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- Lynchburg Daily Bread will increase meals outreach
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 02:44 PMLynchburg Daily Bread, a Lynchburg nonprofit that serves free lunch to those in need seven days a week, is doubling the capacity of its outreach program, which delivers meals throughout the region.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Milling and paving to being on Jubilee Drive, and C and Cabell streets
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 01:47 PMTraffic will be restricted to one lane on Jubilee Drive from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 22 and 25 to accommodate milling and paving, according to a news release from the city of Lynchburg.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lynchburg hosts State Board of Social Services meeting
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 06:45 PMLynchburg hosted a meeting of the Virginia Board of Social Services at its downtown headquarters Wednesday, bringing discussion on social services policy changes to the Hill City.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - BitterSweet Clothing & Accessories pops back up in Lynchburg
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 02:39 PMBitterSweet Clothing & Accessories is back in Lynchburg in its former location at 514 Fifth Street in the form of a temporary “pop up” shop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lynchburg police chief stepping down September 1
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 01:23 PMLynchburg Police Department Chief Raul Diaz announced his retirement from the force Wednesday. He is set to step down on Sept. 1, nearly three years after joining the department in 2015.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police investigating report of rape at Riverside Park
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 07:29 PMPolice are investigating a report of a rape alleged to have occurred in Riverside Park on Friday between about 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., according to a Tuesday evening news release by the Lynchburg Police Department.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Defendant in Raymond Wood slaying scheduled for guilty plea in September
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 05:52 PMBEDFORD — One of five defendants charged in an alleged gang-related killing of a Lynchburg teen last year is scheduled for a guilty plea in Bedford County Circuit Court in September, according to a letter filed with the court and…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Junior ROTC cadets take to the skies through LU partnership with USAF
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 05:30 PMA partnership between Liberty University and the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps has introduced 54 cadets to campus for private flight instruction through LU.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - High lead levels in town of Hurt’s drinking water called ‘isolated incident’
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 07:02 PMThe Virginia Department of Health recently approved the town of Hurt’s drinking water after one of 10 samples taken in September showed lead levels above federal guidelines.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bedford County Public Schools moving forward with Forest Middle expansion
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 06:11 PMFOREST — The Bedford County School Board is moving forward with plans for the expansion of Forest Middle School by authorizing division staff to enter into contract negotiations with an architectural firm to design the facility’s upgrade.
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- Building memories: Students of former Frank Roane School have first-ever reunion at old school
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 02:01 PMAs Lynchburg resident Aubrey Wiley toured an empty apartment in Frank Roane Apartments on Tuesday morning, he leaned down and touched the original wooden floors of his former elementary school.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Drive-through rabies clinic June 30
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 01:43 PMCampbell County Animal Control and Rustburg Veterinary Clinic will host a drive-through rabies clinic from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. June 30 in Brookneal at Long’s Farm Supply, 1103 Lynchburg Ave., according to a news release from Campbell County.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Study to analyze housing stability in Lynchburg area
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 06:16 PMDuring the past two years, the Lynchburg Regional Housing Collaborative has worked toward improving and developing affordable housing in the area. But soon after forming, the group realized it was working in the dark.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weather Journal: Nation seeing far fewer tornadoes than average
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 11:00 PMWhen I pulled in with my family to a hotel in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on the evening of April 15, gusty winds were whipping rain sideways with mid-30s chill as we were beginning to learn just how destructive tornadoes had been…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bedford County Planning Commission denies recommending housing development near Forest
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 09:51 PMBEDFORD — Plans to build a new housing development in Bedford County have hit a stumbling block after the Bedford County Planning Commission denied recommending a developer’s request to rezone more than 90 acres near Forest to build a new…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bedford County budget includes $9M in capital improvement funding
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 06:20 PMApproximately $9 million in Capital Improvement funding highlights some of the spending by Bedford County in its 2018-19 fiscal year budget that will take effect July 1. The budget was adopted by a unanimous vote by the Bedford County Board…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roadside work could cause delays on part of South Amherst Highway
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 05:23 PMMotorists may encounter delays on South Amherst Highway between Lynchburg and Miller Lane beginning June 26 when roadside maintenance operations take place, weather permitting, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - James River Apartment fire started by children playng with lighters
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 03:21 PMA fire that tore through a James Crossing Apartments building on Saturday was accidentally sparked by children playing with lighters, according to the Lynchburg Fire Marshal’s Office.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Computer issue forces days-long cancellations of American Airlines flights at Lynchburg airport
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 05:54 PMThe skies over Lynchburg were a little less crowded over the weekend and into Monday after the cancellation of more than a dozen American Airlines flights.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amateur radio club to participate in worldwide ham radio event
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 05:48 PMThe Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club will participate in Field Day at Izaak Walton Park in Amherst from 2 p.m. June 23 to 2 p.m. June 24 using the club call sign K4CQ.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Campbell supervisors discuss broadband expansion, county growth
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 02:58 PMSeveral Campbell County supervisors are ready to see more growth in the county over the next five years. During a wide-ranging discussion about the future of the county’s comprehensive plan this week, supervisors debated the value of broadband to the…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rebuilding a slow crawl for business, home owners after tornado
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 09:14 PMThe first two months of rebuilding and recovering from the April 15 tornado has been slow going for many businesses and residents in Central Virginia, but the prospect of a fresh start isn’t without its perks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CVCC embraces open educational resources with three new programs
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 06:35 PMAfter tuition, textbook costs remain a staggering expense for many college students.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Strong to severe storms, locally heavy rain possible through Friday
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 01:00 PMThe heat is pulling back but the stickiness remains the remainder of this week. The chance of showers and storms is also on the increase, as disturbances slide in from the northwest and a front dances back and forth north…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bedford Democratic Committee meeting
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 11:49 AMThe Bedford Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. June 25 in the Bedford Room of Bedford Central Library. Entrance is next to the loading dock at the rear of the building.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Civil War Camp gives children glimpse into history in Appomattox
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 05:42 PMAPPOMATTOX —On Monday and Tuesday, children were given the chance to walk in the shoes of Civil War soldiers, fight in a mock battle and learn what it would be like to live in a one-room log cabin in the…
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - City Council appoints two new members, re-appoints one to school board
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 05:54 PMLynchburg City Council announced the appointment of two new members and the re-appointment of one to the Lynchburg City School Board Tuesday afternoon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - We're about to trade record heat for sticky-stormy
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 11:15 AMWe have one more really hot afternoon left before the heat dwindles, but not the humidity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Campbell schools employees to receive bonuses
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 08:44 PMWith end-of-year funds, the Campbell County School Board approved a one-time, $600 bonus for full-time employees and a one-time, $300 bonus for part-time employees.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Altus Chocolate to close Saturday in downtown Lynchburg
Monday - 06/18/2018 - 01:20 PMAltus Chocolate located on Main Street in downtown Lynchburg has announced it will close this week.
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