Try to identify a different piece of Lynchburg-area history every week. If you have any mystery pictures of your own (or any old photos of Lynchburg and the surrounding area) please contact Nancy Marion at Nancy@LynchburgHistory.com or at 847-0939. For more old photos visit www.LynchburgHist…
The date that lives in infamy: December 7, 1941. It was the brilliant, surprise attack by naval air forces of the Empire of Japan on the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet and military installations at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The tragic event brought the United States into World War II. Ultimately, the…
City leaders joined the Lynchburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and representatives of several veteran’s groups on Saturday to recognize the move of Lynchburg's World War I memorial with a rededication ceremony.
Two wayward spirits guided curious tour attendees along a candle-lined path Wednesday night, the rows of paper lanterns glowing brightly as dusk fell across Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg. Thursday was scheduled to be the opening night of the historic cemetery's 14th year of its Candlelight …
NEW LONDON — Though some of the work at Mead’s Tavern has been put on pause recently, the new historic designation of the site is set to open up new opportunities for friends of New London, as well as for those looking to take an in-depth dive into local stories from times past.
Check out this collection of photos from the Virginia 10 Miler, which has been held every year since its inception in 1974 except 2020, when it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Should Gov. Andrew Cuomo resign or be impeached, Hamburg's Kathy Hochul would become the 57th governor of New York and, as frequently mentioned, the first woman.
The Fourth of July marks the celebration of America’s independence, but for Camp Kum-Ba-Yah, the holiday is also a celebration of the deep history that lives on the property.
On June 29, 2012, a highly destructive storm called a derecho swept across the Midwest and into the mid-Atlantic states, causing widespread damage and millions of power outages.
HUDDLESTON — It was 71 years to the day her father died in a plane crash on a farm in Bedford County, and Tuesday Kathleen Iacopetti stood by his memorial, wreath in hand, at the end of a cross-country journey that brought her to the site of her father’s death for the first time.
The 11 men honored during the ceremony were more than just soldiers. As their relatives or family friends recalled, these soldiers were brothers, role models, a “typical southern country guy," and even a substitute bus driver.
A new historical marker from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources was unveiled Saturday highlighting the Campbell County Training School, a Rosenwald-funded school which opened in the early 1920s that sought to provide Black students a better education.
Try to identify a different piece of Lynchburg-area history every week. If you have any mystery pictures of your own (or any old photos of Lynchburg and the surrounding area) please contact Nancy Marion at Nancy@LynchburgHistory.com or at 847-0939. For more old photos visit www.LynchburgHist…
On April 15, 2018, a tornado tore a 25-mile path of destruction from Campbell County, through Lynchburg and then Amherst County, bringing down hundreds of trees and smashing homes and businesses. Damages in Amherst County alone totaled more than $6 million.
A group of Cherokee Indians based in Henrico County wants to be recognized by Virginia.
Among Virginia’s 57,000 classified state employees, Black workers are underrepresented in leadership positions, and Hispanics, who represent one in 10 Virginians, are hardly represented in the state workforce.
Del. Delores McQuinn speaks in favor of her resolution to grant the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe state recognition. Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation urges the committee to reject state recognition of the tribe.
Two weeks ago I looked out at our bird feeders and froze at the sight of a red-headed woodpecker.
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed racial discrimination in housing. However, cities and counties throughout Virginia "are more racially segregated today than they were 50 years ago," the report states.
Perhaps no phrase better epitomizes the charm of Americana than "Main Street." Here's a selection of two dozen photos that give a glimpse of the history of Main Street in downtown Lynchburg.
WASHINGTON — One of Big Tech’s prominent critics in Washington called on telecom and social media companies to preserve digital evidence from this week’s pro-Trump riots on the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead.
In the wake of the Civil War, the newspaper that eventually would become The News & Advance printed its first edition Jan. 15, 1866, marking the beginning of 152 years, and counting, of covering the triumphs and tragedies, the celebrations and heartbreaks that have made Central Virginia …
One by one, the headstones in Bedford’s cemeteries have been looking a little brighter. As she’s painstakingly scrubbed off the moss and mildew, one local woman has found intriguing stories in the lives they memorialize — and her passion has recently gone viral.
Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
