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‘EXTREME BULL BASH’

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Shown on opposite page starting at top, the Pittsylvania County Deputy Sheriff J. Holland Thomas, Sr. Memorial Bridge, was certified in October 2022. At bottom, Trooper Henry Noel Harmon Memorial Bridge, originally named the Route 57 Bridge, memorialized in July 2022.

PITTSYLVANIA’S LONG TRADITIONS

Honoring heroes & leaders

Last year, there were several bridge ceremonies to commemorate fallen Pittsylvania police officers; however, these were only the newest in a long tradition in Virginia.

The process of changing a bridge’s name is somewhat simple. Bridges, highways, and interchanges in Virginia can be named by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) or by the action of the General Assembly. The naming of a facility by the CTB may occur at the request of a local jurisdiction or the request of the head of a state agency if the facility is being named after a “state official” from the agency who was killed during the performance of his official duties.”

Over the last century, 17 bridges and highways have been named after officers and prominent figures in the area. The most recent, Pittsylvania County Deputy Sheriff J. Holland Thomas, Sr. Memorial Bridge, was certified in October 2022. The bridge is located on Route 29 along Chalk Road.

Holland’s death was the result of an arrest he made in October 1952 concerning a man who wanted to kill his employer. Holland was shot in the chest and abdomen with a 12-gauge shotgun. Holland had several surgeries to remove the pellets, but one that remained caused a fatal infection four years later, according to the Pittsylvania County.

The Board of Supervisors formally renamed and dedicated the bridge in December 2022.

Earlier last year, Trooper Henry Noel Harmon Memorial Bridge, originally named the Route 57 Bridge, east of Chatham was memorialized in July.

Henry Harmon was a Virginia State Trooper in Chatham who was killed while arresting a drunk driver on Route 761 near Long Island in January 1960; Harmon was shot in the back of the neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He died in 1995 as a result of the gunshot wound he had suffered 35 years prior, according to the county website.

The shooter was convicted of malicious shooting and sentenced to 20 years.

At the same time, the Trooper Henry Murray Brooks, Jr. Memorial Bridge was also named after a local law enforcement officer. The Brooks bridge is the former Business U.S. Highway 29 Northbridge in Hurt.

Brooks was stationed in Gretna in 1953. In June 1956, Brooks was investigating a crash on U.S. Highway 29 about three miles south of Altavista when another car crashed into the parked vehicle, Brooks, and three others. Brooks was taken to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

STORY & PHOTOS BY DREW MUMICH

The driver of the vehicle was charged with manslaughter, according to the Officer Down memorial page.

Law enforcement officers are not the only ones honored with bridges across the county. Politicians, civil rights activists and notable figures in the area have their names memorized on county bridges.

The bridge on Route 29 Business North in Blairs was named the William H. Pritchett Memorial Bridge, after the first black supervisor in Pittsylvania County’s history. He represented the Banister District from 1992-2011, and served as chairman and vice-chairman for seven years.

In 2021 there were several bridges named after prominent civil rights leaders in Pittsylvania County, such as the Clyde L. Banks, Sr. Memorial Bridge. The bridge was formerly the Chatham South Bridge on U.S. Highway 29. Banks fought to integrate public jobs and equal pay.

State Route 260 East over U.S. Highway 29 was renamed the

Irvin B. Burton, Sr. Memorial Bridge in 2015.

“Whereas, in 1942, Mr. Burton became the driving force behind the Dan River-Blairs Civic League for effectively addressing educational issues over the ensuing years. His leadership greatly influenced the planning and construction of the first high school for African American atudents in the southern part of Pittsylvania County. In contrast, Mr. Burton worked for peaceful understanding between the races with a continuing focus in education and voting,” according to the resolution passed by the Board of supervisors.

Burton’s legacy includes helping provide the county with better infrastructure, including replacing open-top trash receptacles with compactor sites. He also supported the Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill.

In September 2002, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved what is now the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge in Danville. The bridge leading into the city

Shown below, the William H. Pritchett Memorial Bridge North in Blairs was named after the first black supervisor in Pittsylvania County’s history.

CARS, CRAFTS & RIDES

At Festival in The Park

STORY BY DREW MUMICH

Therewere arts and crafts, car shows, rides and plays at the Festival In Park over the Weekend as Danville residents came from across the county and the city to Ballou Park.

The three-day Festival went from Friday through Sunday, with music and live entertainment from the early morning to late at night. With a community agency advocacy section where residents could learn more about the different non-profits in the area to a car show, there was certainly a lot to do at the Festival.

Brianna Bill is on the Board for the Festival in the Park overseeing food vendors and craft vendors. She walked through the ground, checking that the funnel cakes were ready, the popcorn was popped, the coffee was poured, and visitors took every chance to fill up on festival foods.

“This is where you want to go get something good to eat. This is the place,” Bill said.

There were arts and crafts like embroidered items, wood vendors and jewelry makers.

“Everybody in between, from homemade dresses and bags and all the work, so almost everything you could think of crafterwise is here,” said Bill.

The Festival has been going on for 49 years and is back after a 2-year hiatus because of COVID-19. Danville Parks and Recreation started it.

