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City tourism program to enable locals to learn about Dan River Region attractions
Danville is launching a program that will include workshops and tours for residents and community leaders to learn more about the Dan River Region’s attractions. Named the “I Am Tourism: Visit SoSi Ambassador Program,” it will provide participants with in-depth knowledge of Danville’s assets and dining, shopping and lodging options in the city and Pittsylvania County.
Warrant: Suspect in Axton homicide admitted he shot victims
The suspect in the fatal June 22 shooting in Axton said he shot the victims during a disagreement over his children. Telvin Oshea Hairston, 31, told an investigator with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office that he shot the three women “because they wouldn’t let him have his children,” Investigator M.M. Motley wrote in criminal complaint obtained by the Danville Register & Bee on Wednesday.
Two more shot in Axton, both dead
Two people are dead after a shooting in Axton on Tuesday, June 25. According to Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Investigations Captain Gerald Ford, the Pittsylvania County 911 center received a call at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, that two individuals had been shot at 471 River Ridge Road in Axton in Pittsylvania County.
Touting Dan River Region growth, new foundation leader eager to be part of developing future
The new leader of The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region likens the future and growth to old-style film photography. It used to be — decades ago now — when someone took a photo it would take a few days to send it off to be developed.
65-year-old man arrested after allegedly killing son, daughter-in-law in Axton
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)– The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was arrested in connection to a double shooting in Axton on Tuesday, June 25. The sheriff says dispatch received a call at approximately 9:30 p.m. that two subjects had been shot on the 470 block of River Ridge Rd. When deputies arrived, they […]
65-year-old Axton man accused of fatally shooting daughter-in-law and son, deputies say
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – A 65-year-old man is facing several charges, including second-degree murder, in connection with the shooting deaths of his daughter-in-law and son, according to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said on Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m., the Pittsylvania County 911 center received a call...
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