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City manager submits proposed budget

City Manager Ken Larking tonight submitted to the City Council a proposed budget that includes $8 million in new revenue anticipated from state-collected gaming taxes and a $4.1 million local supplement from Caesars Virginia, which will open a temporary c...

Airport to hold open house, youth rally

On Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., an Airport Open House and Young Eagles Rally will be held at the Danville Regional Airport. Averett University’s flight instructors and pilots from Virginia and North Carolina will complete free ...

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Riverfront Park

Danville Parks and Recreation—alongside City officials/staff, dignitaries, and supporters—broke ground on Riverfront Park this past Friday, March 17.  

The new $14 million park is situated in the heart of the River District at ...

Craghead Street to be closed at Wilson Street

The intersection of Craghead and Wilson streets will be closed intermittently next week to through traffic to allow for improvements related to the Wilson Street streetscape project.

During the times that the intersection is closed, traffic will be detoure...

City posts agendas for next City Council meeting

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, March 21, in a business session at 7 p.m. followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public. 

The business session will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Buil...

Governor: Company to expand in Danville

News release from the governor's office

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Germany-based Zollner Elektronik AG, one of the world’s largest manufacturing service providers for electronic and mechatronic components, will invest a...

VANTAGE Art Flats ceremony to be held

News release by the River District Association

The River District Association, the City of Danville and VANTAGE Art Flats, are pleased to invite the community to a ribbon cutting on March 20th, 2023 at 12 pm, celebrating the opening of VANTAGE Art Flats.&a...

Project Imagine honors latest class of graduates

Five teenagers were honored last week for completing life skills training and goal-setting exercises through Project Imagine. The program steers youths away from gang activity, and instead focusing on goals such as having no contact with law enforcement, ...

River District Association promotes Schwartz

News release by the River District Association

The River District Association (RDA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Diana L. Schwartz, Executive Director of the River District Association, will take on the new title of Chief Executive Office...

Set clocks to 'spring forward' Sunday

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, springing us forward to 3 a.m. Moving clocks forward one-hour means it will stay lighter later in the coming months, with later sunsets. While you turn your clocks forward, take some time to check your smoke d...

City's Police partnering with Virginia State Police

Fire Department plans live burn training

The Fire Department will be conducting live burn training in the 100-block of Johnson Street, starting on Thursday, March 9. There will be more training days in the future over the months of March and April.

With this training, there will be an increased a...

'Plan Danville’ storefront now officially open

With the goal of hearing the voices of all residents, business owners and visitors in Danville, local leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday for the “Plan Danville” storefront at 206 North Union St. 

The storefront will serve as the cen...

Cabin Fever Music Series concludes Saturday

Danville Harvest Jubilee’s annual Cabin Fever Music Series concludes for the season on Saturday, March 11, inside the Community Market with the Cat 5 Band performing.

Doors open at 7 p.m., with the Cat 5 Band taking the stage at 7:30 p.m...

Caesars Virginia to hold hiring event

Caesars Virginia, a multimillion-dollar premier resort casino, will hold a hiring event from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, and Friday, March 10, at Averett University’s athletic complex on its North Campus, 707 Mt. Cross Road. 

Caesars is...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, March 7, in a business session at 7 p.m. followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public. 

The business session will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Munici...

Rail crossing work begins Monday in the city

Beginning on Monday, Feb. 27, Norfolk Southern will be closing at-grade road crossings for rail maintenance work along its main track through Danville. The work will continue through the end of the week.

Road crossings will be closed for one to three hours...

Craghead Street to be closed at Wilson Street

Craghead Street will be closed to through traffic at Wilson Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, and Tuesday, Feb. 21, to allow for installation of a new water line, weather permitting.

Traffic will be detoured onto Loyal and Newton streets to ...

Public comment sought for accreditation review

The Danville Police Department is participating in its first year of review after being awarded CALEA Accreditation in March 2022. CALEA, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, will be collecting public comment on the department through...

City launches new real estate sales dashboard

The City of Danville’s Information Technology Department has launched a new real estate dashboard that shows valid residential sales in the city over a rolling three-year period.

The Sales Analysis Dashboard was developed in conjunction with the ...

Holiday schedule for city offices, services

The Municipal Building and all other City of Danville government offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, in observance of George Washington Day, also known as Presidents Day. In addition, the public library, and the James F. Ingram Justice Center (cour...

City posts agenda for next City Council meeting

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in a business session. No work session is scheduled. The business session will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which is located at 427 ...

More housing may be coming to River District

More redevelopment in the River District could be coming as the Planning Commission on Monday voted to recommend approval of a special use permit that will allow multifamily dwellings at 501, 505 & 539 Craghead St.

If approved by the City Council, the ...

Cabin Fever Music Series continues Saturday

Danville Harvest Jubilee’s annual Cabin Fever Music Series continues Saturday, Jan. 18, inside the Community Market with the modern country sound of the Lynchburg area-based band Rare Form.

Doors open at 7 p.m., with Rare Form taking the...

First reading held on White Mill grant

The City Council on Tuesday held a first reading on a state grant for conservation of open space around the White Mill. Acceptance and appropriation of the grant requires a budget amendment. 

The City of Danville has applied for and been awarded $...

Fire chief receives 'Chief Fire Officer' designation

The Commission on Professional Credentialing® has just awarded Fire Chief Dave Coffey the professional designation of Chief Fire Officer on February 7, 2023. Following an extensive peer review process, this designation recognizes demonstrated excellence i...

City seeks proposals for Monument-Berryman area

The housing division of the City of Danville’s Community Development Department is accepting proposals to develop residential properties in the Monument Street and Berryman Avenue area.

The project area consists of 110 controlled parcels, large a...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in a business session at 7 p.m. followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

The business session will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which ...

Robert David recognized among top influencers

Robert David, youth services and gang violence prevention coordinator for the City of Danville, was recently named among the “Top 100 Influencers in Local Government” in 2022 by the nonprofit Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).

De...

Governor announces local company to expand

News release from the governor’s office

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Engineered BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to advancing cost-effective, state-of-the-art medicine, wil...

Streetscape phase to begin on Wilson Street

The next phase of streetscape improvements in the River District will begin this week, with improvements being made on Wilson Street between Bridge and Craghead streets. This block is closed in preparation for the following activity:

• Expansion of the storm...

Improvement project begins on Audubon Drive

The Audubon Drive improvement project, which will expand the storm drainage system and add a sidewalk from Riverside Drive to Apollo Avenue, is underway. The project also includes the addition of a crosswalk with pedestrian lights on Riverside Drive.

Traff...