Author Archives: Steve Brandy

Danville Police Release Statement on District 118 School Threat Investigation
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASE THE ABOVE IS A FILE PHOTO The Danville Police Department and Danville School District 118 are currently investigating a social media...
Steve Brandy Oct 02, 2024

Glow Downtown 5K Set to Roll for October's Downtown Danville First Fridays Event; this Fri Oct 4th
The year's First Fridays events in Downtown Danville turn the calendar to October this Friday with another Glow Downtown 5K. The forecast looks great, and as Community Relations Coordinator Caleb Brya...
Steve Brandy Oct 02, 2024

Fastenal Seeking Donations in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY Drop in a question of your very own BY CLICKING HERE or by emailing 25-year Vermilion County reporter Jennifer Bailey at jbailey@news-ga...
Steve Brandy Oct 02, 2024

City Council Discusses Constituent Feedback on Tavern Idea; Progress on New Idea for N. Vermilion & Devonshire
Part of Tuesday (Oct 1st) evening's Danville City Council meeting turned into a preview of Thursdays (Oct 3rd) scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. An item on that agenda has the owner-op...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

Harvest Made it Through Some Rain; Concerns Now Turn to Need for Markets for Strong Harvest, Worries about Ports/Exports
With October looking to bring in some really nice weather for a while, the 2024 harvest will now be at full speed. The Vermilion County Farm Bureau's Tom Fricke says the off and on rains of the past w...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

Tear Down of Quaker Oats Building has Begun
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY Three months after the Quaker Oats plant in Danville closed, in which more than 500 employees lost their jobs, demolition of the 55-year...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

Upscale Tavern, Video Gambling Proposed in Danville's North Vermilion Business District
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: An upscale tavern is proposed for the former Midwest Gymnastics and Cheer Gym, which was located in the former Rex TV and Appli...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

City of Danville Announces Closings Involving Vacketta and Chandler Streets
THE FOLLOWING IS A CITY OF DANVILLE RELEASE The City of Danville would like to announce the closure of Vacketta Street and the 1300 block of Chandler Street between Voorhees and Columbia Street...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

Danville Noon Rotary Welcomes Eleven Year Old Layton Spalding, Founder of "Light the Way"
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE NOON ROTARY RELEASE ABOVE: Layton and Rotary President Tonya Hill Monday, September 30, 2024- Danville Noon Rotary welcomed eleven-year-old Layton Spalding, a...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024

Special DACC Board of Trustees Meeting Called for 2 PM Thursday, October 3rd
The Danville Area Community College Board of Trustees has announced a special meeting at 2 PM for this Thursday, October 3rd. The agenda includes time for "public comment," and then calls for a "motio...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2024