“It’s is the oldest running festival in the communities, the longest sustaining festival, and it also is the longest link festival, you know; it’s a nostalgic thing for a lot of people because it’s, you know, we’re on like three generations of people that have been coming to this event,” said Jason Bookheimer, president of Festival in the Park.

Adriane Woodson, a Danville resident, has attended the Festival for over 40 years.

“We used to take up bicycles and ride and buy through the Park

when I was a teenager. That was a long time ago,” said Woodson.

Woodson explained that this was a perfect kickoff to the summer.

“It gives people something to do as a kickoff before the summer, the kids getting out of school…Vendors are always a big thing,” said Woodson,

“People have been here forever and a day; everyone knows that festival is kind of like a landmark of Danville,” said Bill. “Schofield District has been here, and the festival have been going on for so long. People who have grown up here make Festival in the Park synonymous with Danville.”

At the edge of the Park, festival-goers got a blast from the past as Rods and Rides took place alongside the Festival, bringing in more tourists. It was a fundraiser for the Danville Rotary as different car enthusiasts brought old 1949 MGs and brand new Corvets.

“Our whole goal is to bring your passion. Whatever your automotive passion is, bring it out and share it with somebody else,” said Gary Clark, representing Danville Riverview, rotary director of the car show event.

Residents like Claud Stevens and James Stevens brought cars like Claud’s Camaro. He did all of the paintwork, all of the engine work, and all the mechanics to get it up and running for the show.

“I love it,” Claud said, “I did all the work painting all day. I didn’t do the interior. I had somebody to do that. But everything else I’ve done.”

Overall, citizens across the county and city had great fun in the Park.

“Danville has brought a whole lot of people together with this event right here, and we see that many different businesses come out and set up, and you’ll be able to network and be able to bring a lot of people together just doing this festival in the park,’ said Tyrell Payne, Vice Chair of The Danville Public School Board. |

shows, rides and plays at Ballou Park over the weekend. The festival, begun by Danville Parks and Recreation, has been going on for 49 years and is back after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.

Shown above at the top left, Claud Stevens and James Stevens sit in front of their two vintage cars during the Rods and Rides Car Show. Below them Danville residents are shown participating in a Kuumba Dance as a part of the live entertainment during the Festival in the Park celebration at Ballou Park. Pictures at right show the Festival in The Park where there were arts and crafts, car

WALKING HORSE SHOW

STORY & PHOTOS BY DREW MUMICH

Trailers lined up on the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex lawn as horse owners came across the East Coast to show off their Walking horses to judges the the biannual Tennessee walking horse show.

The show let riders horse of padding, pleasure, and racket horses competed against each for best in the show. There were about 500 entries of horses from Tennessee, West Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. It brought owners like Laicia Terrell from Whitefield, Virginia, to Pittsylvania County; she was riding a walking horse called Old Town Road, which is

seven years old.

“I’ve been showing horses since I was nine,” said Terrell. “I’ve just kind of stuck with it and took lessons and started western pleasure and then turned into the walking horses and just kind of been doing it ever since.”

Terrell explained that it had brought her across the east coast.

“We just started up in Ohio last week, and we show it here, and we go kind of all over West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina and Virginia,” said Terrell.

Christopher Williams, show manager for Virginia Walking

Racking horse owner association.

The age is from as young as four years old to 80 years old. However, Dunn wants the public to know that this sport is safe and how the trainers handle the horses are checked and rechecked for abuse.

“A lot of people don’t like the discipline of the horse. They say as cruel or unusual, but I like to remind everybody these horses go through an inspection process before they even let in this gate,” said Dunn. “Judges look for a flat wall running wall off, slow rack or a fast rate, depending on what class your in,” said Dunn.

Shown above, before performing, horse riders warm up on their selected horses to get ready physically and mentally for the show. Pictured at right, This horseback ride performs during the spring the biannual Tennessee walking horse show.

and Racking horse owner association, explained that horses were judged on different gates and different ways the rider handled them.

“They’ll have like a pleasure gate, that is like a go as you please, just like if you’re going on a Sunday, right? And then you got performance horses, which is, you know, that’s the get in the ring, and it’s an exaggerated gate,” said Williams.

This show is put on twice a year, with a show in the fall and a show in the spring of the year, and has continued to grow, according to Joy Dunn, president of the Virginia Walking and

That process involves a trainer walking the horse through Figure 8; they are checked for scar tissue on the hooves and sensitivity on the legs.

Trainer Macy Woodey-Norwood explained that this is because the industry to use is not regulated, and owners would harm their horses to win.

“So back in the day, there were some not-so-good people. But now our industry is highly regulated. Every time that one horse shows, they have to go through an inspection. They have to pass palpation and a lameness exam,” said

“If they do not pass inspection, they are disqualified and shall receive a ticket from us and disqualified all weekend can’t show,” said Scott Helton. “They are the experts. When they say, these horses are good to go. They are good to go,” said Dunn.

Nowadays, it is all about the commitment to the perseverance of a tradition long held in the area. Beth Tucker from North Carolina joined for the commodity.

