CHATHAM and DANVILLE, Va. â The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, in collaboration with the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Danville Parks and Recreation, the River District Association and Sovah Health of Danville, recently announced the plan for its new exhibitâ WANDERLOVE: A Stitch in Time, featuring a yarn bombing July 4 on the Danville Riverwalk. Uniquely, inmates at Green Rock Correctional Center, a level 3 state prison on Beverly Heights Road in Chatham, will contribute to the exhibit.
Thanks to program coordinator Shelby Harrell, Green Rock Correctional Center established a finger-knitting program that is currently in its third year. Harrell was a pioneer in this regard, going on to inspire Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, to follow suit after seeing the program s success at Green Rock.
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Community members logged into Zoom on Thursday morning to participate in the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerceâs first Business @ Breakfast event held this year, which highlighted the work being done at the Danville Police Department and in gang violence prevention by Robert David.
Captain H. Steve Richardson of the investigations division gave information from the crime numbers in Danville for 2020, which reached 30-year lows in some areas.
In 2018, Richardson said the entire police department was restructured upon the arrival of Chief Scott Booth, which included a permanent gang and violent crime unit, a new focus on community engagement and an overall change in direction. A stratified police accountability model was introduced in a partnership with Radford University, as well as the use of data-driven efforts.