Lynchburg Republicans want to test state law and create a mechanism to nominate candidates without using a state-run primary. Will the attorney general let that go forward?
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Posted inEconomy
Lynchburg transit company takes stock as driver shortages, inflation and budget uncertainties persist
A temporary stop of Sunday transit service takes effect this weekend. More service cuts are being considered.
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Centra Health, Virginia Episcopal School seek bonds for capital improvement projects in Lynchburg
The city council will vote on the revenue bond requests at its Tuesday meeting, following a budget work session and finance committee meeting.
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10 Republican candidates will seek their party’s nomination to run for 3 open Lynchburg City Council seats
A firehouse primary on May 30 will determine who will be on the ballot in November.
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5 things to know ahead of Lynchburg’s budget public hearing
The city council meets Thursday to hear residents’ input on the spending plan. Here’s the breakdown of where some key budget conversations stand.
Posted inEconomy
After years of development, BWX Technologies hopes to prove the value of tiny nuclear fuel particles
The TRISO fuel, which could one day help power the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors, is manufactured at the company’s Lynchburg-area facility.
Posted inHealthcare
Centra will bring hybrid emergency department-urgent care facility to Lynchburg
The new center aims to ease emergency department strain, but research on hybrid care models remains limited.
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Transit system, city school budgets up for discussion on busy Tuesday night in Lynchburg
After work sessions with the transit board and school board, the city council will hold a regularly scheduled meeting that will include public hearings on a new apartment complex and a relocated group home.
Posted inCulture
Former Lynchburg editor’s book chronicles former slaves’ effort to craft their own destiny
In “Out of Virginia: Black Americans’ Search for Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Liberia,” former Lynchburg News & Advance editor Joe Stinnett tells the story of the hundreds of former Virginia enslaved people who emigrated, often under coercion, to Africa.
Posted inOpinion
Lynchburg Republicans test the law on nominations. This likely will set a precedent however it goes.
Here’s what’s at stake, both in Lynchburg and across the state.