“We just have such great camaraderie and good fellowship. We eat good food while we’re here. And that’s what it’s all about. Enjoying it,” said Tucker. |

Horseback rider is seen prepping her horse before the biannual Tennessee walking horse show.

The biannual Tennessee walking horse show began with a tribute to the American Flag and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.

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Horseback riders line up after showing of their different gates to have their horses inspected and to be tested by the judge walking the field.

‘EXTREME BULL

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Sparklers go off as contestants enter the arena at the beginning of the first night of competition on Friday, May 19.

BULL BASH’

STORY & PHOTOS BY SAMI MIRZA

True

Grit Rodeo returned to the Lucky L Arena on Grit Road in Hurt for the first time this year, presenting the Springlake Stockyards Extreme Bull Bash on Friday, May 19 and Saturday May 20.

The premise of bull riding is simple: stay on the bucking animal for eight seconds, holding on with only your legs and one hand. Within the sport, bulls are considered athletes as well, and score more points for being more energetic and difficult to ride. Thus, points are awarded to

both the rider and the bull, and the final round of a rodeo typically matches up the best riders with the best bulls for an added challenge.

Based in Hurt and run by the Lanier family, True Grit produces rodeo events across Virginia, as well as raising livestock for the rodeo scene and offering training camps and merchandise. Their next scheduled event is the EllieBuck Memorial Bull Bash at the Lucky L Arena on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. |

Darren Wrangler is bucked off by “Toupee.” In rodeos, both the rider and the animal are considered athletes; this effort earned Toupee 20.5 points.

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Gary Argenbright falls under the hooves of “Bama Nights” a few seconds into his ride. Argenbright was able to scramble

out from under the bull and walk off under his own power.

Jacob Corwin winds up a lasso while on horseback. Corwin, who works as the ranch foreman at the National Center for Healthy Veterans in Altavista, was on hand to drag uncooperative bulls back into the exit chute if they refused to exit the arena.

Rodeo clown Keegan Mayo winds up to throw a stress ball into the crowd in between rides. Mayo was wearing a microphone connected to the arena’s speaker system and would chat back-and-forth with announcer Daniel Lanier as the competition progressed.

Members of True Grit’s “Cowboy Protection Agency” help Evan Pack up after the rider fell from “Loaded Dice.” The CPA is made up of bullfighters that stay in the arena for every ride to protect riders after they are bucked off and help herd the bull into the exit chute.

Before the cattle showcase on Saturday, a group of contestants practices walking their cattle across the back of the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex.

SHOWING LIVESTOCK Teaches lessons on animal care, nutrition

STORY & PHOTOS BY DREW MUMICH

Firstheld in 1948 at the Woodlawn Stables in Chatham, the Pittsylvania Caswell Youth Livestock Show began as a dairy cow show and named the Pittsylvania County Junior Dairy Show.

A year later, they changed it to livestock show, and 75 years later, the Pittsylvania County Livestock Show is still making history as students show the work they have done with their animals.

“We have exhibitors from Pittsylvania and Caswell exhibiting sheep, goats, hogs and cattle and celebrating 75 years of agricultural heritage,” said Mandi Dolan, the 4-H Extension Agent for Pittsylvania County and show secretary.

The show hosted students ages 5 through 18, showing goats, lamb, hogs and cattle.

“There’s a lot of preparation,” said Becky Roberts, Virginia Cooperative Extension Animal Science agent for Pittsylvania County. “A lot of nutritional education goes into this because the kids are learning what works best to feed their animal to help them build muscle.”

There are a lot of different aspects that go into the training, and not just the animal, but the youth as well. Judges can tell how an animal has been prepared based on their actions in the ring.

“In our showmanship classes, our judge looks for the perfect team package so the animal works with the handler, and the handler works well with the animal. You know, generally, he can tell which children or youth have been working with our animals more diligently at home,” said Roberts.

Charity Deolozier has been raising sheep, cows and goats for about 10 years; she spends up to three or four hours a day with her animals, training to

stand correctly, walk, get used to being looked at by a judge and stand still for long periods.

“You got to put the time in. If you don’t, you’ll go to the show, and everything will be wrong. Like if you don’t spend hours in the barn it’s going to show when you get there,” said Deolozier.

Marty Ropp was the official for the two-day event and had experience working with livestock and judging in states like Missouri and Michigan. However, every category and animal type judging differs for what Ropp is looking for in build, behavior and grooming.

“In the market classes, we’re looking for muscularity and appropriateness of the amount of fat that they have, and then a breeding class; we’re looking for traits that will affect their ability to stay on the farm and in the herd for five, 10, maybe even 15 years.” said Ropp.

There were more than 70 participants, with about 135 animals shown during the two-day event from Pittsylviana County and Caswell County. Planning for the show goes on year-round and involves a nine to 10-month planning process.

It starts with initiating the show registration, gaining interest figuring out who needs more information about the process, beginning in January when organizers push roll and ensure everybody has the animals they plan to show, said Dolan.

