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Rachel Mahoney

Rachel Mahoney has worked as a journalist in Virginia for seven years and has won several press awards. She lives in Lynchburg.

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett, left, accepts congratulations from Kevin Bailey. Photo by Rachel Mahoney.
Posted inPolitics

Former congressman Garrett comes from behind to win Republican nomination for House of Delegates district

by Rachel Mahoney May 20, 2023May 21, 2023

He won a second-ballot, come-from-behind victory. The district runs from Appomattox County to Goochland County. The heavily Republican district has no incumbent and, so far, no Democratic candidate, which would make winning this Republican convention tantamount to election.

House District 56. Courtesy of Virginia Supreme Court.
Posted inPolitics

Republican nomination in Central Virginia House district will be decided this week

by Rachel Mahoney May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett is attempting a comeback after stepping away to recover from alcoholism. He faces Kevin Bailey and Jennie Wood in a convention on May 20.

Keelan Burns and the rest of Endstation Theatre's cast for "Buried Deep: The Lynchburg Pools” rehearse for the show's second public run at the Riverside Park pool. Photo by Rachel Mahoney.
Posted inCulture

‘Buried Deep’ delves into Lynchburg’s integration history

by Rachel Mahoney May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

The play looks at Lynchburg’s decision to close its pools rather than integrate in 1961.

Tim Griffin. Photo by Rachel Mahoney.
Posted inPolitics

Republicans nominate Griffin for House seat that takes in Amherst County and parts of Bedford and Nelson

by Rachel Mahoney May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

He called Democrats “communists” and “groomers.” He will face Democrat Sam Soghor in a district that voted 73% Republican in 2021.

House District 53. Courtesy of Virginia Supreme Court.
Posted inPolitics

Abortion and election law central to GOP nomination for open House seat in Bedford, Amherst, Nelson

by Rachel Mahoney April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

Two candidates will be vying for the Republican nomination May 6 for a House of Delegates seat in a strongly Republican district.

The Lonesome Pine Office on Youth in Big Stone Gap has been proposed as a center for concerted family support in child dependency cases as part of a statewide effort to improve child welfare. Photo courtesy of Glenda Collins.
Posted inPolitics

‘It’s all set up to make you fail’: Parents struggle to keep their kids with poor legal support in custody cases

by Rachel Mahoney January 16, 2023January 20, 2023

The General Assembly hasn’t changed what court-appointed lawyers are paid in 23 years. That translates to poor representation and support for parents, particularly in rural areas.

Artworks displayed at the "New Real" exhibit, partially at the Virginian Hotel in Lynchburg, include Martin Geiger's "Poolside Humidity," right. Photo by Rachel Mahoney.
Posted inCulture

Lynchburg exhibit reunites an artistic community in Virginia

by Rachel Mahoney November 17, 2022November 16, 2022

Many prominent artists, from a region bound by Lynchburg and Roanoke north to Charlottesville and Staunton, are featured in the show, which runs through February.

Posted inPolitics

State pulls funding for Farmville domestic violence shelter

by Rachel Mahoney August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

State agency has questioned management of the Southside Center for Violence Prevention; center says it’s in danger of closing.

Posted inEconomy

Lynchburg area has been slow to recover since 2008 recession. Why?

by Rachel Mahoney June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance will commission a study on Lynchburg’s economic performance.

Posted inCulture

State set to recognize Lynchburg’s ‘rose wrangler’

by Rachel Mahoney April 28, 2022April 27, 2022

A historical marker will be dedicated in Lynchburg Sunday to the late rosarian Carl Cato.

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