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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.

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.

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.

Another major construction project is coming to Liberty University.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.