“Pittsylvania County is known for agriculture. And we are very fortunate to have supporters in our area that want to see the kids invest in agriculture, learn about its value to our community, and how that helps our community function as a whole from a financial standpoint. So it’s nice for us to instill these principles in these kids at such a young age,” said Dolan. |

Shown at top left and right, Judge Marty Ropp asked every participant questions about how they handled their animal as each contestant showed off how they worked with the animal in preparation of the show. Shown in bottom photos, contestants lightly pat hogs’ sides to direct them as they walk through the ring and show them off to Ropp at the 75 annual livestock show.

A COUNTY IN LOVE: SignunveiledatODAC

STORY & PHOTO BY SAMI MIRZA

Pittsylvania County added a new sign to the statewide network of LOVEworks signs at a ceremony on the morning of Saturday, June 3. The metal sign, which includes symbols of Chatham and the county as a whole, was unveiled at its permanent home at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex on U.S. Hwy 29 just north of Chatham.

A number of county officials and community representatives spoke after the sign was unveiled, including Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Darrell Dalton, County Administrator Stuart Turille, Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce President Anne Moore-Sparks and Chatham Mayor Alisa Davis.

“I think this is a wonderful representation of our county, and I think it’s a wonderful symbol of what we’re all about,” Davis said in an address to the crowd.

The positioning of the sign at ODAC is in part a strategic

move to capitalize on the complex’s draw, according to Brenda Bowman, who spearheaded the working committee that pushed the sign through.

“This was a perfect place because this is one of our largest destinations,” Bowman said. “A lot of events, a lot of people come here — the rodeo, the Bull Bash, livestock shows, farmer’s market — it’s just a lot of people come from all over and we wanted it central and visible for tourists.”

ODAC’s schedule is a busy one: the organization has held an event every weekend for more than five months, ranging from rodeos to horse shows to a tractor pull that brought international contestants.

“We had people from Washington state, Canada, bringing their tractors to enter the competition,” said ODAC Executive Director David Cross. “This facility truly does bring people in, not just from different areas of Virginia but

different areas of the country and other countries.”

Bowman said that the ODAC LOVE sign has its roots in a project that she started while at the Chamber, where the state’s only portable LOVE sign was launched in 2017.

“I was the chair of the tourism committee and we developed the original LOVE sign,” she said. “But then there was a leadership change and which the whole format of the Chamber changed somewhat. I moved away and so the sign was not managed and it just kind of deteriorated and then decommissioned.”

When she came back to the area, Bowman launched the effort to build another LOVE Sign, creating the working committee and pitching the project to county officials.

“I’ve always loved the LOVE signs and just feel like it’s an asset to have them in our area,” she said.

Much of the project’s estimated $12,000 cost was funded

through donations from businesses and local partners, who are represented by a plaque next to the sign. On the plaque are QR codes that, once scanned, send visitors to the sponsor’s website.

The plaque also includes a QR code that links to the county’s website, where visitors can find directions to the county’s other LOVE signs.

One such sign is at the Pittsylvania Wayside Park near Hurt while another is painted on a wall next to Studio 29 Salon in Chatham. A third is under construction at the Pittsylvania County Technical Center and will be installed on Main Street in Gretna.

There are also plans to put a LOVE sign in front of the old Sharswood plantation near Gretna, Bowman added. |

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Danville Art Trail

111 Main Street, Danville

Danville Concert Association

P.O. Box 11284, Danville 434-770-8400

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Danville Little Theatre

P.O. Box 3523, Danville stagemanager@danvillelittletheatre.org

Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History

975 Main St., Danville 434-793-5644

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Danville Symphony Orchestra

P.O. Box 11491, Danville 434-797-2666 macnet@wildblue.net

Downtown Danville Murals 434-791-0210

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Gretna Little Theatre

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Main Street Art Collective

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The North Theatre 629 North Main St., Danville 434-793-SHOW (7469) wayne@waynealanmagic.com

River District Artisans

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River District Golf & Social 680 Lynn Street Suite C, Danville 434-228-4155

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18th century Callands Clerk’s Office Sago Rd., Callands

American Armored Foundation Tank Museum  3401 U.S. Highway 29, Danville 434-836-5323

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Birthplace of Lady Astor

117 Broad St., Danville 434-793-6472

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Cedar Forest Grist Mill

7929 Straightstone Rd., Long Island 434-432-2172

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Chatham Hall

800 Chatham Hall Cir., Chatham 434-432-2941

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Danville Welcome Center 434-793-4636

Crossing at the Dan 434-793-4636

Danville Historical Society P.O. Box 6, Danville danvillehistorical@gmail.com www.danvillehistory.org

Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History

975 Main St., Danville 434-793-5644

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Danville Science Center

677 Craghead St., Danville 434-791-5160

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Downtown Danville Murals 434-791-0210

riverdistrictassociation@gmail.com

Green Hill Cemetery 434-793-5644

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Grove Street Cemetery 940 Grove St., Danville 434-793-5644

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Hargrave Military Academy Historic Marker 200 Military Dr., Chatham 434-432-2481

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Langhorne House 117 Broad St., Danville 434-793-6472

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Millionaires Row

434-770-1974

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Mount Airy Roller Mill

4425 Johnson Mill Rd., Gretna 434-432-2172

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The National Cemetery

721 Lee St., Danville 704-636-2661

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The National Tobacco-Textile Museum

