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Michael Swanson
Donald Trump Weighs In On Tuesday's Huge VA 5th District Primary Vote
In Southside Virginia, there is an important Republican Primary for Congress in Virginia’s Fifth District that now has the attention of the national media, because Donald Trump has weighed in on it. On Tuesday, June 18, Republicans can vote and choose whether they want the incumbent Bob Good or his Trump endorsed challenger John McGuire to carry the party’s ticket for them this November.
Danville Casino Revenues Projected To Grow Big Time After Caesars Virginia Construction Is Complete
In May of 2023, Caesars Entertainment opened a temporary tent casino facility in Danville, Virginia. It is on the former Dan River Mills Schoolfield property, on which they are constructing a permanent casino and hotel facility on, that will be called Caesars Virginia once it opens.
The Stock Market Is Consolidating After It's Big December Rally
The stock market started the first week of the year down, with the decline in the S&P 500 being driven by a big drop in shares of Apple, because that stock makes up a large part of that index. The same is true for the Nasdaq, of course. The headlines in the financial media focused on changes in perceptions on how quickly and how much the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates this year and Friday's employment data, linking every tidbit of news with the short-term gyrations in the market.
Darrell Dalton Elected As Chairman and Robert Tucker As Vice-Chair For Pittsylvania County Board Of
On Thursday, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held a reorganization meeting for 2024 and voted Darrell Dalton as Chairman and Robert Tucker as Vice-Chair. All seven members voted unanimously. Mr. Dalton served as Chairman last year, so his selection as Chairman was a reappointment by the other supervisors. New members of the board, who came in with the last year's election, are Ken Bowman, Eddie Hite, and Murray Whittle. Dalton, Tucker, Vic Ingram, and Tim Dudley are incumbent members. All of them, but Dalton were re-elected last year by the voters in their districts. Dalton's seat was not up for election.
New Restaurant ISO ISO Ramen & Boba Opens In Danville (Menu Revealed)
Popeyes Chicken has opened on Riverside drive to create a mania for its food. I haven’t been there, because people talk about waiting in drive thru lines for 15 to 30 minutes when they go there. That's too much hustle and bustle for me. I want to be able to visit, sit down, and eat somewhere in peace. In a really busy drive thru, you could get into a situation were some nut gets stressed out and starts to honk on their horn.
Opinion: Jarrett Stone Sets Agenda With Strong Campaign In Pittsylvania County Clerk of Court Race
I'm supporting Jarrett Stone in his campaign to be elected as Clerk of Court in Pittsylvania County. Mr. Stone is running a strong campaign, having gone door to door throughout the whole county, more than any other single political candidate, and has raised more money so far than any of the other five candidates who are also running for Clerk of Court. According to reporting by Chuck Vipperman, he raised $15,146 and then Jennifer Wyatt came in second for raising $11,736 and then Angie Reece Harris raised $9,257. After her, Karen Dixon raised $7,070, Heidi Jones $6,183, and Seth Scarce $5,220.
Opinion: Candidates Duel At Chatham Forum As Jennings/Fox/Bowman Race Heats Up
Several Pittsylvania County candidates on the ballot in this year's elections made their case at a forum put on by the Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Chatham Star-Tribune at Chatham High School last week. All of the candidates for the Chatham-Blairs and Banister District county Board of Supervisors (BOS) seats spoke and so did every single candidate running for Clerk of Circuit Court. You can watch a video of the event here.
Opinion: Angie Harris Clerk of Circuit Court Political Campaign Hit With Civil Penalty
The Angie Reece Harris campaign for Pittsylvania County Clerk of Circuit Court was fined a civil penalty of $100 for having incomplete campaign finance forms on September 6, 2023. I have been following the county races closely this year and have donated money and time to a few candidates I am supporting. There are six candidates running for Clerk of Court and Angie Harris has received the support of Supervisor Bob Warren, who has been the boss of the Warren/Scearce county "team" faction for the past few years. He has put signs on his property supporting Harris, Scearce, and Bowman. He also got Nancy Eanes on the Board of Supervisors (BOS) after Chesher resigned, while Eanes and Scearce have recently been helping Josh Austin campaign for a seat, trying to create what I called a clown/confederate political compact.
