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News in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Harris Corporation Awarded $10 Million Contract to Deploy Public Safety Communications System in Pittsylvania County ...
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has received a $10 million contract from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to deploy a public safety digital communications system based on P25 Phase 2 standards.

Harris Awarded $10 Million Contract to Deploy Public Safety Communications System in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:41:13 -0700

MELBOURNE, Fla. & BOSTON | Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $10 million contract from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to deploy...

New uranium group holds first meeting in Pittsylvania County
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:00:00 -0700

A newly formed group focusing on concerns about the economic impact of uranium mining and milling in the Dan River Region held its first meeting Wednesday night.

Franklin County, Pittsylvania County sites on most endangered historic sites in Virginia list
Mon, 07 May 2012 07:51:10 -0700

A preservation group says Secretariat's birthplace is among the most endangered historic sites in Virginia.

Harris Corp. wins $10 million contract in Virginia
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:25:25 -0700

Harris Corp. said Monday that it won a $10 million public safety communications contract from Pittsylvania County in Virginia.The company will create a radio system to be used by more than 1,000 first ...

Police cover cruisers to raise money in Danville, Pittsylvania
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:01:07 -0700

The Danville Police Department, the Danville Sheriff’s Department and the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department have partnered and scheduled events in order to raise money and awareness for the Virginia Special Olympics.

Men arrested for operating illegal still in Pittsylvania County to be sentenced
Fri, 11 May 2012 12:21:38 -0700

Two men arrested in December in connection with the operation of an illegal still in Callands have pleaded guilty and will face sentencing in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court.

Report ranks cities by crime; Danville fourth
Sun, 13 May 2012 18:23:35 -0700

The Virginia State Police recently released its annual report “Crime in Virginia 2011,” which compares crime statistics by city and county across Virginia.

Sentencing hearings for 2 in Virginia moonshine case
Mon, 14 May 2012 04:54:48 -0700

CHATHAM, Va. — Sentencing hearings are set in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court for two men convicted of making illegal whiskey. The Danville Register & Bee reports that 55-year-old Ricky Lynn Easley of Callands is scheduled to be sentenced May 21. A June 11 sentencing is set for 37-year-old Daniel Ray Matthews of Callands. Read full article >>

Harris supplies radios to Virginia county
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:23:42 -0700

Harris Corp. has received a $10 million contract from Pittsylvania County, Va., for a digital public safety communications system that will provide equipment for more than 1,000 first-responders across the county's 978 square miles.