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The developer seeking to restore a former school on Phelps Road in Madison Heights into apartments recently met the first milestone in working to secure a historic designation, a necessary component of moving it forward.

Campbell County officials are searching for a man wanted on warrants for failing to appear in two counties, authorities said.

A Lynchburg man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting and injuring a correctional officer while in custody at the Amherst Adult Detention Center in Madison Heights.

Traffic on Kemper Street, from Otey Street to the railroad bridge over Kemper Street, will be restricted to one lane from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays April 4 through 13 for milling and paving, according to a news release…

Centra Health has lifted visitor restrictions that were put in place two months ago because of flu season.

Danville Utilities’ first solar farm is officially online more than two years after the project was first discussed.

CHATHAM — The board tasked with overseeing the Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services is looking into accusations that the agency harbors a contentious work environment for employees, show documents obtained by the Danville Register & Bee.

AMHERST — Fresh into its first spring season of not operating as a mill in more than a century in Amherst, the former Amherst Milling Company building on Union Hill Road is on track to become the county’s newest brewery…

Four people were displaced from their Walden Pond Apartments after a fire broke out in one building and affected two apartments Thursday evening.

A Thursday visit to Central Virginia Community College by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., offered a glimpse into the studies of dual enrollment students, a cause he has championed on The Hill.