Chatham Town Council fired Town Manager Mike Jones this week, because the part-time manager “just wasn’t working out,” according to Chatham Mayor George Haley.

Democrats rallied behind gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Creigh Deeds at the Pittsylvania County Democratic Committee annual fundraiser Saturday night in Chatham.The local Democrats also honored keynote speaker and Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, with a surprise birthday party, but Perriello kept the focus on the governor’s race and the economy.

CHATHAM — VanDerHyde Dairy’s owners plan to use an environmentally-friendly way to process manure from their 950 cows, expand use of its byproduct to make electricity and take dairy farming into the 21st century. 

Tyler Younger ripped a ball to the right side of the infield that looked like it would drive in two runs and bring Danville Post 325 to within a run of Burlington Post 63.

RADFORD — Chatham put a whipping on Rappahannock from the start, scoring five runs before recording an out in the first inning of the Cavaliers’ 14-3 Group A state semifinal victory against the Raiders on Saturday morning at Radford.

RADFORD — Gavin Hylton chugged around the bases and kept looking up at Chatham coach Chad Anderson for the sign to keep running or stop at the base.
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Using thermal imaging goggles, law enforcement officers caught a Pittsylvania County fugitive hiding in the Dan River on Wednesday night.

RICHMOND — The uranium-mining study has begun. The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission’s Uranium Mining Subcommittee, tasked with overseeing a study to determine whether uranium can be mined and milled safely in the commonwealth, approved a revised final draft of the study Thursday.

While most high school seniors accept their diplomas in caps and gowns, Hargrave Military Academy cadets don their uniforms and sabres. That pomp and circumstance, however, is nothing new for Hargrave.

About 40 people got a wake-up call Wednesday night urging them to seize their right to self-government and make their representatives put a stop to corporate assaults on their communities.

The water in Chatham still has not be deemed suitable for drinking, but town officials said the breaks in the waterlines have been repaired and tests are being conducted to test for contamination.
“Water samples are being taken today and sent to the Danville Water Department for analysis,” Town Treasurer David Cothran said Friday. “So we should know Saturday afternoon how it tests.”

Chatham was still in a state of emergency Thursday and residents won’t have access to potable water until today at the earliest.

UPDATE 1:50 p.m.: God’s Pit Crew is distributing water at the Old Dutch Supermarket on North Main Street in Chatham until 7 p.m. or until water supplies run out.