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NumbersCentral: So How Much Do City Retirees Get?

City of Danville retirees are back in front of the city council asking for cost-of-living adjustments and/or bonuses. But when you look at how much some of the retirees make on a guaranteed basis, your eyes may open quite widely. It’s time for a NumbersCentral…

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Governor McAuliffe Comes To Town…

… and you know SouthsideCentral was there. Let’s go over some thoughts about his speech and Q&A session.

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Make sure your driver’s license is valid…

… when you’re running over your father. Wait, what? Say, That’s Odd.

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Tales of the Ex-Prosecutor

John Greenbacker, you old softie!

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So That’s a Federal Indictment…

Today, the US Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment… and the 39 page indictment is definitely some good reading.

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It’s All About the Kids (And The Taxpayers)

I’m going to be blasted for this article, but somebody has to say it.

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We Didn’t (Know What) Start(ed) The Fire.

The cause of a closed local restaurant’s fire has been ruled as “undetermined”. Wow. Didn’t see that one coming.

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The Cheating SOB’s Of Halifax County

This is a serious scandal and somebody’s going to get kicked in the balls, folks. The golf balls, that is.

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The Danville Bear – LIVE!

We’re LIVE! from Spring St. and we have a bear in a tree. Photos and comments coming.

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Surprise! It’s Country Music!

The Danville Harvest Jubilee has released their concert series for this summer. Wow. Didn’t see that one coming.

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Jeff Reed 110 – Halifax County 0

After looking at that scoreboard, I wonder if the Halifax County IDA is having second thoughts…

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Say, That’s Odd: Lights Out!

Honestly, I have no idea what the hell is going on with this story.

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What’s the going rate for an “Economic Development Consultant”?

People love to know the salaries of City of Danville employees, so I decided to find out how much Economic Development Consultant Linwood Wright was being paid…

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Time Machine: The Not-So-Happy Oyster

Ready to hop into the SouthsideCentral Time Machine? This journey will take us back to a home invasion, fire and a punching bag (!?) story that never smelled right from the first moment I heard about the “crime”.

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Halifax County hits the Big Time!

Remain calm. All is well. Planning for only 7000 people has been handled. They got this. Yes, it’s ridiculous.

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$25,000 Worth Of Discrimination

This is the first time that I’ve ever heard about a case like this getting to court in Danville, and it’s about time.

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Time Machine: Once, Twice, Three Times a Job Bust

This is a strange mashup of two SouthsideCentral types of features. We’re going to hop in the Time Machine and go back to November 20, 2012. That’s the day that Danville City Council approved grant money to a losing trifecta of Job Busts. Get ready for a not so fun ride…

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The free money had nothing to do with it…

I love economic development spin. Actually, I love to expose economic development spin and mock the hell out of it.

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Happy Anniversary, Macerata Wheels!

It was about a year ago that there was a big announcement that promised 101 new jobs over the next three years. I bet you know where this is going…

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EXCLUSIVE: The new Pittsylvania County administrator will be…

…somebody you may be familiar with. Because it’s a personnel matter that has to be voted on by the entire Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon (April 22), I’ve been unable to get on-the-record sourcing. That being said, SouthsideCentral has been working on this story over the past few days and I’m 100% […]

Some things I learned about the Coal Ash spill…

The EPA hosted an open house at Danville’s Community Market on Monday afternoon with a lot of state and federal agencies talking about the coal ash spill and the cleanup efforts. SouthsideCentral was there talking and asking questions. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting things that I found out…

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The dead (companies) are spinning…

Today, we finally got some information from the Danville’s Economic Development office about the quite comatose GOK furniture company. I don’t believe a damned word of it.

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TossUp!: “We give up” or “You pay up”?

This one flew under my radar but I have to thank the SouthsideCentral readers for suggesting this article. Is this what it is or is it a way to get the much needed money?

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The reality of a college rugby tournament…

There’s a college rugby tournament happening in Danville this weekend. Ha! You didn’t know about it either, huh?

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Danville City Council Forum – American Legion Forum (Part #2)

Let’s move right into the audience portion of Tuesday night’s American Legion Post 325 Danville City Council Candidates forum. Sorry for the long delay but these things take a while to write.

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