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 Lyn…
The 11 men honored during the ceremony were more than just soldiers. As their relatives or family friends recalled, these soldiers were brothe…
A new historical marker from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources was unveiled Saturday highlighting the Campbell County Training Sch…
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 Lyn…
On April 15, 2018, a tornado tore a 25-mile path of destruction from Campbell County, through Lynchburg and then Amherst County, bringing down…
A group of Cherokee Indians based in Henrico County wants to be recognized by Virginia.
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Among Virginia’s 57,000 classified state employees, Black workers are underrepresented in leadership positions, and Hispanics, who represent o…
Del. Delores McQuinn speaks in favor of her resolution to grant the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe state recognition. Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal c…
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 se…
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 t…
WASHINGTON — One of Big Tech’s prominent critics in Washington called on telecom and social media companies to preserve digital evidence from …
In the wake of the Civil War, the newspaper that eventually would become The News & Advance printed its first edition Jan. 15, 1866, marki…
 One by one, the headstones in Bedford’s cemeteries have been looking a little brighter. As she’s painstakingly scrubbed off the moss and mild…
Our photo archives from the 1960s hold hundreds of images that capture the turbulence, change and growth that marked the decade in the Lynchbu…
Construction and demolition marked the 1970s in the Lynchburg area as seen through the rich photo archives of The News & Advance. The 20-s…
Anew historical marker highlighting the life and work of Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, a pioneering reformer of Virginia’s juvenile justice syst…
An African revolutionist with ties to Lynchburg was honored Saturday with a historical marker.
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The Election Day Flood of 1985 brought mayhem and mud to the Lynchburg area. The churning James River, 17 feet above flood stage, raced throug…
The 1950s were a boom time for construction in Lynchburg, when the Hill City saw the building of a new E.C. Glass High School and the Preston …
E.C. Glass history reaches all the way back to Edward Christian Glass, superintendent of Lynchburg Schools from 1879 to 1931. In 1920, Lynchbu…
In the newspaper business, they are typically called "weather pics." They give the paper an opportunity to display some interesting photos and…
We dove into our photo archives for pictures of both Sandusky Elementary and Middle schools through the years — or, as the middle school was k…
Right at the start of its highly anticipated opening in 1960, Pittman Plaza became the retail destination for the Lynchburg area for more than…
Check out these photos that show a view of the Lynchburg area through the years that most people don't often see. Note: Some photo captions ar…
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