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After the severe winter weather that slammed the region Feb. 13, downing trees and power lines and leaving many without power, Pittsylvania County leaders decided to waive all tipping fees

The Town of Chatham as well as some parts of Pittsylvania County are being told by officials to continue preserving water after a major leak Thursday.

February 19, 2021 CHATHAM, Va. – The storm has caused more problems for Pittsylvania County. A boil water notice was issued Thursday for the towns of Chatham and Tightsqueeze after a major water leak was discovered in the Tightsqueeze area. Flooding in the Cherrystone Creek caused debris to break a section of a water line belonging to the town of Chatham. Water pressure has dropped due to the leak. The leak also affects customers of the PCSA because the PCSA purchases water from the town of C...

Mt. HERMON, Va. — As back-to-back ice storms riveted the Pittsylvania County community this week, an emergency shelter program offered warmth, electricity, food, and most importantly—a friend. "Sometimes you dont realize whats happening out there... how long other people are without," Ronnie Montgomery, a volunteer stationed at the Mt. Hermon Fire & Rescue Station on Route 41, told the  Star-Tribune last night. Ronnie and his wife, Teresa, acted through the Mt. Hermon Baptist Ch...

George Austin Hamrick, 82, a resident of Dry Fork, passed from this life Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at home surrounded by family and under the care of Mountain

Forecasts from the National Weather Service still show significant ice accumulations. Most of Pittsylvania County is projected to see somewhere between half and three-quarters of an inch of accumulated ice.

The American Prairie Reserve (APR) announced its collaboration with representatives from Native Nations in South Dakota to relocate 39 bison from its conservation herd in Central Montana to help further

Pittsylvania/Danville Health District hit COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenges Hundreds of people were vaccinated Friday at Danville Community Market. Tags:  DANVILLE, Va. – With nearly 6,000 vaccinated already in the Danville and Pittsylvania County region, people over 65 and teachers eagerly waited to receive their first dose Friday. Laying out bandages and setting up needles, volunteers got ready to administer 864 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. “We are never going to get ...

American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute over Montana prairie grazing In the end, the Reserve, the Phillips County Conservation District and the Montana Livestock Association agreed to a 10-year deal that would require strict bison testing protocol, vaccination standards, procedures for escaped bison, and a public reporting and communication aspect. Written By: Darrell Ehrlick / Daily Montanan | 8:52 am, Jan. 28, 2021 × A lone purebred bison from the Elk Is...

American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute 10-year agreement paves the way for conservation organization Jack Sullivan/AP By: Darrell Ehrlick - Daily Montanan Posted at 9:00 AM, Jan 28, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-28 13:14:26-05 A dispute between the American Prairie Reserve and officials in Phillips County has been resolved after more than four years of legal wrangling. The conflict began when the American Prairie Reserve announced controversial plans for a 3.5-...