From an emotional shelter controversy to new mental health investment, rising gas prices, restaurant inspections and local real estate activity, is what's on the Agenda.
Eve’s Death Sparks Regional Outcry, Conflicting Accounts Between Humane Societies
The dispute escalated publicly through dueling Facebook statements
Greater Lynchburg Real Estate Transactions and Building Permits
ABOVE: FOR SALE: 1651 Fox Hill Road, $1,600,000 Listed by Jane Blickenstaff with Blickenstaff & Company Realtors
Mi Patron, Graziano’s Lead Higher Inspection Totals as Most Establishments Post Strong Reports
Central Virginia Health District inspections for April 28–May 4 showed another solid overall week, with several perfect inspections and most establishments reporting four violations or fewer.
LCS Community Dinner to Spotlight Award-Winning School Nutrition Program
Hawaiian-inspired meal at Linkhorne Middle School will showcase fresh, scratch-made recipes served in Lynchburg schools
Centra Marks Major Milestone With New Behavioral Health Hospital in Lynchburg
New 72-bed facility on Simons Run Medical Campus is expected to open this summer and expand regional mental health services
Faulkner Rallies to Win Fox Puss Invitational
Sargent and Crosier Claim Senior Titles Manhattan College All-MAAC golfer Cabell Faulkner overcame three consecutive bogeys with four back-nine birdies Sunday to win the Fox Puss Invitational open division at Boonsboro Country Club. Faulkner closed with a 1-under-par 70 to edge runner-up Dylan Olinger, the University of Lynchburg sophomore who
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LCS Online Registration for 2026–27 School Year
Families are encouraged to register early to ensure a smooth start to the school year. (LYNCHBURG, VA) – Lynchburg City Schools (LCS) is encouraging all families with school-aged children to complete Online Registration for the 2026-27 school year. Registering early helps ensure class sizes are evenly distributed and bus schedules are
Staff Reports
Nine Trapped in Downtown Elevator Rescued After Late-Night Ordeal
All nine rescued safely thanks to complex rope operation by Lynchburg Fire Department (photos below: Lynchburg Fire Department) A night out in downtown Lynchburg turned into a two-and-a-half-hour ordeal Thursday after nine people became trapped inside an elevator at a Commerce Street apartment building. According to the Lynchburg Fire Department,
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New Rules of the Court
Pickleball Joins Lynchburg’s Tennis Legacy By: Helen Berry Lynchburg is a tennis town. Dr. Robert “Whirlwind” Johnson, who broke racial barriers in the sport in the 1950s, founded the American Tennis Association’s Junior Development Program for African American youths—mentoring legends like Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson from
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The Main Event: Lynchburg GOP Primary...
Agenda Illustrated:
A visual take on the growing divide heading into Lynchburg’s GOP firehouse primary. For additional coverage and reporting on the race, see this week’s “What Others are Saying...”
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