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Chick-fil-A on Wards Road will temporarily close June 22 for about five weeks for remodeling.

Owners of the historical event venue and restaurant Locust Thicket have added a new lawsuit to the web of claims and counterclaims between them, the restaurant’s former top chef and his father.

Alcohol was involved in the fatal incident where a Tunstall High School student fell from a moving vehicle and suffered severe injuries over the weekend, the North Carolina Highway Patrol reports.

In front of a packed house Tuesday night, Lynchburg City Council voted 5-2 to approve a rezoning request for the historic building at 2001 Rivermont Ave., with council members Randy Nelson and Sterling Wilder in opposition.

A discussion over teacher salaries during a Lynchburg City School Board work session Tuesday evening left Lynchburg Education Association President Karl Loos disheartened.

For the second year in a row, Miller Park will play host to One Community, One Voice’s Memorial Day celebration — a joint effort by city faith leaders and law enforcement promoting trust between police and residents.

The city of Lynchburg is reminding all pedestrians crossing the U.S. 29 Expressway on foot is illegal because it is a limited access highway.

A Bedford man will serve two and a half years in prison for stealing a vehicle, fleeing police custody in handcuffs, then stealing a motorcycle after his escape.

Appomattox County High School teacher Jason Clark was announced Tuesday as Appomattox County Public Schools’ 2019 Teacher of the Year.

HARRISONBURG — On just the first round of voting, Republicans in Virginia’s 6th District picked Del. Ben Cline Saturday as their congressional nominee and also ousted the district’s committee chairman.