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🌱 How Danville plans to turn casino visitors into long-term guests.
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Greetings Danville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Danville plans to turn casino visitors into long-term guests.
- How a $50 million makeover is reshaping Danville students’ futures.
- How firefighters contained a Mimosa Street house fire so quickly
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Danvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 50 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 28.
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 54 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• With casino, Danville needed a tourism plan. The first audience to win was city residents (newsadvance.com) — Danville’s tourism team has been building a strategy around the new Caesars Virginia resort, aiming to turn casino visitors into repeat guests across Southside. Tourism manager Lisa Meriwether and regional partners are working on branding, attractions, and infrastructure so residents benefit from new jobs, investment, and a stronger local identity beyond gaming. 
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• Danville Schools open new campus after multi-million-dollar renovation project (wsls.com) — Danville Public Schools have opened a newly renovated, $50 million campus in the historic Langston High School building, funded largely by a local sales tax increase. Galileo Magnet School and other programs now share a modern facility that expands pathways for middle and high school students, preserves African American educational history, and consolidates offices to save the division money.
• One Injured in Danville House Fire (wakg.com) — A Danville resident suffered burn injuries in a Monday house fire on Mimosa Street, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and quickly contained the flames. Both occupants escaped before crews arrived, but the home sustained smoke damage and the Red Cross is helping the displaced residents.
📸 Around Danville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Danville
- Community Holiday Light Show
Ballou Park , 760 West Main Street , Danville
6:00 pm - City Council Meeting
City of Danville Calendar
7:00 pm - City Council Work Session
City of Danville Calendar
8:00 pm - Get Connected! Adult LEGO Hour- Adult LEGO Free Play
City of Danville Calendar , 511 Patton St , Danville
1:30 pm - Community Memory Cafe at Roman Eagle
City of Danville Calendar , 2526 N Main St , Danville
1:30 pm - Get More from Google- Google Docs
City of Danville Calendar , 511 Patton St , Danville
4:30 pm - Tween Craft Night- Holiday Snow Globes
City of Danville Calendar , 511 Patton St , Danville
5:00 pm - Youth Open Gym-Basketball
City of Danville Calendar , 125 North Floyd Street , Danville
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
📣 Danville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SMLCA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Chatham
Chatham High School , 100 Chatham Cavalier Cir , Chatham
7:00 pm - Chatham High School vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy
Chatham High School , 100 Chatham Cavalier Cir , Chatham
7:00 pm - Industrial Development Authority Meeting
County Administration Conference Room , 1 Center Street , Chatham
6:00 pm - President’s Gala
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History , 975 Main St , Danville
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Crash cleared on EB VA-57 at 3.6 miles west of VA-41 in Pittsylvania County.
12:19AM on Dec 15: All eastbound and westbound travel lanes are closed on VA-57 at 3.6 miles west of VA-41 in Pittsylvania County due to a crash. (Nextdoor ) - Hello neighbors.
We need someone to clean our gutters. Any recommendations? (Nextdoor Iris Lane/Shadowwood)
- Michaels posted a job opening for Front End Manager (Full-time) in Danville. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Danville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Danville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Martinsville
- Martinsville Police Chief Chad Rhoads aims to reduce crime and secure more funding (wset.com)
- High School Boys Basketball: Defense, 3-pointers leads Martinsville to big win over Bassett (martinsvillebulletin.com)
- Rawls says he'll release details about Martinsville city manager report as early as January (cardinalnews.org)
Ok Danville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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