMCA since 1938           ]]></description>
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The First Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Fall Fest this weekend in Eden           ]]></description>
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Supervisor Fred Ingram believes that voters in his district and his town may have &#8220;broke the ice&#8221; on the alcohol issue in Pittsylvania County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:30:51 EST</pubDate>
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Michael Newman&#8217;s election to Danville commonwealth&#8217;s attorney reaffirmed the office&#8217;s current practices as Newman campaigned on the standards and policies that Bill Fuller set during his 40-year tenure as the city&#8217;s top criminal prosecutor.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:28:46 EST</pubDate>
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Lt. Mike Mondul won a tightly contested sheriff&#8217;s race as voters supported his position as an outsider who could bring fresh eyes and a new perspective to the office.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:23:31 EST</pubDate>
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Incumbent delegate secures fifth term           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:18:25 EST</pubDate>
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A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:47:01 EST</pubDate>
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A fire caused by unattended cooking caused severe damage to a mobile home on Indian Valley Road on Tuesday.

The Danville Fire Department sent three engines, a ladder truck, a tender and three staff vehicles to 702 Indian Valley Road at 12:30 p.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from the home.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:11 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND  &#8212; Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling has been elected to a second term, defeating former state finance secretary Jody Wagner.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:49:20 EST</pubDate>
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Voters in Pittsylvania County have approved liquor by the drink in the town of Gretna and Sunday beer and wine sales in both the town of Gretna and the Callands-Gretna magisterial district.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:42:59 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND &#8212; Republican Bob McDonnell easily won the Virginia governor&#8217;s race Tuesday as independent voters who last year helped deliver the state to President Barack Obama handed the party a convincing victory.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:03:47 EST</pubDate>
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Michael Newman elected commonwealth&#8217;s attorney, Mike Mondul elected sheriff, and Delegate Danny Marshall carries the city vote

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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:02:34 EST</pubDate>
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After the polls close, check here for election results           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week&#8217;s execution.           ]]></description>
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A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:34 EST</pubDate>
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After a brief outage, regular phone service has been restored           ]]></description>
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Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:05:13 EST</pubDate>
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Maurice Hairston, a 76-year-old truck driver from Martinsville, won the $500,000 Virginia Lottery jackpot game, where players scratch a ticket, a Virginia Lottery news release said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:31:18 EST</pubDate>
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A Danville man received a 15-year prison sentence Monday for raping a woman after he broke into her house and threatened her with a knife in April.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:34:32 EST</pubDate>
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Signs crowded the front lawn of I. W. Taylor Elementary School on Piney Forest Road to greet residents as they parked to vote.

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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:21:38 EST</pubDate>
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An 800-foot stretch of train tracks from the Norfolk Southern main line to Ringgold West Industrial Park, where Intertape has its plant, will be getting emergency repairs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:52:13 EST</pubDate>
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Sir Harry Kroto, a 1996 Chemistry Nobel prize laureate, discusses design projects and other creative work he has done throughout his career in addition to his illustrious scientific achievements during a presentation at Averett University&#8217;s student center Monday.           ]]></description>
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The Environmental Protection Agency offered guidelines for water well management in response to a Pittsylvania County inquiry into elevated lead levels near where a uranium company conducted exploratory drilling.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:57:25 EST</pubDate>
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Pauline H. Bruce of Danville has been found not guilty of all but one dog-related charges filed against  her in July &#8212; a single charge of allowing her dog to run at large, according to court documents.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:55:01 EST</pubDate>
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 A Pittsylvania County circuit court judge sentenced a Sutherlin man Monday to 18 months in prison for shooting and killing his neighbor&#8217;s dog on April 24.           ]]></description>
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A home d&#233;cor retailer and New Earth Skateboard signed leases to join Coleman MarketPlace, according to a leasing company news release.           ]]></description>
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M. Martha Woody of Martinsville is joining Rep. Tom Perriello&#8217;s staff as caseworker for veterans&#8217; affairs, providing assistance to former military servicemen and women with their benefit programs.

