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U.S. energy secretary announces electric grid upgrades across parts of APCo’s service area
Up to $50 million in federal money will go toward transmission line work to increase energy supply, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said during a visit to Lynchburg.
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After weeks of debate, Bedford County votes to close only Stewartsville Elementary and redraw attendance zones
It’s not clear yet where the school’s approximately 266 students will go after this school year. The school board will vote on a final map in December.
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Developer reveals proposed location for small modular reactor in Amherst County
The news comes two days after Geenex Power announced the nuclear project but not its site, because of the need for due diligence.
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Lynchburg amphitheater operator that owes city money in inaugural season is working through ‘learning curve,’ city staff say
The private company’s owner says the problem is “just a miscommunication.”
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‘Monstrous towers and lines’: With Campbell County’s vote, localities unite against Valley Link
The proposed transmission line’s latest plan has it running through six counties and ending in Culpeper County.
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Bedford County to hold public hearing on school closures Thursday
The school board is preparing to vote on whether to shutter multiple elementary schools and redraw attendance zones as enrollment drops.
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Developer uses public comment period at Amherst County meeting to unveil plans for a nuclear power project
The company has not publicly identified a site for the facility, which would use small modular reactors to produce up to 650 megawatts of power.
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Lynchburg Boys and Girls Club is seeking the input of the youth who will use new facility
“Can I just say I’m 16 and come here tomorrow?” said one middle schooler.
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‘Project Hercules’ data center construction expected to start by end of the year in Appomattox County
Other such proposals in Central Virginia are in various stages.
