Deborah Doss, Volunteer Manager with Commonwealth Hospice stopped by to talk about the need for volunteers to help provide emotional support for Hospice patients in our area.
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Anne Moore Sparks, President of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce stopped by ahead of their County Election Forums to give listeners a idea of what to expect in the coming weeks as Pittsylvania County candidates in contested races gear up for the final push to Election Day!
Featured Hero: Sylvia Brooks
I am the wife of Curtis Brooks and we have been married for 22 years. I have three children a son-in law and two beautiful grandchildren. I work at Danville Police Department I have been there for 23 years and 9 months. My current position is Youth Engagement Corporal.
Being a Police Officer is seen by all as a man’s job and because of this I have had in the past to prove that I was capable of doing the job as well as a man.
My children are my role models and I always want them to be proud of their mom so I work really hard on my job to make them proud to have a mom as a Police Officer.
I would say to other women seeking leadership position. Never give up. Pray often and go for it. I know that because of my faith I am doing a job I love.
- When I was fresh out of Police Academy and I was released to do Patrol on my own I was dispatched to an alarm call at Value City Department Store. This was about the 5th time that night that that same alarm had went off and our training at that time was to be ready for the unknown. Needless to say I was not ready but I was able to recover safely and we were able to catch that was hiding in the ceiling. If I could do that all over again I would be more focus from the start.
I consider my most significant accomplishment to be planning and putting on Danville’s 1st Youth Police Academy.
Name: S. S. Brooks
Rank: Corporal
Hire Date: 06-01-1995
Years of Danville Police Department Service: 23
Years of Law Enforcement Service: 23
Formal Education: Piedmont Community College and Danville Community College
Job Assignments at Danville Police Department:
Patrol
Community Police
School Resource Officer
Youth Engagement Officer
Featured Hero: Ferrell Edmunds Jr.
(born April 16, 1965 in South Boston, Virginia) is a former professional American football player. A 6'6", 248-lb. tight end from the University of Maryland, Edmunds was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He played for 7 NFL seasons from 1988 to 1994 for the Dolphins and the Seattle Seahawks and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1989 and 1990. Edmunds graduated from George Washington High School (Danville, Virginia), located in Danville, Virginia in 1983.
Edmunds currently coaches the varsity football program at Dan River High School in Ringgold, Virginia. His three sons Trey, Terrell and Tremaine all currently play in the NFL. Tremaine plays for the Buffalo Bills.[1][2] Trey and Terrell both currently play for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3]