19783 U.S. Hwy. 29 S, Chatham 434-432-8026

Pittsylvania Court House Historic Marker

11 Bank St., Chatham 434-432-2041

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Pittsylvania County Historical Society 434-770-3258

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Pittsylvania County History Research Center & Library

340 Whitehead St., Chatham 434-432-8931

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The Secrets Inside - Guided Walking Tour 434-770-1974

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Simpson Funeral Museum

16 South Main St., Danville

Tales of Tobacco, Textiles & TrainsGuided Walking Tour 434-770-1974

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There’s A Story Here - Guided Walking Tour 434-770-1974

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Town of Chatham Walking Tour

16A Court Pl., Chatham

Veterans Memorial - Danville

302 River Park Dr., Danville

Yates Tavern US-29 BUS, Gretna

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Ballou Park Senior Center

760 West Main St., Danville 434-799-5216

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Danville Stadium Cinemas 12

3601 Riverside Dr., Danville 434-792-9885

Danville Science Center & Virtual Dome

677 Craghead St., Danville 434-791-5160

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Main Street Art Collective

326 Main St., Unit 100, Danville 434-602-2017

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The North Theatre

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Skatetown of Danville

1049 Piney Forest Rd., Danville 434-835-0011

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Danville Family YMCA

215 Riverside Dr., Danville 434-792-0621

Impotters

406 Lynn St., Danville 434-448-4677

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Grizzly’s Hatchet House

680 Lynn St., Suite J, Danville 434-425-1470

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River City Escapes

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Funky’s Arcade Bar

315 Lynn St., Suite B, Danville 434-483-2511

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Abreu-Grogan Park

2020 Memorial Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Anglers Park

350 Northside Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

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Mountain Bike System

350 Northside Dr., Danville 302 River Park Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Ballou Park

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Birch Creek Motor Sports

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Brosville Walking Track

195 Bulldog Ln., Danville 434-432-7736

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Cedar’s Country Club

1029 Anderson Mill Rd., Chatham 434-656-8036

Coates Bark Park

1727 Westover Dr., Danville 434-799-5150

Camilla Williams Park

700 Memorial Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Cavalier Park

11650 US Hwy 29 North, Chatham 434-432-7736

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Dan Daniel Park

302 River Park Dr., Danville

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Danville Boat Rental

2020 Memorial Dr., Danville

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Danville Parks & Recreation

125 N Floyd St., Danville

434-799-5200

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2400 Cavalier Rd., Ringgold

434-822-6850

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827 Green St., Danville 434-799-5215

Elba Park

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2500 Elkhorn Rd., Java

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Trailhead at the Centra Medical Building in Gretna Grove Park

100 Southland Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

H.B. Moorefield Park

Riverside Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Hawk Park

201 Coffey St., Gretna 434-432-7736

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JTI Fountain

215 Main St., Danville

M.C. Martin Park

Memorial Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Martinsville Speedway 340 Speedway Rd., Ridgeway 276-956-7225

Paradise Lake & Campground 434-836-2620

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Phillip Wyatt Skate Park

302 River Park Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Pittsylvania County Parks & Recreation

18 Depot St., St. 508, Chatham 434-432-7736

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Pumpkin Creek Park 315 Taylor Dr., Danville 434-799-5215

Richmond and Danville Rail Trail/ Ringgold Rail Trail

155 Ringgold Depot Rd., Ringgold 434-432-7736

Riverwalk Trail

111 Main St., Danville 434-799-5215

Smith Mountain Dock & Lodge 188 Locust Ln., Penhook 540-565-0222

Smith Mountain Farm & Stables

7661 Grassland Dr., Sandy Level 434-927-5199

steve@smithmountainstables.com

Smith Mountain Lake & Dam Visitor’s Center

2072 Ford Rd., Sandy Level

540-985-2587

South Boston Speedway

1188 James D. Hagood Hwy, South Boston 434-572-4947

info@southbostonspeedway.com

Southern Hills Golf Course

188 Stokesland Ave., Danville 434-793-2582

golfsouthernhills@gmail.com

Tiny Town Golf

643 Arnett Blvd., Danville 434-799-0142

Titan Park

1160 Tunstall High Rd., Dry Fork 434-432-7736

recreation@pittgov.org

Virginia International Raceway

1245 Pine Tree Rd., Alton 434-822-7700

info@VIRnow.com

White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Chatham, VA 24531

804-367-1000

Wildcat Park

5875 Kentuck Rd., Ringgold

434-432-7736

recreation@pittgov.org

Zipline

302 River Park Dr., Danville

PITTSYLVANIA

WWW.PCS.K12.VA.US

Alternative School

434-432-8185

Brosville Elementary School

434-685-7787

Chatham Elementary School

434-432-5441

Chatham Middle School

434-432-2169

Chatham High School

434-432-8305

Dan River Middle School

434-822-6027

Dan River High School

434-822-7081

Gretna Elementary School

434-630-1808

Gretna Middle School

434-656-2217

Gretna High School

434-656-2246

John L. Hurt Elementary School

434-324-7231

Kentuck Elementary School

434-822-5944

Mt. Airy Elementary School

434-630-1816

Pittsylvania Career & Technical Cntr

434-432-9416

Southside Elementary School

434-836-0006

Stony Mill Elementary School

434-685-7545

Tunstall Middle School

434-724-7086

Tunstall High School

434-724-7111

Twin Springs Elementary School

434-724-2666

Union Hall Elementary School

434-724-7010

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Pittsylvania County Schools

P.O. Box 232, Chatham

*School Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the School Board office.