Opinion: Ron Scearce and Josh Austin Form Pittsylvania County Clown/Confederate Political Compact
Just when you thought things couldn't get weirder in Pittsylvania County politics they do anyway. The Backdrop - The 58 Axton Development Vote and County Elections. The November elections are going to be key for the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors. For the past few years the board has been split between the Scearce/Warren faction and a reform group led by Supervisor Vic Ingram and Darrell Dalton. The last election saw current chairman Darrell Dalton win, along with Timothy Chesher and Jesse Barksdale, both of whom have resigned for health and personal reasons. Bob Warren is not running this time. Six of the seven board seats are up for election and how that plays out will determine who holds the most sway in the county for the next few years. Already, a peculiar alliance has developed between Ronald Scearce and Josh Austin, who announced that he was running against Ingram right at the June deadline. It's a troubling development for those who want the county to move past the "clown show" antics of the past few years.
Frank Fox Explains Why Proposed 58 West Development Key For Mega Park And Pittsylvania County Economic Growth
This week there will be a key zoning vote at the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting over zoning changes for the proposed 58 mixed used development. Frank Fox, who is running for the BOS Chatham-Blairs seat, spoke at the last board meeting and explained why it is so important for the area. So far, and the vote is tomorrow, in this race Josh Jennings is also running and has spoken in support of the development, while candidate Ken Bowman has made no public statement one way or the other on this issue.
Opinion: Supervisor Ron Scearce Talks "Accountability" While One Scearce/Warren Candidate Has Campaign Finance Issues
It's only August and this election season in Pittsylvania County is already getting wacky thanks to the Scearce/Warren Team aka "Clown Show." For the past three weeks, Supervisor Scearce has gone wild on Facebook, making nonstop posting smearing people he considers to be his enemies and making allegations against fire and rescue volunteer agencies, which he seems to have held a grudge against ever since the last election.
Opinion: The Pittsylvania County BOS Scearce/Warren Team Takes Control In Rocky Waters
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is at a paradoxical, moment. After the June BOS meeting, the Scearce/Warren Political Machine AKA Clown Show (Scearce wore a clown shirt at a BOS meeting to mock his critics) AKA Warren Team (that’s what they called themselves) is now in control of the Board of Supervisors for the moment with a 5-2 majority voting block. Members of the team, especially Westover District Ron Scearce, have talked triumphantly over their recent wins, and yet also seem to be worried, as they are resorting to bullying tactics in their political campaigns and Scearce is taking a page out of his fear play book. At the same time, as the board reverts to their control, there are signs of chaos in county politics once again. For one thing, two weeks ago, there was an Electoral Board meeting that broke down into what was reported to be accusations of improper meetings and minutes of meetings not being recorded correctly, looking like more unusual business as usual in the county. All that made last week’s issue of the Chatham Star-Tribune in a lengthy seven page article and on Thursday the Electoral Board appointed a new Registrar.
Raleigh Visitors Find That Efland Road Is A Scenic Route To The New Danville Temporary Casino
It has been a couple of weeks now since the temporary casino tent facility opened up in Danville, Virginia and it is still attracting thousands of visitors a week, many of whom are coming from North Carolina. This temporary tent facility is about 40,000 square feet in size and if you go to it you'll see the construction going on at the property site for the coming Caesars Virginia gaming and entertainment complex set to open in the second half of 2024. Danville is right on the Virginia/North Carolina border and is drawing people from the Piedmont and RDU regions of North Carolina.
