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Change through dialogue – PD responds to ‘list of demands’ from group
Some ongoing meetings between local agencies and the Change group, which is demanding more transparency in things like policing and hiring practices, has provoked a ...
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Director/actor says next WTH play about kindergarteners perfectly timed; will offer some appreciation for the simple things in life
Director Julie Taylor says the title of the next show at West T. Hill Community Theatre can be a bit deceiving. “All I Really Need ...
by Bobbie Curd, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 11:45 am
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Shepherd’s House only in state to receive grant aimed at expanding inmate re-entry program with Boyle jail
Shepherd’s House was the focus of a huge announcement this week: it was chosen to receive a grant worth $433,000 from the United States Department ...
by Bobbie Curd, Thursday, October 8, 2020 6:43 pm
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United for a Change group works to circulate demands
Although productive meetings held, online vitriol creates hard barrier to understanding Members of United for Change-Danville have been making rounds with local government, law enforcement ...
by Bobbie Curd, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:29 am
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Sheriff says claims of targeting African American community are false
Boyle County Sheriff Derek Robbins says his agency is used to public criticism. It comes with the territory, he says, especially where social media is ...
by Bobbie Curd, Thursday, September 17, 2020 9:05 pm
News
As scams rise during COVID, con artists still focus on seniors
In a recent meeting hosted by the National Consumers League, which focused on the spike of scams during the health pandemic, a disturbing statistic was ...
by Bobbie Curd, Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:23 am
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West T. Hill performances offered to limited audiences
This weekend won’t be Karen Logue and Dale Kihlman’s first time partnering up to present “The Diaries of Adam and Eve,” a humorous short story ...
by Bobbie Curd, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:51 pm
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AG calls scam increases during COVID ‘alarming’
Experts warn that no one is immune; fast-money scams out to trick those in need of jobs, among many others Although many things have ...
by Bobbie Curd, Monday, September 7, 2020 1:38 pm
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Teens speak out about former DHS teacher after investigation into sexual messages
After a former Danville High School teacher’s sexual message to a newly graduated student was posted by her mother on social media, he reached out ...
by Bobbie Curd, Monday, August 31, 2020 3:03 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Bell resigns as parks director, says he experienced ‘frustrations along the way’; Open records request made to city to obtain information surrounding ‘investigation’
Although speculation has been circulating throughout the community about the resignation of Danville/Boyle County Parks and Recreation Director John Bell, the city and Bell are ...