The announcement, from Perriello&#8217;s office Tuesday afternoon, said that Woody will assist Regional Director Kimble Reynolds and split her time between Perriello&#8217;s Danville and Martinsville offices.            ]]></description>
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A Java resident reported Oct. 27 that his dog had been bitten by a rabid skunk, according to the Southside Health District environmental health manager.            ]]></description>
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Students from seven colleges and universities competed in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association&#8217;s SAFECON 2009, hosted by Averett University at their flight center at Danville Regional Airport.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:36:35 EST</pubDate>
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Local manufacturers say they&#8217;re seeing marginal to substantial growth in business, yet still remain cautious about the economy.
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The arguments have been made; the money has been raised and spent. It&#8217;s just a matter of hours now. 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:02 EST</pubDate>
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A man suspected of fatally shooting four men in the parking lot of a North Carolina television shop was arrested early today in Virginia, police said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:28:58 EST</pubDate>
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The campaign for Danville sheriff saw two issues &#8212; professionalism and cooperation with other agencies &#8212; raised consistently, while the three candidates tried to frame the election in their own terms as a choice between insiders with decades of experience versus an outsider with a new perspective.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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The event raises nearly $4,000 for the Rotary Club&#8217;s upcoming civic projects           ]]></description>
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The facility will open its doors in early January            ]]></description>
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Commissioners contribute $1,000 to a professorship in the name of David M. Lawrence           ]]></description>
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Stoneville Elementary students parade through downtown streets for annual Halloween event           ]]></description>
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Music and other activities went on despite the weather           ]]></description>
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Eden businesses welcome trick-or-treaters during the annual event           ]]></description>
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Only about a week remains for the walls of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts &amp; History to talk to you.            ]]></description>
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Local small-business owners agree health-care reform critically affects them and their bottom lines.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expressed &#8220;severe disappointment&#8221; with the new health care bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, citing concerns that the &#8220;wild spending&#8221; in the legislation would burden a fragile economy and tax small businesses.           ]]></description>
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Voters in the Callands-Gretna magisterial district and the town of Gretna get to decide Tuesday whether they want Sunday beer-and-wine sales in their respective communities.           ]]></description>
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WYTHEVILLE &#8211; The proposed King College medical school gained considerable traction Thursday, receiving a $25 million grant that assures it would be built in Virginia.           ]]></description>
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A candidate for the Fifth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives announced Thursday he is removing himself from the Republican ticket to restructure his campaign as an independent.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, said today he&#8217;s undecided on whether he will vote for the health-care bill that was rolled out in the House of Representatives yesterday.           ]]></description>
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The head of the &#8220;grassroots&#8221; lobbying firm that sent bogus letters to U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello and two other congressman apologized Thursday to a congressional panel investigating the deception.           ]]></description>
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A Winchester County runaway juvenile faces charges in a break-in at Haley&#8217;s TV early Friday morning.           ]]></description>
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Starting Sunday, Colonial Williamsburg will offer discounts on purchases of four or more of its annual Liberty Passes.            ]]></description>
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Two George Washington High School students have been charged after one punched a teacher in class during a fight Thursday, police said.           ]]></description>
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Belk department store in Piedmont Mall will raise money for local charities, schools and nonprofits with its Fall Charity Sale on Nov. 7 from 6 to 10 a.m.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s time once again for trick-or-treaters to be out looking for sweet treats, and even the state recognizes that rules need to relax for the day.           ]]></description>
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Manage soaring energy costs related to flue-cured tobacco production.           ]]></description>
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Virginia health officials say the percentage of visits to emergency departments and urgent-care centers for influenza-related illness has plateaued and mirrors what&#8217;s going on in the rest of the country.           ]]></description>
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Kevin Keys, president and owner of Maddyzack Inc. Marketing Services, recently received his second U.S. patent for a laser printable patient identification band with over-laminate for image protection and color-coding option.           ]]></description>
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Corrie M. Teague will become the Danville Office of Economic Development&#8217;s research and marketing director Monday.           ]]></description>
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The Berry Hill Road industrial megapark got a boost from the Virginia Tobacco Commission Thursday when it approved a $6.2 million grant for the park.           ]]></description>
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Ham&#8217;s Restaurant in Danville will stay open although Ham&#8217;s Restaurants Inc. has filed for bankruptcy.           ]]></description>
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Trey Thornton, an 18-year-old Chatham High School student, is eagerly looking forward to Tuesday&#8217;s election &#8212; his first chance to vote &#8212; although it means waking up early to get to the polls before school starts. He said he planned to vote for Bob McDonnell for governor.           ]]></description>
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