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Campbell requesting state funding for highway projects

With an updated procedure in place for Virginia Department of Transportation project approval, Campbell County is doing all it can to increase the likelihood four priority projects on county highways receive funding.

 

Student wins her first spelling bee, moves on to national bee

One by one, 16 students walked up to the microphone during The News & Advance’s Regional Spelling Bee at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation in hopes avoiding the dreaded sound of the bell.

 

Lynchburg Expressway ramp set to close for Timberlake/Logan’s Lane construction

In the next few weeks, drivers will start to see the effects of the major changes at the intersection of Timberlake Road, Wards Ferry Road and Logan’s Lane that have been underway since May 2017.

 

LU planning new arena for 2020

Another major construction project is coming to Liberty University.

 

Mistrial declared in Nelson killing

LOVINGSTON — After more than five hours of deliberation Friday, a Nelson County jury could not reach a verdict in the case of Jacob Paul Lincoln, an Amherst man accused of first-degree murder in a shooting death last May.

 

LU College of Osteopathic Medicine students match with residency program

Bearded and burly, William Engel doesn’t seem like the crying type, but he shed tears of joy Friday when he learned he had landed a residency at Chicago’s Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

 

Regional jails seeing fewer inmates from Lynchburg

When considering budget expenses for fiscal year 2019, Lynchburg has $604,196 less to worry about since the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority expects fewer inmates coming from the city.

 

State police stepping up patrols this weekend

The number of drunk drivers on the road March 17 makes St. Patrick’s Day one of the deadliest holidays, according to a news release issued by Virginia State Police on Friday. As a result, VSP will increase patrols this weekend…

 

Historic hosiery mill renovated into ‘trendy’ lofts

The historic Lynchburg Hosiery Mill, which was popular for manufacturing stockings and socks for decades, has a new purpose as loft space at its location on Fort Avenue.

 

Bedford Army Reserve Center to be renamed for two local soldiers

The Bedford Army Reserve Center soon will have a new name after Army Reserve leaders identified two local soldiers to honor at the facility after a three-year search process.

 

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