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UPDATED: Happy Trails, Virdia!

Editor’s Note: I’ve retracted the part of the article that says Virdia was the recipient of Free Money. The SENTEC building was built using Tobacco Commission money. – BruceH

Green Energy. Turning biomass into something useful. Lots of Free Government Money. Wow, I didn’t see this Job Bust coming. (Actually, I did.)

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When A School Board Member Goes “Rogue”

This isn’t pretty, but it looks like the Pittsylvania County School Board is taking “How To Be Dysfunctional” lessons from the Board of Supervisors.

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RandomThoughts! (6/1/2014)

Look out! I’m thinking randomly!

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Thumbs! (5/29/2014)

I have Thumbs! They go UP! They go DOWN! Come look at my Thumbs! in this edition.

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RandomThoughts! (5/28/2014)

I’m thinking it’s time for some more RandomThoughts. Walk slowly into my mind, please…

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NumbersCentral: So How Much Do City Retirees Get?

City of Danville retirees are back in front of the city council asking for cost-of-living adjustments and/or bonuses. But when you look at how much some of the retirees make on a guaranteed basis, your eyes may open quite widely. It’s time for a NumbersCentral…

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Governor McAuliffe Comes To Town…

… and you know SouthsideCentral was there. Let’s go over some thoughts about his speech and Q&A session.

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Happy Trails, Coal Ash Spill!

You heard it here. The coal ash spill is dead. None of the horror predictions came true.

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RandomThoughts! (5/26/2014)

I’ve been thinking of a few things…

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The Soap Bubble Bandit Strikes!

We all knew it was going to happen at Downtown Danville’s JTI Fountain sooner or later…

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UPDATED: QuickHits! (5/25/2014)

Here’s a quick rundown of some links and stories that caught our eye this Sunday morning…

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Thumbs! (5/24/2014)

My goodness. It’s been a while since we’ve pulled out our Thumbs! Let’s continue the catch-up process…

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Make sure your driver’s license is valid…

… when you’re running over your father. Wait, what? Say, That’s Odd.

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Tales of the Ex-Prosecutor

John Greenbacker, you old softie!

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McDonaldLandGate

(Editor’s Note: We’re catching up after a few days of “actual reality before virtual reality”.)

Worst “-gate” scandal title ever, but we move on. So, the two McDonalds in South Boston and the one in Clarksville sent a bunch of employees packing last week. Outrage and protests followed. Let’s take a look at it…

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The Reidsville Review Review Review

Richard Moore’s back and he’s still full of his excellent snark!

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RandomThoughts! (5/22/2014)

We’re debuting a quickie type of article today. If you remember Larry King’s column from USA Today, this feature will sort of be like that. And if you do remember that, then you’re old. Anything’s fair game. News, sports, weather, opinion, local, regional, world… it’s just a collection of RandomThoughts. Let’s get it started.

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So That’s a Federal Indictment…

Today, the US Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment… and the 39 page indictment is definitely some good reading.

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BreakDown: Danville School Board Election

We already did a BreakDown on the City Council election results, so let’s do an overview on how the School Board election came out.

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It’s All About the Kids (And The Taxpayers)

I’m going to be blasted for this article, but somebody has to say it.

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BreakDown: Danville’s 2014 Municipal Elections

It’s been a week since Danville’s voters made their choices for City Council and School Board. Starting with the City Council race, Let’s do a BreakDown on the good things, the bad things, and the ugly things that happened to each of the candidates…

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We Didn’t (Know What) Start(ed) The Fire.

The cause of a closed local restaurant’s fire has been ruled as “undetermined”. Wow. Didn’t see that one coming.

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Say, That’s Odd: What’s in the trashcan?

Sometimes you just have to educate people on what shouldn’t go in a trashcan. Say, That’s Odd.

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NumbersCentral: Who showed up to vote in Danville?

Everybody loves numbers and math, so SouthsideCentral is debuting our NumbersCentral category. If a story can be told by charts, graphics, and numbers, we’ll show the information to you that way. Today’s edition is about the anemic voter turnout in Danville’s recent municipal elections…

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The Cheating SOB’s Of Halifax County

This is a serious scandal and somebody’s going to get kicked in the balls, folks. The golf balls, that is.

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