The transformation of a massive riverfront property in Danville all started in 2018 with a tweet. The White Mill, a former Dan River Mills site, has been sitting vacant on the banks of the Dan River for over a decade. Now, the city has partnered ...
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Danville’s White Mill restoration project began with a tweet
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Register & Bee heading to a new home a few blocks away
The Danville Register & Bee is moving to a new home — the fourth time in the newspaper’s 140-year history — and will be closer to the heart of the growing and vibrant River District. But before the move happens, there will be a remote detour ...
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New Danville Community College president looks to grow enrollment
Monday marked the end of Jerry Wallace’s first month as Danville Community College president. In that time, he has met with community members from a plethora of organizations to learn about the area and the DCC’s role within it. Wallace came to ...
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Community Holiday Light Show in Danville wraps up this week
The ninth annual Community Holiday Light Show wraps up this week, with shows daily from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ballou Park through Friday. Residents may ride through the park and enjoy a visit with Santa at the Children’s Village. The drive-thru event ...
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Bids sought for design of Danville’s White Mill pedestrian bridge
City officials have taken another step toward bringing new life to the roughly 100-year-old former Dan River Inc. bridge. A request for proposals for design of turning the 966-foot structure into a planned pedestrian bridge has been posted, with ...
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Newest addition to Danville’s River District mixes food and beverage with virtual golf
The latest addition to Danville’s River District mixes food and beverage with a way to virtually practice golf. On Friday, city officials and regional leaders celebrated River District Golf & Social with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ...
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Danville’s first children and youth master plan complete. Now comes the next step: implementing it.
A master plan that officials hope will serve as a guide for ensuring children and youth have opportunities to thrive is now complete. The question now is how it will be implemented. Danville’s Children and Youth Master Plan is the first for the ...
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Running into additional bedrock, mega site grading project price tag rises by nearly $750,000
What was originally a roughly $3 million project to grade a pad at the 3,500-acre Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill is now about a $3.7 million endeavor. The contractor grading the site discovered additional bedrock during excavation, ...