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Caesars Virginia is providing Averett with $504,000 to develop a hospitality and tourism academic program. General Manager of Caesars Virginia, Chris Albrecht, has hopped on board with the ‘All-In, All Averett’ initiative. “Well, I love that ...

Robert M. Tucker Jr. — Pittsylvania County’s newest supervisor representing the Banister District — pledged to put people ahead of politics and personal issues in a brief swearing-in ceremony Friday morning in Chatham. Tucker was selected to ...

It looks like Caesars Entertainment may bring a casino to Danville sooner than expected. The company plans to open a temporary casino at Schoolfield the middle of next year — more than a year before Caesars Virginia plans to open its $650 ...

A tenant is joining The Alexander Company’s and the Danville Industrial Development Authority’s White Mill project. Officials have a letter of intent from a tenant who officials will not identify to develop the eastern thirds of the top two ...

Here’s how much the world has changed: We’re now looking to Danville as an example of how to do things. We are just four years removed from the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate – Corey Stewart – depicting Danville as “boarded-up” and ...

Several projects, including a new electrical substation at the growing Cyber Park and an upgrade at another off Piney Forest Road in northern Danville, are included in a new capital improvement plan for Danville Utilities. The Cyber Park ...

MacKenzie Scott — a billionaire philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — has donated $13 million to the Danville Regional Foundation. The organization announced the gift Monday. “This gift is a recognition of the Dan ...

Averett University’s department of education recently was bestowed a national honor for being an outstanding educator preparation provider — 1 of only 4colleges in Virginia and of only 32 nationwide to be awarded.