Profile for John Crane

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  Dan River students: 'Beginning of a future filled with hope'

  Scattered cheers and hollers from loved ones greeted Dan River High School’s graduates on the occasion highlighting the start of their future.

  05/25/2012 5:59 PM

• Gretna's mayor will not run for re-election

  Gretna’s seven-term mayor is stepping down when her term ends on Dec. 31.

  05/23/2012 8:51 PM

• Gretna to hold first Memorial Day parade

  Gretna will hold its first Memorial Day parade Saturday afternoon, with a music festival to follow.

  05/23/2012 8:46 PM

• Historical society offers scholarships to engage Dan River Region students

  To make the past come alive for the Dan River Region’s high school seniors, the Danville Historical Society is offering two $250 scholarships this year that will get students directly involved in historic preservation.

  05/22/2012 9:31 PM

• Councilman running for mayor in Chatham

  Chatham Town Councilman Roy Byrd Jr. is running for mayor there.

  05/21/2012 7:30 PM

• Human remains were discovered by surveyor in Pittsylvania County

  The human remains discovered Friday afternoon in Pittsylvania County were found by a surveyor in a wooded area off Samuel Harris Lane away from the road, according to an investigator.

  05/21/2012 7:27 PM

• Couple plans to try again for rezoning in Pittsylvania County

  A man whose request to rezone his Mount Hermon property was turned down by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors last week said he will try again.

  05/20/2012 9:24 PM

• Man who sued Chatham running for mayor

  A man who sued the town of Chatham and its police department in 2010 is running for mayor there.

  05/18/2012 9:10 AM
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  New uranium group holds first meeting in Pittsylvania County

  A newly formed group focusing on concerns about the economic impact of uranium mining and milling in the Dan River Region held its first meeting Wednesday night.

  05/16/2012 9:53 PM

• Raise for Pittsylvania County attorney prompts concern

  Pittsylvania County supervisors are concerned about a 22-percent increase in the county attorney’s salary while other county employees will not see a raise in their pay.

  05/15/2012 9:57 PM
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  Pittsylvania County cashes out certificates of deposit

  Pittsylvania County’s treasurer had to take out more than $6 million in county–invested certificates of deposit to cover a shortfall in her office last month.

  05/14/2012 8:12 PM
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  Beautification committee looks to recycling in Pittsylvania County

  With Pittsylvania County’s first Earth Day cleanup over, the board of supervisors’ beautification committee looks to the future.

  05/13/2012 8:53 PM

• Men arrested for operating illegal still in Pittsylvania County to be sentenced

  Two men arrested in December in connection with the operation of an illegal still in Callands have pleaded guilty and will face sentencing in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court.

  05/11/2012 3:21 PM

• Developer: Chatham an 'overlooked' high-end home market

  The president of the real estate development firm that plans to bring high-end apartments to Chatham said he hopes construction begins this fall or the spring of 2013.

  05/10/2012 8:37 PM

• From old school to high-end housing in Chatham

  The former Chatham Elementary School building has been sold.

  05/09/2012 8:52 PM

• Pittsylvania taxpayers get reprieve on June tax bills

  Pittsylvania County taxpayers get to pay their real estate and personal property tax bills more than a month later than usual for the first half of this year.

  05/08/2012 8:48 PM

• 'Got to pay this debt,' Pittsylvania supervisor says

  For the new fee facing Pittsylvania County residents, its all comes down to the needing to pay the bills, some supervisors said.

  05/08/2012 8:46 PM

• Tax hikes, new fee approved in Pittsylvania County

  Pittsylvania County residents can expect to pay a monthly $5 sold waste fee and higher taxes on personal property and real estate.

  05/07/2012 10:08 PM

• Gretna area lands on endangered historic sites list

  The proposal to mine and mill uranium at Coles Hill has landed a section of Pittsylvania County on a preservation group’s 2012 list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in the state.

  05/07/2012 7:08 PM
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  Mentally disabled Chatham twins see glimmer of hope in state settlement

  The clock is ticking for Timothy and Joseph Dunkley, who are mentally disabled.

  05/05/2012 9:33 PM