A special exception request to allow an event area for weddings, church retreats and other social gatherings in Madison Heights recently recei…
Lynchburg will see its third consecutive female mayor.Lynchburg City Council members Wednesday selected MaryJane Dolan as mayor for the 2020-2…
Four recently elected members of Lynchburg City Council were sworn into office Tuesday, including its newest and youngest member: 25-year-old …
Endstation Theatre’s Playwrights Initiative is bringing the story of Lynchburg’s 1960s public pool closures to the stage in an upcoming play, …
APPOMATTOX — At its Thursday night meeting, the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors approved a $41.9 million fiscal year 2021 budget.
A federal grant will allow for expansion of a Bedford County program to keep together families who have been devastated by drug abuse.
With the widespread effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a common feeling among Amherst County officials and residents has reverberated crysta…
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Campbell County is awarding grant money to eligible local businesses that incurred expenses related to COVID-19.
AMHERST — After many twists and turns in Amherst County’s budget season, including plans for a tax increase and later adjusting to take a wait…
Local activists Tuesday called on Lynchburg City Council to redirect city dollars used to fund military-style police weapons and equipment to …
Lynchburg City Council unanimously voted to reappoint three members to the Lynchburg City School Board at its Tuesday meeting.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 on Monday to grant a special use permit for property owners to establish what will primarily…
RUSTBURG — After more than seven years of service in the area, the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center has found a new home in the Hyland…
Lynchburg officials have proposed using more than $7.1 million in federal coronavirus aid to stock up on supplies to keep city employees safe …
AMHERST — Amherst County officials are targeting ways to use $2.75 million in federal money from the CARES Act in responding to the coronaviru…
BEDFORD — At a public hearing Tuesday evening, the Bedford County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of an application for a…
For the first time in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War, the city of Lynchburg on Friday will formally celebrate Juneteenth — a hol…
With $4.78 million allocated to Campbell County to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the Campbell County Board of Supervisors discussed how to be…
The Lynchburg City School Board unanimously voted at its Tuesday work session to approve a revised version of its 2020-21 budget.
The owners of the former Scottish Inns motel in Amherst County, which has been at the center of blight complaints that led to its closure, is …
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At its Wednesday afternoon meeting, the Region 2000 Services Authority approved its $7 million fiscal year 2021 budget — though the much- cont…
Lynchburg City Council on Tuesday took the first step toward formally adopting its new budget, a key milestone in a process roiled by the coro…
Bedford County residents can hear about possible future plans for expansion at the Smith Mountain Lake Airport during a hearing by the Bedford…
Amherst County is holding a public hearing June 23 on its advertised real estate tax rate of 61 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Lynchburg Police Chief Ryan Zuidema said protests that took place Tuesday afternoon and evening along Wards Road were free of violence and gunfire.
Lynchburg city officials released details of a new mandatory curfew ordinance Tuesday and tied their reasoning for it to violence that broke o…
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