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Bobby Campbell helped put out a house fire 45 years ago and hasn't stopped running calls since.

GRETNA — Questions and answers were passed back and forth Monday night about plans for a .97-acre corner lot in Gretna being eyed for a Family Dollar store.

Chatham's Christmas parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. along Main Street.

The Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy 's Uranium Mining Subcommittee will present its study on the social and economic impact of mining and milling uranium in Pittsylvania County on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Chatham.

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DANVILLE - Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History will host a special candlelight tour of the Sutherlin Mansion and its holiday finery Friday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

DANVILLE - Experience miles of makeovers and see how historic buildings are being reused for modern purposes and how historic homes are decorated for the holidays during Danville Historical Society's 39th Annual Holiday Tour Dec. 10 and 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

DANVILLE - Visitors at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville will see at least 20 decorated Christmas Trees over the next few weeks, and have the opportunity to help local non-profit groups. Decorating the Trees for a Cause is now in its second year and this year the Institute is partnering with Danville Regional Medical Center. The Decorating the Trees program has grown considerably following last year's debut, with more than twenty custom decorated trees on display.

DANVILLE - Danville Regional Foundation recently marked the anniversary of its "Make It Happen" grants.

DANVILLE - The municipal building and all other city of Danville administrative offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Annual High School Alumni Basketball Game benefiting the Herman C. Kelly Memorial Scholarship will be held Friday, Nov. 25, at Chatham High School.

DANVILLE - A 15-year-old is wanted by police in a weekend murder in Danville.

Chatham's water is safe to drink and customers should not be alarmed by a recent notice, said Bob Hanson, the town's public works director.

A report funded by the Roanoke River Basin Association warns that a proposed uranium mining and milling project in Pittsylvania County could be a serious threat to water quality and may increase competition for water in the future.

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced a new initiative to increase agricultural and forestry product exports from Virginia to India. The initiative will include utilization of a representative with offices in India to develop and pursue new sales opportunities for Virginia's agribusiness producers and exporters in the world's second most populous country. The Governor is completing a two-week job creation and marketing mission to Israel and India.

RICHMOND - Danville native Irving M. Blank has been named "Leader of the Year" for 2011 by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

MILTON, N.C. - On Saturday, Nov.19, at 9:30 a.m., as a part of upcoming home tours, a reproduction of a Thomas Day era cabinetmaker's workbench will be dedicated at the Milton, N.C., location of Day's workshop.

The second concert of the Chatham Concert Series will be held at Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3:30 p.m.

The Star-Tribune will print a day early next week so that subscribers will receive their newspaper before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with it comes the start of the Christmas tree season. Most farms open the day after Thanksgiving, and some are open that afternoon, but your search can begin now with the new 2011 Virginia Grown Christmas Tree Guide. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has just published the latest edition, which is available free to the public and also online at www.virginiagrown.com.

DANVILLE - The community is invited to help celebrate the American Cancer Society's 36th annual "Great American Smoke Out" and Danville Regional Medical Center's first day as a tobacco-free campus Thursday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Pittsylvania County emergency management officials and representatives from the National Weather Service are investigating a possible tornado Wednesday night in Blairs.

GRETNA - Gretna's new industrial park off Business 29 south of Main Street is ready to attract its first business or industry.

Gretna Little Theatre is making plans for a talent showcase and contest Dec. 10 at the Gretna Theatre.

The Pittsylvania County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will meet Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. at Pittsylvania County Community Action Inc.'s Senior Center at 508 North Main Street in Chatham.