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The Appomattox Tourism Committee will launch a new passport program April 6, according to a news release from the committee.

The first phase of a sprawling shooting range spread across nearly 600 acres a few miles from Liberty University’s main campus now is open to students and soon will be available to the public.

RUSTBURG — A man charged with brandishing a firearm near Rustburg High School last month was denied bond Tuesday.

With more than 200 years of history under its belt since the Hill City first was recognized by the Virginia General Assembly, Lynchburg is a locality crisscrossed with aging water and sewer pipes, old bridges and an outdated streetscape.

TechHire is gaining momentum. Just a year after the Lynchburg Office of Economic Development piloted the White House initiative aimed at helping communities train workers for jobs in science, technology and math, the program has four graduates and four on…

A pest management workshop will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. April 26 at Lynchburg Parks and Recreation’s Miller Center, 301 Grove St., according to a news release from the city.

The Lynchburg Area Food Council is accepting applications for community gardens to be developed in food deserts throughout Lynchburg and Amherst, Bedford, Campbell and Appomattox counties.

In an opinion released Tuesday, judges in the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a Lynchburg man’s 2016 conviction of first-degree murder.

A blaze that destroyed an Amherst County home on Woods Edge Lane on Easter Sunday displaced two residents.

Langhorne Road will see temporary lane closures today through April 5, according to a news release from the city’s water department.