Southside Investing Reveals More Details On Possible 58 West Mixed-Use Planned Community At Public Meeting
On Tuesday, the people behind Southside Investing LLC held a community meeting at Shilo Missionary Baptist Church. I went to it and their plans have been the talk of the county for a week now. On Wednesday morning, Cardinal News put out an editorial by Dwayne Yancey supporting their project. Last week, they issued a press release announcing that they "filed a rezoning application with Pittsylvania County to allow for a transformative master planned community on 614 acres in the southwestern region of the County. The mixed-use community is proposed on 614.45 acres located just east of Martin Drive on the north side of Martinsville Highway (Route 58) within the Tunstall Election District. The location is ideally situated approximately 9 miles driving distance from the similarly transformative Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill, VA and approximately 9 miles west of Danville, VA."
A Look Inside The Top Floor Of Dan River Falls Under Construction (With Barry Koplen)
After only a few months of remarkable renovation, much of the fourth floor of the former Dan River White Mill must be described as stunning. After each inch was carefully scraped and re-scraped, painted and encapsulated, new concrete floors were poured, polished, and sealed.
Martinsville Vice-Mayor Aaron Rawls Gives A City Council Update
Martinsville Vice-Mayor Aaron Rawls posted a city council update on his Facebook page:. “If you’ve been tuning in then you’ve noticed that Council meetings are now shorter and smoother. The opportunities we’re pursuing are ambitious, more impactful, and take significantly more time to bring to life. At least one of those will be shared in an update in May. For now, before we begin this year’s budget sessions, I want to share a few highlights from the past few Council meetings:”
Visitors Share Their Experience Of The Danville Temporary Casino During It’s First Week Of Operation
Seven days ago the temporary Ceasar’s casino tent, located in Danville, Virginia, opened its doors at 10:00 AM on 5/15/2023. Visible from just outside the parking lot surrounding it is ongoing construction of what will be a very large gambling and entertainment facility called Caesar’s Virginia. It’s expected to open by late 2024. You can see a live cam of the temporary casino and construction activities by clicking this link here.
Rezoning Filed Off Highway 58 West For Large Mixed Use Residential Development Planned Community Outside Danville
Southside Investing LLC has announced that it has filed a rezoning application with Pittsylvania County to allow for a transformative master planned community on 614 acres in the southwestern region of the County in the Tunstall District. The mixed-use community is proposed on 614.45 acres located just east of Martin Drive on the north side of Martinsville Highway (Route 58) within the Tunstall Election District. The location is ideally situated approximately 9 miles driving distance from the similarly transformative Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill, VA and approximately 9 miles west of Danville, VA.
Murray Whittle Campaign For Westover Pittsylvania County Board Of Supervisors Seat Begins
Murray Whittle revealed that he is running for the Westover District seat for the Pittsylvania County Board of Supersivors just a few weeks ago on Facebook and made it official this week with an announcement in this week’s edition of the Chatham Star-Tribune. His announcement came out of the blue, as Mr. Whittle is a newcomer to politics, never having run before. As soon as he made it public on Facebook he started to meet with people in the county, and in his district, to find out what people are concerned about. He had his own thoughts about the county before he announced, and things he cares about, desiring to bring more “common sense” to the way things are run in the county. His campaign is gaining momentum. On Wednesday, one of the things Mr. Whittle did is put up another big sign on a voter’s lawn, visible from the road. From all accounts I have heard, he has been having a great response from Westover District residents.
Opinion: Here Is Why I Am Supporting Jarrett Stone For Clerk Of Circuit Court In Pittsylanvania County
While six out of seven Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors seats are up for election this November, the Clerk of Circuit Court race is also important, because this constitutional officer is responsible for overseeing records, insuring their accuracy, and making them available for the county’s circuit court. That also means helping whoever comes into the clerk’s office, supporting its staff, and solving any issues that may arise. The honorable Mark W. Scarce is retiring as Clerk of Court and there are currently six people who are running as candidates for that position for the November election.
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