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Danville Regional Medical Center vs. Centra

Danville Regional Medical Center seems to be willing to try anything to block Centra’s plans.


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Thinking about Johnny & Micah Robertson…

On Friday, Micah Robertson (son of Johnny Robertson) was convicted of trespassing on the property of Westover Baptist Church. After spending four hours covering the situation, I still have no idea what to think about it.

Editor’s Note: Micah Robertson was not convicted of trespassing. The judge took the case under advisement for 12 months.


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Review of Danville’s “Dickey’s Barbecue Pit”

Dickey’s has been open for over a year, so it’s about time that I got there to eat.


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BREAKING: Joe King named Danville City Manager

Tonight, Danville City Council named Joe King as City Manager.


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Thumbs! (5/5 edition)

It’s been a while since our Thumbs! got some use. Let’s remedy that situation quickly.


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Strike FIVE! (and they’re probably still not out.)

A governmental body refuses to ban something that’s already banned. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.


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Let’s recap the Danville City Council election…

The 2009 Danville City Council election is in the books. I’m smelling a “random thoughts” type of article…


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To endorse or not to endorse?

That’s the ethical question I’m asking myself and there’s no easy answer.


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Neal Morris to appear on Star News Monday night at 7:30 PM

This will be a paid political advertisement on WGSR-TV.


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We’ve got three Peregrine Falcon babies!

Hey, we all deserve a break from the political talk at least for a few minutes!


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Photos from the May 1st Danville Cruise-In

The second of six Downtown Danville Cruise-Ins took place on Saturday night. SouthsideCentral and Star News was there LIVE! Here’s a slideshow of photos from the event.


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UPDATED: Mysterious “bone”(?) found in Danville Walmart parking lot?

As of now, I’m putting this into the RumorCentral category until I can get further verification from more sources. Thanks to whoever used the SouthsideCentral TipLine!


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One comment leads to one scathing OpinionCentral.

I just got a comment in on the “Potential change in Danville’s mayorship?” thread that just made my head explode.


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Potential change in Danville’s mayorship?

(Editor’s Note: I rarely “bump up” a SouthsideCentral article since they’re available on the site & Google indexes them well, but in this case I’m making an exception since this is a very hot topic. This article was originally published on: Apr 22, 2010 @ 23:20)

I’ve connected the dots & I believe there’s an undercurrent flowing to have a new Danville mayor after the May 4th election.


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Danville City Council Race – Update #7

(Last update: Danville City Council Race – Update #6)

“Boom!” Everything that was known and assumed about the Danville City Council race went “Boom!” over the past five days. Let’s pick up the pieces and see if we can figure out what the heck is going on.


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No %#$?, Karen!

Karen Maute is against uranium mining. Who Knew?! (I edited the word in the headline to make it family-friendly, but you know what I wanted to say.)


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Another one bites the dust!

Brookneal’s probably going to be looking for a new police chief… again.


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Sundays are made for naps and watching horse racing…

…if you’re a cat. A big, orange, spoiled rotten cat.


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UPDATED – BREAKING: Former South Boston finance director killed in farming accident

Our sources have just got this story in to SouthsideCentral.


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Everybody loves nuclear resistant vehicles!

Back in March, we told you that Lynchburg got grant money for a tank on wheels. Now it looks like Danville’s in the market for one. Ridiculous.


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Photos from today’s Danville Wine Festival

This event fell completely off my radar and I’m glad I was reminded about it.


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Spring Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet & Show on Saturday (4/24)

If you’re a bicycle enthusiast, make your way to Eden NC on Saturday for a great time.


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Danville City Council Race – Update #6 (Funding)

In this update on the Danville City Council race, we’ll take a look at where the money is coming from.


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So what if my arm falls off?

We might win the state championship! Sigh. Win, win, win… but at what cost?


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HaliFair coming on June 5th

Make your way to the Halifax County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 5th for a brand new event!


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