A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several other defendants.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will discuss a draft comprehensive plan for the county at a work session Tuesday

Danville and Pittsylvania County shoppers spent less last year overall and cut back on expensive goods in a down economy.

Devin Wayne Kirby, 16, died after his car hit a tree off Shula Drive in Pittsylvania County.

Pittsylvania County restaurateurs are bracing themselves for the anti-smoking law that takes effect Tuesday across the commonwealth.

Dennis Lee Daniel testified Friday that he killed Courtney Marie Servais on Dec. 19. He said that he snapped after she mentioned his son’s name. Courtney had an affair with Daniel’s son.

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.

Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 30th home Saturday during a ceremony at the new house in Cascade.

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. 

Using thermal imaging goggles, law enforcement officers caught a Pittsylvania County fugitive hiding in the Dan River on Wednesday night.

One person was safely removed from a vehicle after an accident on Anderson Mill Road in Pittsylvania County at about 10:20 a.m.  Monday.