The festival, in its second year in the Hill City, provides the community connections and the big screen that local filmmakers need to fine tune their craft.
Emma Malinak
Emma Malinak is a reporter for Cardinal News and a corps member for Report for America. Reach her at emma@cardinalnews.org.
Posted inPolitics
Judge dismisses suit by Lynchburg candidate whose first name on ballot was listed as ‘Christopher’ rather than ‘Chris’
White sought more than $900,000 in damages and asked for voting to be stopped until the ballots were corrected and previously submitted votes were scrapped and redone.
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In Virginia’s ongoing abortion debate, zoning ordinances remain a central strategy. The discussion comes to Lynchburg on Tuesday
Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, Virginia cities and counties are still pulling the levers of local law to keep clinics off their land. Legal experts question if such stances have staying power.
Posted inLocal
Addiction treatment program to make its case for expansion at Lynchburg Planning Commission meeting
Sobrius currently operates a treatment center and a group recovery home in the Lynchburg region, where it’s been met with concerns from neighbors.
Posted inEconomy
Lynchburg nonprofit to open homeless shelter, addressing ‘crisis point’ for homelessness in central Virginia region
The greater Lynchburg area lost about half of its homeless shelter beds between 2022 and 2025, leaving a gap in services at a time when the nation was experiencing an unprecedented rise in homelessness. Miriam’s House is repurposing its Magnolia Street building to meet the need.
Posted inCulture
Lynchburg’s creative minds converge at Old City Cemetery to bring history back to life
The oldest active municipal cemetery in Virginia runs Candlelight Tours every fall to share the tales of those buried on its grounds. This year, the program’s leaders say the show’s Black characters stand out as testaments to the power and importance of storytelling.
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Lynchburg residents can weigh in on city’s walking, biking, public transport needs at Wednesday meeting
City officials are drafting a multimodal plan that will make it easier to access food, recreation opportunities, health care facilities and other community centers without a car. They’re relying on community input to draw the maps.
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Budget adjustments up for discussion on a busy Tuesday night in Lynchburg
The city’s Department of Social Services, sheriff’s office and commonwealth’s attorney’s office could see the addition of new full-time staff members if appropriations are approved.
Posted inPolitics
Candidates in Lynchburg commonwealth’s attorney’s race have been at odds before
Christopher White, who was prosecuted by the commonwealth’s attorney’s office several years ago and then acquitted, says he’s running to hold incumbent Bethany Harrison accountable. Harrison says her record is clean, and her accomplishments over her past two terms prove it.
Posted inEconomy
SNAP cuts loom, and nonprofits fear they can’t fill the gap left behind
Changes in work requirements and reductions in federal funding mean fewer Virginians will have access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Food pantries already struggling to meet demand worry they won’t be able to keep up.
