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CALL FOR ALL ARTISTS

Help stop Petersburg’s crack problem and be immortalized in stone! We need talented artists to help fix our ailing sidewalks! Don’s miss this terrific opportunity. To view the Art Under Food flyer click here. Click here for guidelines. Click here for the participation form.

Organizations Merge to Create Southside Virginia Nonprofit Resource Center

The Appomattox Regional Library System (ARLS) is pleased to announce Southside Community Partners as the new name for its nonprofit resource program. This new identity aligns the group with a unified mission: Building a strong Southside community through developing and strengthening the nonprofit sector.
The announcement of our new name represents the culmination of the […]

City Council Agenda – September 1

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Merchants Angry Over Continued Closing of Bank Street’s West End

Brian Moore et al:
I am writing to voice my frustration and anger over the continued closing of the street’s west end. I believe that my comments reflect the feelings of all the Bank Street Merchants.
We have never seen anything from any city official or engineer stating why the street needed to be closed completely, […]

Planning Commission Agenda – September 2

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Stop-Motion Meets The Beautiful and the Sublime at PAAL – September 11

Petersburg Area Art League (PAAL) announces two upcoming exhibits to be held in conjunction with Old Towne Petersburg’s next Friday for the Arts! festival on September 11, 2009.
Help us welcome local artist SIDDARTHA BETH PIERCE, whose title of her show, The Beautiful and the Sublime, expresses her interest in the many dichotomies of […]

Expanded H1N1 Call Center Support – ~ Increase Coincides With Opening of Schools ~

Te Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is expanding its call center to handle questions that Virginians may have about the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. The toll-free number is 1-877-275-8343 and will be answered during state business hours. The department will adjust hours as necessary to accommodate call volume. Virginians also are able […]

Community Noteworthy

Disclaimer: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.
Beginning at 0600 hours on Tuesday, 18 August and ending at 0559 […]

Pamplin Historical Park Hosts Volunteer Open House – August 25 and 26

Pamplin Historical Park will conduct two Open Houses in August for potential volunteers. The first will be Tuesday, August 25th at 7:00 pm, and the second on Wednesday, August 26th at 2:00 pm. Both will be held at the main museum at 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, in Dinwiddie County.
Patrick […]

UPDATE – Suspect Arrested in the Aggravated Assault at Little Food Mart on Halifax Street

Update to the aggravated assault which occurred yesterday around 3:45 pm at the Little Food Mart at 902 Halifax Street:
Petersburg Police detectives developed a suspect in the case and were able to arrest him without incident this morning. Arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding was Jawan Edwin JOHNSON, a 33-year old male, of […]

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