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08/10/2025

Created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, the toothy monsters became a popular collectible item a decade after they were introduced.

08/10/2025

The acreage of underwater grasses is just 64% of the 130,000 acres set as this year’s goal, according to the latest annual survey by Virginia and Maryland officials.

08/10/2025

Citing a looming spike in Obamacare premiums, a Richmond hospital head fears a replay of the jump in cancer cases when people put off screenings during COVID-19.

08/10/2025

The role of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, personal links between the colleges and the Trump administration and the state's recent history voting Democratic all factored into why Virginia's colleges came under

08/10/2025

One Community One Voice helped get students and families ready for another year of learning on Saturday during its back to school celebration at the University of Lynchburg.

08/10/2025

Allen Weir Freeman

08/10/2025

Starting in September, the Lynchburg City School Board will have its monthly work sessions on the first Tuesday of each month and regular meetings on the third Tuesday.

The board also approved Somerville-Midgette’s RFP, or Request for Proposal, for the division’s new strategic plan. This will allow the division to secure a contractor through an open bidding process to begin strategic planning.

Starting in September, the Lynchburg City School Board will have its monthly work sessions on the first Tuesday of each month and regular meetings on the third Tuesday. The board also approved Somerville-Midgette’s RFP, or Request for Proposal, for the division’s new strategic plan. This will al...

08/10/2025

Supervisor Matt Cline, who represents the Concord District on the Campbell County Board of Supervisors, said he has received complaints from constituents upset with what he described as the “Food Lion parking lot pothole debacle.”

08/10/2025

Otey decided to take her request to start a hospital to a higher authority. She boarded a boat to Richmond to convince Confederate President Jefferson Davis to allow her to open the Ladies Relief Hospital.

08/10/2025

At the Campbell County Board of Supervisors' meeting in September, a small solar project proposed on land off Farmcrest Drive, west of Rustburg, will be on the agenda, County Administrator Frank Rogers told supervisors at the board’s meeting on Tuesday.

08/10/2025

After seven years, a development project along 5th Street in Lynchburg is moving forward again.

08/10/2025

Smulik, an E.C. Glass soccer standout who this spring set records at the school, played this past week with a prestigious team in Denmark. She trained and played with the Capelli Sports North American National Team after earning a spot on the squad.