Top Story Breaking ‘We continue to have confidence in Paulette Dean,’ shelter board says in statement From the Coverage of contention with the Danville Area Humane Society series Charles Wilborn Jul 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 Updated Jul 17, 2026 0 × Danville Area Humane Society hosts free microchip and vaccine clinic Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The board of directors for the Danville Area Humane Society is standing by Executive Director Paulette Dean following events in a whirlwind week.kAm%96 3@2C5 :DDF65 2 DE2E6>6?E =2E6 uC:52J 27E6C?@@?]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm“p7E6C 42C67F= 4@?D:56C2E:@? @7 E96 >2EE6CD 367@C6 FD[ E96 q@2C5 H:D96D E@ >2<6 @?6 A@:?E 4=62Ci H6 4@?E:?F6 E@ 92G6 4@?7:56?46 :? !2F=6EE6 s62? 2D tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C @7 E96 s2?G:==6 pC62 wF>2?6 $@4:6EJ[” E96 3@2C5 DE2E65] “(9:=6 H6 C64@8?:K6 E92E 492==6?86D 92G6 @44FCC65 2?5 :>AC@G6>6?ED 92G6 366? ?646DD2CJ[ H6 36=:6G6 !2F=6EE6VD =6256CD9:A[ 565:42E:@?[ 2?5 >@C6 E92? 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FD]k^6>mk^DA2?mk^Am Charles Wilborn | 434-791-7976cwilborn@registerbee.com@CWilbornGDR on X In this Series Coverage of contention with the Danville Area Humane Society Aug 28, 2026 Danville animal shelter leader Dean pleads guilty to falsifying records Aug 6, 2026 ‘Please continue to work together.’ Danville mayor weighs in on shelter controversy Aug 3, 2026 Danville animal shelter not alone with violations; over half inspected receive citation 19 updates Previous Next 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Charles Wilborn Reporter Author email Follow Charles Wilborn Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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