Were you a fan of Biff Burger? Did you love The Sweet Life? Late-night fan of Howard Johnson? These eateries, once the haunts of hungry Lynchb…
Check out this collection of photos from the Virginia 10 Miler, which has been held every year since its inception in 1974 — until this year, …
On June 29, 2012, a highly destructive storm called a derecho swept across the Midwest and into the mid-Atlantic states, causing widespread da…
In June 1972, just three years after remnants of Hurricane Camille devastated Central Virginia, Hurricane Agnes swept through and brought more…
Lynchburg made national headlines on several occasions in the 1980s, with a steady stream of political heavyweights from Ronald Reagan to Oliv…
The original opponent of the Robert E. Lee statue issued a stern prophesy after the monument was erected in 1890.
Take a look back at River Ridge mall's history with this set of photos from our archives from 1978, when the mall was under construction, to t…
On March 24, 1934, a fire tore through a homeless shelter at the corner of 12th and Church Streets killing at least 17 and injuring many more.…
The Lynchburg Foundry Company once employed thousands of workers in Central Virginia. The closing of the Archer Creek Foundry on Mount Athos …
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest was the personal retreat of the United States' third president. Located at 1542 Bateman Bridge Road in Forest…
It was April 30, 2014 when 17 cars of a CSX oil train derailed near Ninth and Jefferson streets in downtown Lynchburg, sending three cars into…
Treasure Island served Lynchburg in many ways since opening in 1912 as a YMCA camp with a message from President William Taft. The island had …
On April 15, 2018, a tornado tore a 25-mile path of destruction from Campbell County, through Lynchburg and then Amherst County, bringing down…
Mother Nature made her presence known in the 1990s, as the Lynchburg area dealt with a series of significant weather events, including a 1993 …
On March 26, 1934, spurred by a trio of recent tragedies, a group of young men gathered in the attic of the Diuguid mortuary to see if they co…
E.C. Glass history reaches all the way back to Edward Christian Glass, superintendent of Lynchburg Schools from 1879 to 1931. In 1920, Lynchbu…
We dipped into our archives of Lynchburg movie theaters past — from The Warner, which sat on Main Street before it was torn down, to The Plaza…
We've taken a dive into our archives for some early photos of Lynchburg's Finest, which also show lots of changes in technology and weaponry a…
As the 2010s draw to a close, take a look back at 100 photos of news events and slices of life in Central Virginia during the decade. Some of …
Lynchburg frequently is called the "Hill City" or "City of Seven Hills." There are the original seven that surround downtown: College, Daniel'…
Commerce has been part of the story of Central Virginia since before John Lynch started his ferry across the James River. The News & Advan…
From its long-time location at Wards Ferry and Timberlake roads to its first decade or so in the 'new' location off Laxton Road, Brookville Hi…
The Lynchburg area has seen its share of major storms and floods over the years. In this gallery of photos from The News & Advance's archi…
In the wake of the Civil War, the newspaper that would become The News & Advance printed its first edition Jan. 15, 1866, marking the begi…