RINGGOLD, Va. â Members of the Dan River community gathered at the middle schoolâs field on Saturday to celebrate the life and legacy of David Bullins, a longtime youth football coach and mentor.
The event celebrate d the life and career of Bullins, who ended his coaching career in 2020 and was diagnosed with brain cancer, while unveiling the sign and flag pole with an engraved base. Bullins and his family watched as several close friends, most those who coached with Bullins, spoke and attested to his character.
Bullins said he never expected anything like this honor in an interview with the
BLAIRS, Va. â The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of renaming the U.S. Highway 29 Business North bridge in Blairs the William H. Pritchett Memorial Bridge in honor of the first Black supervisor in Pittsylvania County s history.
For supervisor Dr. Charles H. Miller (Banister), the only Black supervisor on today s board, the designation is a win for the community also rife with personal sentiment. From the cartographic location of the bridge to the timing of the memorialization, Miller told the
Star-Tribune, The time is right for this type of action.
Meeting Mr. Pritchett
CHATHAM, Va. â Pittsylvania County voters this November get to decide if the county s sales tax rate will increase by 1 percent, based on a resolution that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed at its monthly business meeting yesterday night.
The resolution supports a 1 percent local tax referendum for renovation and necessary maintenance of Pittsylvania County s public schools, as well as a generator of funds to pay off the existing loans and bonds that are outstanding for the construction of eight county schools.
Chatham High School, Chatham Middle School, Gretna High School, Gretna Middle School, Tunstall High School, Tunstall Middle School, Dan River High School and Dan River Middle School were all constructed between 2000 and 2010 and require debt payback by the year 2051. Pittsylvania County supervisors anticipate that, if passed, the revenue from this new tax will cover the construction debtâwhich stands at $45 millionâand then some.
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