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.
Lynchburg area
News from the Lynchburg area.
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Wittman and McGuire got almost the same vote last year, but Democrats are only targeting Wittman in 2026. Here’s why.
The 1st Congressional District has more metro areas where Democrats might find votes; the 5th is too rural to help Democratic prospects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lynchburg school board set to discuss future infrastructure improvements, strategic plan with city council
The meeting will be the first time new Superintendent Kristy Somerville-Midgette shares her vision with the city council.
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Back from summer break, Lynchburg City Council will again discuss budget, meeting rules
The Lynchburg City Council meets Tuesday for the first time after a seven-week hiatus.
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Lynchburg city staff, programs revisit unanswered budget questions with new fiscal year underway
The city’s 2026 fiscal year budget was passed the day before it went into effect. Now that the dust has settled, city staff want to address the confusion and misconceptions.
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Lynchburg intersection gets busier, more expensive to fix ahead of redesign
The intersection of U.S. 501 and U.S. 221 is set to be overhauled over the next five years. Here’s what we know about the project so far, by the numbers.
