{"id":6921,"date":"2010-05-18T22:52:46","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=6921"},"modified":"2010-05-18T22:52:46","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:52:46","slug":"2010-liberty-bell-award-presented-to-ruby-archie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/18\/2010-liberty-bell-award-presented-to-ruby-archie\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 Liberty Bell Award presented to Ruby Archie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At tonight&#8217;s Danville City Council meeting, Ruby Archie was presented the 2010 Liberty Bell award by the Danville Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>City Attorney Clarke Whitfield and Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Michael Newman presented the award to Archie and had this to say&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This evening we have the distinct privilege of presenting the 2010 Liberty Bell Award. This is truly an honor because we were both students of this year&#8217;s recipient.<br \/>\nThe Liberty Bell award is given each year by the Danville Bar Association to a person who has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoted better understanding of the rule of law<\/li>\n<li>Encouraged a greater respect for law and the Courts<\/li>\n<li>Stimulated a sense of civic responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Contributed to good government in the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Liberty Bell recipient has served on Council since 1994. In that time, she served as Vice-Mayor and as Mayor of Danville. She will retire from council this year on June 30. We are proud to present the 2010 Liberty Bell Award to Ruby Archie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img299.imageshack.us\/img299\/8668\/archieaward.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Ruby Archie &#038; award\" \/><br \/>\n(Pictured L-R: City Attorney Clarke Whitfield, Ruby Archie, Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Michael Newman)<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At tonight&#8217;s Danville City Council meeting, Ruby Archie was presented the 2010 Liberty Bell award by the Danville Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p> [&#8230;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[58,20,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-danville","category-newscentral","category-photocentral","odd"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pwqFk-1ND","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6223,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/19\/happy-retirement-ruby-archie\/","url_meta":{"origin":6921,"position":0},"title":"Happy Retirement, Ruby Archie!","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"January 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Although I predicted this would happen in this SC article, I asked Ruby Archie to make SouthsideCentral a liar by running for re-election. Of course, I was kidding... but I hope Ruby Archie has a terrific retirement. Ruby Archie was one of the best teachers in the Danville Public School\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Danville&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Danville","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/locations\/danville\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7057,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/26\/a-very-melancholy-happy-trails-to-ruby-archie\/","url_meta":{"origin":6921,"position":1},"title":"A very melancholy \u201cHappy Trails\u201d to Ruby Archie","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"June 26, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Danville has lost a great leader and a great person. Early this morning, Danville City Council member and former Mayor Ruby Archie passed away at the age of 76. She had taught in the Danville Public School system for 37 years before her retirement then embarked on a 16-year political\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Danville&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Danville","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/locations\/danville\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6427,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/16\/danville-city-council-race-update-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":6921,"position":2},"title":"Danville City Council Race \u2013 Update #2","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"February 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Last Update: Danville City Council Race \u2013 Update #1 We've had a few surprises but the race picture is getting clearer. Somewhat. Let's take a look at the incumbents: Gary Miller - He's in the race. You can read his kickoff speech here. 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