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Lynchburg-area residents and business owners will be able to apply for financial assistance from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help them recover from the mid-April tornado.

A corporate decision to stop fuel deliveries to the Montvale tank farm Sept. 30 is expected to result in higher retail gasoline prices for the region.

Appalachian Power Co. announced plans Thursday to build a new 138-kilovolt substation and three miles of new distribution line at the Greenfield industrial park in Botetourt County.

RUSTBURG — An Evington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a failed attempt to take back guilty pleas to attempting to shoot deputies with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

After taking the helm of Lynchburg City Schools with a possible $1 million shortfall in the budget, LCS Superintendent Crystal Edwards is making cuts and decisions to close the deficit and provide bonuses to all employees.

Several Poverty to Progress grants are closer to implementation after the city’s Community Development Advisory Committee recommended approval of all seven applications totaling $23,523.40. The city allocates $25,000 for Poverty to Progress grants each year.

AMHERST – From his law office in Amherst, Virginia House of Delegates member Ben Cline kicked off a walking tour of the Sixth Congressional District Thursday in a self-described campaign to restore small town values to Washington.

When Heritage High School senior Justin Penalva was in second grade, he received an award for perfect attendance for the year.

The Dairy Queen located at 3033 Old Forest Road closed Wednesday.

The 5th District Republican Committee released a list of seven people who so far have expressed interest in running for the seat being vacated by Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham.