Lynchburg – The art of two Sandusky Middle School students will adorn the halls of the new James River Ecology School at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge in Hopewell, Virginia. Rebekah Chun and Emily Adams placed second and third, respectively, in [...]

During the months of May and June, the Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library will exhibit work by an exceptionally talented group of local photographers, including the internationally known photographer and Lynchburg resident, Robert Miller. Since 2005, Miller’s work has been published [...]

Lynchburg – Heritage High School senior, Natasha Chowdry, is headed to Washington, D.C. to participate in a Congressional Seminar as a result of writing a winning essay in a national competition. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America [...]

Members of the Lynchburg Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team are traveling to the Glade Spring area of Washington County, Virginia to assist in search and rescue operations as a result of damages sustained there by a recent tornado. The Lynchburg [...]

Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation, Inc.’s 19th Annual Education Grant Awards program and reception will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. at the E.C. Glass High School Cafeteria. 46 corporate sponsored grants have been awarded to [...]

Bedford County, VA – Sheriff Brown reports that a desperate call for help was received from a woman on April 23rd, at 1:02 AM who advised that several individuals had broken into her home and were assaulting her husband. Bedford [...]

By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times Okay, so I am in Wally World a national big box retail store to buy a cheap imported Chinese-made bathroom scale. You used to just go buy a scale. Remember? Maybe number dial versus [...]

By Alissa Smith Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Virginia’s teachers will be facing a new set of performance standards that could be used in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s “performance-pay” plan. The state Board of Education met Thursday and voted unanimously to approve [...]

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding the redistricting legislation passed by the General Assembly this evening: “I thank the General Assembly for passing this new redistricting plan. I will sign this legislation as soon as it [...]

By Amanda Iacone Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND – A majority of state Senate Republicans voted for a compromise redistricting map after days of negotiating with Democrats in an effort to garner bipartisan support and send a new bill to the [...]