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Election 2026: What to know about Lynchburg-area races, amendments and more
As voters head to the polls today, catch up with our coverage leading up to Election Day 2026. Nine candidates, including the three incumbents, are running for the three at-large seats on… The Lynchburg News & Advance and its sister publications have been on top of the 5th Con… Five days before Election Day, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-9th District, stopped by Bedford… Joy Powers, the Democrat challenging 8-time incumbent Rep.
Driver dies in single vehicle crash in Campbell County
A driver of a 2013 Subaru Impreza died in a single-vehicle crash in Campbell County early Friday morning, according to the Virginia State Police. kAm%96 5C:G6C[ p4:6 s] uC2?4:D[ ah[ @7 qC:DE@=[ 5:65 2E E96 D46?6[ A@=:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 |@?52J]k^Am kAm%96 4C2D9 @44FCC65 2E didd 2]>] @? ~4E] b_ @? r2=@92? #@25[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 '$!]k^Am kAm%96 $F32CF H2D 9625:?8 H6DE3@F?5 @? r2=@92? #@25[ ?62C w@==2?5 r@FCE[ H96? :E H6?E @77 E96 C:89E D:56 @7 E96 C@25] %96 G69:4=6 E96?
Lynchburg police search for suspect in shooting on Ashbourne Drive
The Lynchburg Police Department has identified a suspect in a shooting Sunday night that sent a man to the hospital in serious condition. kAm~? $F?52J 2E 23@FE ``i_d A]>][ E96 {!s 2?5 {J?493FC8 u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E C6DA@?565 E@ E96 `c__ 3=@4< @7 pD93@FC?6 sC:G6 7@C 2 C6A@CE @7 2 >2=:4:@FD H@F?5:?8[ E96 A@=:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 @? |@?52J]k^Am kAm(96? E96J 2CC:G65[ A@=:46 7@F?5 2 >2? H:E9 2 8F?D9@E H@F?5] %96 G:4E:> C6>2:?D :?
Riggleman joins Perriello in Lynchburg to call for end to ‘McGuire beer tax’
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, was joined by a former Republican congressman on Saturday to call out incumbent Rep. John McGuire, R-5th, for his support of Trump administration policies that Perriello contends have driven up the cost of beer and other products. kAm%96 6G6?E H2D 96=5 2E %96 (2E6C s@8 @? y6776CD@? $EC66E[ H9:49 :D @H?65 3J s2G6 w6?56CD@?[ H9@ :D CF??:?8 2D 2 s6>@4C2E 7@C {J?493FC8 r:EJ r@F?4:= :?
Lynchburg vice mayor connected to secret Facebook account
Lynchburg’s vice mayor has been accused of using a “burner account” on Facebook after photos of him attending a concert by Canadian rock band Rush in Washington, D.C., last weekend appeared on an account under a different name. kAm!9@E@D @7 ':46 |2J@C rFCE s:6>6C[ H9@ C6AC6D6?ED (2C5 xxx[ E2<6? :?D:56 r2A:E2= ~?6 pC6?2 @? ~4E] ad[ D9@H65 FA @? 2 u2463@@< 244@F?E H:E9 E96 ?2>6 “y@C52? y@?6D” 27E6C E96 #FD9 4@?46CE]k^Am kAmx? 2 u2463@@< C66= 4C62E65 3J (2C5 x' r@F?4:=>2? r9C:D u2C2=5: 2?5 A@DE65 @?
Spanberger joins maternal care nonprofit to support reproductive rights amendment
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger joined Birth in Color, a nonprofit organization that promotes maternal health, at an event in Lynchburg on Friday to advocate for the reproductive freedom constitutional amendment question on the Nov. 3 election ballot as well as community-based doula care. kAmq2D65 :? ':C8:?:2[ q:CE9 :? r@=@C 7@4FD6D @? 4@>>F?:E:6D 9:DE@C:42==J 6I4=F565 7C@> >2E6C?2= 42C6] %96 8C@FA AC@G:56D 5@F=2 42C6[ 3C62DE7665:?8 DFAA@CE 2?5 49:=53:CE9 65F42E:@?
Birth in Color Executive Director Kenda Sutton-El introduces Gov. Spanberger
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Albemarle County farmer Richard Fox speaks at Tom Perriello campaign event
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks about reproductive healthcare
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Grant award for Lynchburg women’s drug recovery center gets council approval
Lynchburg City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to authorize the city manager to sign an agreement with Eagles Nest Regeneration LLC for the city to serve as the fiscal agent for a grant awarded to the substance abuse services nonprofit organization. kAmt28=6D }6DE[ 32D65 :? u=@J5[ A=2?D E@ FD6 2 S`]` >:==:@? 8C2?E 7C@> E96 ':C8:?:2 ~A:@:5 p32E6>6?E pFE9@C:EJ E@ C6?@G2E6 2 9@>6 :? E96 s2?:6=’D w:== ?6:893@C9@@5 2?5 EFC?
