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2016 Danville City Council Race – Update #1 (Part #1)

We’ve got eleven candidates running for five seats on Danville City Council and the game is on. In our first look at the field, we’re going to look at each candidate’s strengths & weaknesses, then a quick analysis of them. For Part #1, we’ll examine the incumbents.

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Madison Whittle’s Campaign Office Grand Opening (Part #2)

We’ve already published Part #1 in this two-part PhotoCentral series on Danville City Council candidate Madison Whittle’s campaign office grand opening, and we’ll wrap up our look at Wednesday’s happenings here. We’re at the Forum building on Piney Forest Road. Let’s move on!

(Editor’s Note: “Madison Whittle for City Council” is an advertiser with SouthsideCentral. […]

Madison Whittle’s Campaign Office Grand Opening (Part #1)

Danville City Council candidate Madison Whittle held his campaign office grand opening on Wednesday, and SouthsideCentral was there. Let’s take a look at some photos from the event in this two-part PhotoCentral series.

(Editor’s Note: “Madison Whittle for City Council” is an advertiser with SouthsideCentral. Advertisers have no editorial say-so in any SouthsideCentral content, whether […]

Jim Lindley’s City Council Announcement

Jim Lindley has announced that he will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish his campaign’s statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Susan Davis’ Treasurer Announcement

Susan Davis has officially announced her candidacy for Danville City Treasurer. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish her statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Kate Berger’s Election Withdrawal Letter

Danville Treasurer candidate Kate Berger withdrew from the election today. SouthsideCentral is glad to print her campaign’s withdrawal letter in its entirety for our viewers to read.

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Robin Dabney’s City Council Announcement

Robin Dabney has announced that she is running for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish her campaign’s statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Madison Whittle’s City Council Announcement

On Tuesday, Madison Whittle announced that he will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish his campaign’s statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Trina McLaughlin’s City Council Announcement

Today, Trina McLaughlin announced that she will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish her statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Fred Shanks’ City Council Announcement

On Friday, Fred Shanks announced that he will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish his campaign’s statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Philip Haley’s City Council Announcement

Today, Philip Haley announced that he will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish his campaign’s statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Sheila Baynes’ City Council Announcement

Today, Sheila Baynes announced that she will run for Danville City Council in the upcoming May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish her statement unedited so that our readers can see it in its entirety.

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Buddy Rawley’s “Sign-Off” Letter

Today, Danville City Councilman Buddy Rawley issued a press release saying that he would not be running for another term in the May elections. SouthsideCentral is glad to publish his remarks in full so that our readers can read them unedited.

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Endorsement: Jessie Barksdale for Board of Supervisors Chairman

This is a weird way to start 2016, but I feel this endorsement is needed to keep Pittsylvania County on the right track. Only the seven elected members of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will vote on this decision, but county residents can make their feelings known to their supervisor before the vote happens.

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ElectionCentral (11/3/15) – LIVE!

SouthsideCentral had the best election coverage in the region last night and we’re glad that you came to the website to see what was happening. This article is now complete, so enjoy the recap.

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Endorsements: Pittsylvania County Elections

It’s been a long Endorsement Week but we’re finishing up all of our political endorsements in this article. Let’s work on Pittsylvania County’s Board of Supervisors’ elections.

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Endorsements: Halifax County Elections

We’re going to Speed Round mode to get the rest of our political endorsements published. In this article, we’ll clear the rest of Halifax County’s elections off the board.

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Endorsement: Fred Clark for Halifax County Sheriff

In 2011, Fred Clark won his first term as Halifax County Sheriff easily as the incumbent completely melted down into a scandal that ended up sending him to jail. That’s not the case in this election, as incumbent Clark is showing very few weaknesses.

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Endorsement: Sam Burton for Pittsylvania County School Board

Four years ago, Pittsylvania County voters ousted 20+ year incumbent Sam Burton from the school board by electing Wayne Robertson. Burton is back to run against Robertson in a Chatham/Blairs district rematch & SouthsideCentral believes that Burton should be returned to office.

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Endorsements: Pittsylvania County Constitutional Offices

Endorsement Week continues on SouthsideCentral and we’ll get the unopposed Pittsylvania County constitutional offices out of the way now.

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Endorsement: Kate Berger for Pittsylvania County Treasurer

(SouthsideCentral Policy: SouthsideCentral accepts all political advertisements. Any candidate who chooses to place their ads on SouthsideCentral are told directly that their advertising will not influence the endorsement process in any manner. Kate Berger has advertised on SouthsideCentral.)

Kate Berger won a four-way election last year to officially finish out the term of Pittsylvania County […]

Endorsement: Mark Scarce for Clerk of Court

Voters don’t usually pay much attention to elections for Clerk of Court in Virginia and that’s the wrong attitude to have. The elected term for Clerk of Court is eight years, so that means voters will be “hiring” somebody and end up paying them over $1,000,000 in salary & benefits. It’s a very important decision […]

Endorsement: Marshall, Adams, Edmunds for Delegate

It’s one week before the general election and it’s also the start of a week filled of SouthsideCentral political endorsements.

We’re going to get started with the easiest ones. Let’s talk about the region’s Virginia House of Delegate races. They’re all unopposed.

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Halifax County Elections – Update #1 – (Part #2)

We’ve already published Part #1, so let’s finish up our first look at the upcoming Halifax County elections. We’ll cover the school board and all of the constitutional office races. But first, we’ll take a look at the all-important (not) Board of Supervisors tiebreaker position. Let’s get started!

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Halifax County Elections – Update #1 – (Part #1)

It’s Labor Day weekend, so it’s time for the November election season to take the stage. We’re going to take our first look at Halifax County’s election slate now.

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