434-432-2761

888-440-6520

pcs.k12.va.us

Superintendent: Dr. Mark R. Jones

P.O. Box 232, Chatham

434-432-2761

Banister District: Willie Fitzgerald, Interim

473 Mill Creek Rd., Chatham

434-432-9418

Callands-Gretna District: Calvin D. Doss

P.O. Box 100, Gretna 434-656-3206

cdoss@pcs.k12.va.us

Chatham-Blairs District: Sam Burton

492 Tobacco Road, Dry Fork

434-724-4245

sburton@pcs.k12.va.us

COUNTY

Dan River District: Kelly H. Merricks

2795 Loop Rd., Keeling

434-793-0072

Staunton River District: Don C. Moon

3605 Level Run Rd., Hurt

434-324-4115

dmoon@pcs.k12.va.us

Tunstall District: George Henderson

568 F. C. Beverly Rd., Dry Fork

434-770-8933

ghenderson@pcs.k12.va.us

Westover District: Kevin Mills

2514 Franklin trnpk, Danville

434-836-6742

kmills@pcs.k12.va.us

DANVILLE WWW.DANVILLEPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG

Northside Preschool

434-773-8301

Forest Hills Elementary School

434-799-6430

G.L.H. Johnson Elementary School

434-799-6433

Park Avenue Elementary School

434-799-6452

Schoolfield Elementary School

434-799-6455

Woodberry Hills Elementary School

434-799-6466

Woodrow Wilson Intermediate School

434-773-8204

E.A. Gibson Elementary School

434-799-6426

O.T. Bonner Middle School

434-799-6446

Westwood Middle School

434-797-8860

Galileo High School

434-773-8186

George Washington High School

434-799-6410

Danville Alternative Program at J.M. Langston Campus

434-799-5249

Adult & Continuing Education Center

434-799-6471

W.W. Moore Jr. Education Program

434-773-8170

DANVILLE SCHOOL BOARD

*School Board meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM in the Danville Room of the School Board Office, 341 Main Street, Danville, VA

Superintendent: Dr. Angela Hairston ahairston@mail.dps.k12.va.us

School Board: Keisha Averett kaverett@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Dr. Philip Campbell pcampbell@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Tyrell Payne tpayne1@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Charles McWilliams cmcwilliams@mail.dps.k12.va.us

TaKessa (Keisha) Walker twalker@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Ty’Quan Graves tgraves@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Dr. Keith Silverman ksilverman@mail.dps.k12.va.us

Crystal Cobbs ccobbs@@mail.dps.k12.va.us

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISERS

*Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Chatham Community Center art room (may change soon).

Banister District: Robert M. Tucker Jr. 434-306-2099

robert.tucker@pittgov.org

Chatham-Blairs District: Robert “Bob” Warren 434-770-7607

robert.warren@pittgov.org

Callands-Gretna District: Darrell Dalton 921 Terry Rd., Gretna 434-334-6377

darrell.dalton@pittgov.org

Dan River District: Tim Chesher 3101 Rocksprings Rd., Ringgold 434-334-6376

tim.chesher@pittgov.org

Staunton River District: Tim W. Dudley 434-770-3692

Tim.Dudley@pittgov.org

Tunstall District: William “Vic” Ingram

1301 Deercrest Ln., Danville 434-770-3921

Vic.Ingram@pittgov.org

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (CONTINUED)

Westover District: Ronald Scearce 434-685-1843

ronald.scearce@pittgov.org

County Administrator: Stuart Turille

County Attorney: J. Vaden Hunt, Esq. 434-432-7720

vaden.hunt@pittgov.org

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

Circuit Court Clerk: Hon. Mark W. Scarce

P.O. Drawer 31, Chatham 434-432-7887

Commissioner of Revenue: Robin Coles-Gourd

P.O. Box 272, Chatham 434-432-7940

Sheriff: Michael W. Taylor

P.O. Box 407, Chatham 434-432-7800

Treasurer: Vincent Shorter

P.O. Box 230, Chatham 434-432-7960

Commonwealth’s Attorney: Robert “Bryan” Haskins

P.O. Box 1068, Chatham 434-432-7900

CHATHAM TOWN COUNCIL

Mayor: Alisa Davis

P.O. Box 432, Chatham 434-203-8062

alisabdavis@gmail.com

Town Council Members:

Janet B. Bishop

610 South Main St., Chatham 434-432-2714

jbishop@chatham-va.gov

William B. Black

338 North Main St., Chatham 434-432-7721

wblack@chatham-va.gov

Robert B. Thompson

P.O. Box 231, Chatham, VA 434-432-8763 - Home 434-432-6211 – Work

rthompson@chatham-va.gov

Town Council Members (continued):

