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Lynchburg area begins clean up following Friday's high winds

This afternoon nearly 13,500 Appalachian Power Company customers in Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst and Bedford remain without power, according to the company. The Southside Electric Cooperative is also reporting thousands of customers affected by power outages with more…

 

City extends Poverty to Progress grant application deadline after committee feedback

After receiving feedback from volunteers involved with the city’s Poverty to Progress initiative, the grant process has been “put off to the side” so committees have more time to develop their applications for funding, according to Mayor Joan Foster.

 

Lynchburg registrar leaving position

The city of Lynchburg is hunting for a new registrar, but the upcoming elections will be taken care of by a familiar face until a replacement is found.

 

James River Day School brings students, grandparents together

Before stepping on the risers to sing “You’re a Grand Old Flag” with his classmates, second-grader Vaden Hunt, 8, was a little nervous.

 

Thousands in Lynchburg area lose power as high winds sweep through

More than 10,000 electric-utility customers in the Lynchburg area are without power this morning as high winds sweep across the region.

 

Conversation on opioid addiction unites Lynchburg stakeholders

A conversation about the ongoing opioid crisis in the Lynchburg area drew more than 200 people to Horizon Therapeutic Day Treatment center Thursday night.

 

Leesville Road Elementary families experiment in Seussville

Throughout Leesville Road Elementary School on Thursday, students learned from Dr. Seuss that “the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” during the school’s parent involvement night…

 

Atlantic Coast Pipeline granted 'immediate access' for tree-felling on 16 Virginia properties

Thanks to a federal court opinion issued Thursday, tree-felling along the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline now will begin on more than a dozen properties in Virginia.

 

LU launches partnership program to train agencies to respond to active shooters

The response team moves swiftly, guns drawn, as it approaches the old Thomas Road Baptist Church.

 

City planning commission tables discussion of HumanKind rezoning request

After much back and forth between HumanKind and Westminster Canterbury regarding a request to rezone 47 acres of HumanKind’s 166-acre property, the Lynchburg Planning Commission voted to table the discussion until March 14 so the two parties could work out…

 

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