Chatham News

Barry Jermaine White, 37, of Chatham, had been charged with maliciously shooting Derek Word.

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.

Daphne was born in Chatham, Virginia and was an accomplished seamstress, making many of her own clothes.

Mayor Joe Rogers is not seeking re-election, so the next candidate has to be someone with town council experience, Byrd said during an interview Monday.

A car accident involving a Pittsylvania County Sheriff's deputy and the driver of a 2008 Ford Ranger left a man 63-year-old Callands man dead.

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.

Hargrave Military Academy seniors open their graduation ceremony by singing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" in Owen R. Cheatham Chapel on Saturday.

Merle Rutledge Jr., 31, said during an interview Thursday that he would like to see more transparency in local government and less wasteful spending.

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.

A Sunday morning fire destroyed one section of the roof at the Woodlake Bar and Grill and filled the building with smoke and water damage.

Guest speaker the Rev. R.G. Rowland, addresses family members who gathered Monday for the Peace Officers' Memorial Service to remember officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

More than 300 people among 28 groups took part in Earth Day activities in Pittsylvania County.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 after a closed session Monday night to sell the 1930s-built structure to Richmond-based Echelon Resources Inc.

Twin brothers, 23 year-olds Joseph and Timothy Dunkley sit on their porch in Chatham on May 4. The twins made the cross for their mother for Mother's Day.

Pittsylvania County taxpayers could get a reprieve from their real estate and personal property tax bills for the first half of this year.

The founder of a uranium industry watchdog group will speak tonight in Danville, sponsored by local groups opposing the uranium mine planned for Coles Hill near Chatham.

A former Virginia prison inmate faces up to 20 more years in prison for impersonating a millionaire behind bars.