Andrew D. Wall

P.O. Box 1127, Chatham 434-432-6122

awall@chatham-va.gov

Matt Bell mbell@chatham-va.gov

Irvin W. Perry

348 S. Main St., Chatham 941-740-0268

Interim Treasurer/Clerk: Kelly Hawker

Town Attorney: Adams & Fisk PLC 434-432-2531

Assistant Town Manager: Nick Morris

CITY OF DANVILLE

Circuit Court Clerk: Gerald A. Gibson

401 Patton St., Danville 434-799-5168

Commissioner of Revenue: James M. Gillie

311 Memorial Dr., Danville 434-799-5145

Sheriff: Michael Mondul

401 Patton St., Danville 434-799-5135

Treasurer: Sheila Williamson-Branch

311 Memorial Dr., Danville 434-799-5140

Commonwealth’s Attorney: Michael Newman 341 Main St., St. 200, Danville 434-797-1635

City Manager: Ken Larking

427 Patton St. 4th flr, Danville 434-799-5100

klarking@danvilleva.org

DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL

*Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the fourth floor of City Hall located at 427 Patton Street.

Mayor: Alonzo Jones

218 Rockford Plc., Danville 434-250-3231

alonzo.jones@danvilleva.gov

Danville City Council Members:

James Buckner

125 Eden Plc., Danville 434-688-1589

james.buckner@danvilleva.gov

Danville City Council Members (continued):

L.G. Campbell, Jr.

368 Mowbray Arch, Danville 434-793-9493

larry.campbell@danvilleva.gov

Gary P. Miller, MD

209 Updike Plc., Danville 434-799-0908

gary.miller@danvilleva.gov

Sherman Saunders

115 Druid Ln., Danville 434-799-8737

sherman.saunders@danvilleva.gov

Barry Mayo

1100 N. Main St., Apt. B, Danville 434-792-1041

barry.mayo@danvilleva.gov

J. Lee Vogler

118 Grove Park Cir., Danville 434-792-0937

lee.vogler@danvilleva.gov

Madison Whittle

143 Marshall Terr., Apt 6, Danville 434-251-0926

madison.whittle@danvilleva.gov

Bryant Hood

876 Stokes St., Danville (336) 933-1480

byrant.hood@danvilleva.gov

GRETNA TOWN COUNCIL

P.O. BOX 602, GRETNA • (434) 656-6572

Mayor: R. Keith Motley

P.O. Box 472, Gretna 434-656-6406

keith.motley@townofgretna.org

Vice Mayor: Dianne Jennings

P.O. Box 762, Gretna 434-656-6582

dianne.jennings@townofgretna.org

Town Council Members:

Michael L. Bond

P.O. Box 558, Gretna 434-656-3573

michael.bond@townofgretna.org

Mike Burnette

P.O. Box 1227, Gretna 434-656-8061

mike.burnette@townofgretna.org

Deborah Moran

P.O. Box 630, Gretna 434-656-6079

deborah.moran@townofgretna.org

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Town Council Members:

James Gilbert P.O. Box 781, Gretna james.gilbert@townofgretna.org

Barbara Hubbard

212 Huffmond St., Gretna 434-238-1096

Interim Town Manager: Bill Gillespie

434-656-3989

Town Clerk/Treasurer: Crystal Grubbs

Crystal.Grubbs@townofgretna.org

Town Attorney: Michael Turner

434-656-3989

HURT TOWN COUNCIL

P.O. BOX 760, HURT •(434) 608-0554

*Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Hurt Town Hall.

Mayor: Gary K. Hodnett gary.hodnett@townofhurtva.gov

Vice Mayor: Bob Majure bob.majure@townofhurtva.gov

Town Council Members:

Jeremiah Knowles jeremiah.knowles@townofhurtva.gov

Kathy Haymore-Keesee kathy.keesee@townofhurtva.gov

Gary Poindexter gary.poindexter@townofhurtva.gov

Glen Mitchell glen.mitchell@townofhurt.gov

Clerk: Kelsie Sligh

Treasurer: Ellen Brumfield

Public Works Coordinator: Joseph Smith

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

Senators: The Honorable Mark R. Warner

459-A Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 202-224-2023

The Honorable Tim Kaine

388 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 202-224-4024

308 Craghead St., Ste. 102A, Danville 434-792-0976

House of Representatives: The Honorable Bob Good 1213 Longworth HOB, Washington, D.C. 202-225-4711

20436 Lynchburg Hwy, Suite F, Lynchburg, VA 434-791-2596

STATE SENATE

Frank M. Ruff

Pocahontas Bldg., Room #E505, Senate of Virginia, P.O. Box 396, Richmond 804-698-7515

P.O. Box 332, Clarksville 434-374-5129

William M. Stanley district20@senate.virginia.gov

Pocahontas Bldg., Room #E504, Senate of Virginia, P.O. Box 396, Richmond 804-698-7520

P.O. Box 96, Glade Hill 540-721-6028

VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Les Adams

Member Since: 2014

R - Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part), City of Martinsville

