The firehouse primary, scheduled for May 30, will determine which Republican candidates in a divided Republican party will secure a spot on the ticket for three open Lynchburg City Council seats.
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Lynchburg continues search for new fire chief with public input session
An assessment of the fire department’s climate and culture is also ongoing, after Chief Greg Wormser was placed on administrative leave and suddenly retired last year.
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No new initiatives, no cuts proposed in Lynchburg’s status quo budget for 2027
The city plans to continue investments in its workforce and school system without increasing tax rates.
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Agenda Lynchburg: City to get first look at proposed budget on Thursday
City council meetings and public information sessions about the budget will be held throughout the spring.
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Social media comments by Lynchburg vice mayor fuel emotional city council meeting
The vice mayor, who first compared Virginia’s redistricting effort to rape in a Facebook comment last week, doubled down in subsequent social media posts and emails before apologizing at a city council meeting Tuesday.
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Lynchburg expands child protective services with kinship care, substance use experts
As caseloads increase and Lynchburg reports some of the highest numbers in the state of infants exposed to drugs and alcohol, the extra support is needed now more than ever, said the city’s human services officials.
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Lynchburg transit board to vote on suspending Sunday bus routes at upcoming meeting
The temporary reduction of weekend service is being considered because about 20% of the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company’s bus driver positions are vacant.
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Lynchburg council votes to go to court over redistricting referendum
The council member who introduced the measure said the resolution “seeks judicial clarity.”
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Lynchburg scraps resolution to stop early voting on referendum in favor of ‘proactive’ plan to be discussed Tuesday
The new resolution would ask for a declaratory judgment from the Lynchburg Circuit Court on the referendum, rather than order the city registrar to halt early voting on the redistricting referendum, as was proposed in the initial resolution.
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Abortion opponents pack Lynchburg council meeting for vote on zoning change
The amendment, which restricts where abortion providers can locate in the city, passed 4-2 after four hours of public comment.
