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Wreck closes lanes of U.S. 29 just south of Yellow Branch Elementary School

A man was hospitalized Tuesday after crashing his car on Wards Road in Campbell County.

 

Canstruction Lynchburg provides thousands of meals for Lynchburg residents

Over the past five years, participants in the annual Canstruction Lynchburg have collected and donated 102,921 pounds of food to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, which is enough to feed the more than 80,000 people living in Lynchburg at…

 

Appomattox County supervisors OK tax rates, incentives for broadband expansion

APPOMATTOX — Appomattox County residents will see their tax rates remain the same next fiscal year after the board of supervisors this week unanimously voted to approve flat tax rates for the third straight year.

 

Brookville athletic facilities damaged, area high school teams pitch in to help around Lynchburg

A mangled set of bleachers sat at the edge of the outfield on Brookville High School’s baseball field, twisted and blown there Sunday by a storm that hit Campbell County and the Lynchburg area, described by the National Weather Service…

 

Weather officials confirm tornado struck Lynchburg, Amherst, Campbell

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst and Campbell on Sunday.

 

Lynchburg area assesses storm's toll; says one survivor, 'I thought I was dead'

As residents in Campbell and Amherst counties and the city of Lynchburg began to dig out from widespread damage left in the wake of strong storm system that surged through Central Virginia Sunday night, state and local officials spent the…

 

Brentwood residents come together to clean debris from destroyed homes

Hilda Hernandez stood speechless among the wreckage of her home in the Brentwood Mobile Home Park on Lakeside Drive Monday morning. It was the first house she hadever purchased and in a moment, it was gone.

 

How to help neighbors in need following Sunday's storm

In the wake of widespread destruction in Lynchburg and Amherst County neighborhoods as a result of Sunday evening’s storm, several community groups have organized donations and volunteer efforts to help mitigate the damage.

 

Just brew it: After layoff from full-time job, Nomad Coffee Co. becomes owner's daily grind

A year ago, driving a coffee food truck around town was a mostly weekend-only gig for Josh Davies.

 

Your right to know: Latest property transfers and building permits

Property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Bedford County.

 

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