16th District

Capital Office - General Assembly Bldg

P.O. Box 406, Richmond

804-698-1016

delladams@house.virginia.gov

Room Number: 719

Legislative Assistant: Shani Shorter

Secretary During Session: Julia Bouck

District Office

P.O. Box K, Chatham 434-432-1600

Preferred Name: Danny

Member Since: 2002

R - Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Danville

14th District

Capitol Office - General Assembly Bldg

P.O. Box 406, Richmond 804-698-1014

deldmarshall@house.virginia.gov

Room Number: 702

Legislative Assistant: Mary K. Franklin

Secretary During Session: Jackie Price

District Office

P.O. Box 439, Danville

434-797-5861

434-797-2642 (Fax)

CITY/COUNTY INFORMATION

Budget Department

434-733-8105

City Attorney

434-799-5122

City Manager

434-799-5100

Clerk of Circuit Court

434-799-5168

Commissioner of Revenue

434-799-5145

Community Development

434-799-5260

Danville Regional Airport

434-799-5110

Danville Public Schools

434-799-6400

Danville Utilities

434-799-5155

Economic Development

434-793-1753

Emergency Preparedness

434-799-6535

Finance Department

434-799-5185

Fire Department

434-799-5226

Health Department

434-766-9828

Human Resources

434-799-5241

Jail

434-799-5130

Parks and Recreation

434-799-5200

Public Works

434-799-5245

Registrar

434-799-6560

Social Services

434-799-6537

Transit System

434-799-5144

Treasurer’s Office

434-799-5140

W. Daniel Marshall III

POLICE

NON-EMEGENCY NUMBERS

Danville Police Department

434-799-5111

Danville Sheriff’s Office

434-799-5135

Pittsylvania County Sheriff

434-432-7800

Chatham Police Department

Mon-Fri 9a-5p

434-432-9515

24 Hours

434-432-2222

Gretna Police Department

434-656-6123

Hurt Police Department

434-608-0554

Virginia State Police

800-553-3144

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS

Community Center at Chatham

434-432-3115

Community Foundation of the Dan River Region

434-793-0884

Dan River Business Development Center

434-793-9100

Danville Community Market

434-797-8961

Danville Economic Development Office

434-793-1753

Danville Museum Fine Arts & History

434-793-5644

Danville Parks, Recreation & Tourism

434-799-5200

Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce

434-836-6990

Danville Science Center

434-799-5160

Danville Welcome Center

434-793-4636

Downtown Danville Association

434-791-4470

Olde Dominion Agricultural Center

434-432-8026

Pittsylvania County Recreation Dept.

434-432-7736

Social Security Administration

800-772-1213

Veterans Affairs

800-827-1000

Voter Registration Danville

434-799-6560

Voter Registration Pittsylvania County

434-432-7971

Libraries

Pittsylvania County Library

434-432-3271

Pittsylvania Library - Gretna

434-656-2579

Pittsylvania Library - Brosville-Cascade

434-685-1285

Pittsylvania Library – Mount Hermon

434-835-0326

Pittsylvania History Center & Library

434-432-8931

Danville Public Library

434-799-5195

Danville Library - Westover

434-799-5152

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE LISTINGS

Pittsylvania County All Departments

434-432-7700

Agricultural Development

434-432-7993

Animal Control

434-432-7937

Assistant County Administrator

434-432-7720

Building Inspections

434-432-7755

Central Accounting

434-432-7743

Commissioner of Revenue

434-432-7940

Community Policy/Management

434-432-8371

County Administrator

434-432-7710

Courts:

Adult Probation

434-432-7853

Circuit Court Clerk

434-432-7887

Commonwealth Attorney

434-432-7900

General District Court Clerk

434-432-7879

J & D Court Clerk

434-432-7861

J & D Court Services Unit

434-432-7864

Magistrate’s Office

434-432-7910

Crime Stoppers

800-791-0044

Dispatch

434-432-7931

Electoral Board

434-432-7798

Emergency Management & Communications:

Communications/Dispatchers

434-432-7931

Director

434-432-7920

Fire Marshall

434-432-7936

Farm Services Agency

434-432-7765

Health Department

Pitt./Danville Health District

434-799-5190

Child Development Clinic

434-797-1040

Environmental Health

434-432-7758

Water Programs

434-836-8416

Clinic-Chatham

434-432-7232

Clinic-Danville

434-799-5190

Health Department

Clinic-Gretna

434-656-1266

Jail

434-432-7831

Landfill

434-432-7980

Purchasing

434-432-7744

Recreation Dept

434-432-7736

Registrar

434-432-7971

School Board

434-432-2761

Sheriff’s Office

From Chatham/Danville

434-432-7800

From Gretna/Hurt

434-656-6211

From Whitmell

434-797-9550

Dispatch

434-432-7931

Social Services

Chatham

434-432-7281

Danville

434-799-6543

Gretna

434-656-8407

Soil Conservation

434-432-7768

Treasurer’s Office

434-432-7960

Victim/Witness Program

434-432-7854

Virginia Cooperative Extension

434-432-7770

Zoning Code Compliance

434-432-7750