Misjuns’ social media posts draw fire again after his termination from LFD
A Lynchburg resident who read several social media posts of At-large Councilman Martin Misjuns at a recent meeting returned to city council on Tuesday to talk about lawsuit threats they are receiving. kAmp k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^C66=^a`ded_hdegafgebeQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmG:56@k^2m @7 u23=6 u@C6DE BF@E:?8 |:D;F?D’ D@4:2= >65:2 A@DED H6?E G:C2=[ C646:G:?8 >:==:@?D @7 G:6HD] x? @?6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^||:D;F?D^DE2EFD^a_geaahdfc_h_f`dcddQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmA@DEk^2m >256 3J |:D;F?D @?
Coverage of the 5th Congressional District race
The Lynchburg News & Advance and its sister publications have been on top of the 5th Congressional District race this year at all stages of the campaign season. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello spoke at a campaign event in Lynchburg on Tuesday where he was joined by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia and Raphael Warnock of Georgia. kAmuC@> E96 3FDJ #6AF3=:42? 2?5 s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2C:6D E@ 62C=J G@E:?8 2?5 42>A2:8? DE@AD[ E96 4@G6C286 92D 366? 4@?DE2?E 2?5 H:== C6>2:? D@ E9C@F89 t=64E:@?
Senators join Perriello on campaign trail for healthcare roundtable in Lynchburg
Three U.S. senators traveled to Lynchburg on Tuesday to talk about healthcare costs and campaign for former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, who is running to win back his seat from Republican incumbent Rep. John McGuire. kAm$6?D] |2C< (2C?6C 2?5 %:> z2:?6[ E96 EH@ s6>@4C2E:4 D6?2E@CD 7C@> ':C8:?:2[ H6C6 ;@:?65 3J $6?] #2A926= (2C?@4<[ s\v2][ :? 2 >66E:?8 C@@> 2E E96 dE9 $EC66E r@>>F?:EJ w62=E9 r6?E6C :?
Women’s drug abuse recovery center planned for Lynchburg neighborhood
Eagles Nest Regeneration LLC, a nonprofit organization that provides Biblical instruction and substance abuse services, plans to use a $1.1 million grant from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority to renovate a home in the Daniel’s Hill neighborhood and turn it into a residential treatment facility for women. kAm%96 {J?493FC8 r:EJ r@F?4:= :D D4965F=65 E@ G@E6 @? 2 C6D@=FE:@? 2E :ED C68F=2C >66E:?8 %F6D52J ?:89E E@ 2FE9@C:K6 E96 4:EJ >2?286C E@ D:8? 2?
Inaugural graduating class of Behavioral Health Docket honored at City Hall
Lynchburg’s Behavioral Health Docket, which was started in 2024, held a commencement ceremony on Wednesday, where an inaugural class of seven graduates from the program were honored in Council Chambers at City Hall. kAms:DEC:4E r@FCE yF586 #2?5J zC2?EK[ E96 AC6D:5:?8 ;F586 @7 E96 AC@8C2>[ 3682? E96 46C6>@?J 3J 56D4C:3:?8 E96 q692G:@C2= w62=E9 s@4<6E 2?5 9@H :E 7@4FD6D @?
Former governor urges crowd at McGuire rally to counter Perriello’s ‘magic faucet’
As midterm campaigning enters the home stretch, former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined U.S. Rep. John McGuire, R-5th District, in Forest on Saturday, where he urged McGuire’s supporters to donate money to the congressman to counter challenger Tom Perriello’s “magic faucet” of money bankrolling his campaign. kAm(96E96C :E’D Sd @C Sad[ *@F?8<:? E@=5 E96 4C@H5 @7 23@FE `__ A6@A=6 2E E96 r@F?EJ {:?6 |:?: |2== U2>Aj r276 E@ 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ |4vF:C6’D 42>A2:8?
2026 candidate profile: Martin Misjuns seeks re-election to Lynchburg City Council
At-large City Councilman Martin Misjuns, a retired U.S. Coast Guard chief, is running for re-election to Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. kAm|:D;F?D[ 2 #6AF3=:42? CF??:?8 2D 2? :?56A6?56?E[ :D 724:?8 @77 282:?DE 6:89E @E96C 42?5:52E6D 7@C E96 E9C66 2E\=2C86 D62ED @? 4:EJ 4@F?4:=] w6 :D CF??:?8 2D 2 E62> H:E9 '6C@?:42 qC2EE@?]k^Am kAmx7 C6\6=64E65[ |:D;F?D D2:5 96 H:== <66A E96 7@4FD @? {J?493FC8 E2IA2J6CD[ 6DA64:2==J H96?
From sex offender registry to murder conviction: A look back at Leonard Blackwell Jr.
On Wednesday, a Lynchburg judge agreed to delay the sentencing hearing of Leonard Blackwell Jr., who was found guilty by a jury in March of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of Clarissa Jones almost five years ago. kAmw6C6’D 2 =@@< 324< 2E E96 4C:>:?2= AC@4665:?8D 282:?DE q=24<H6== :? p>96CDE r@F?EJ 2?5 {J?493FC8 367@C6 2?5 27E6C y@?6D’ 562E9 :? }@G6>36C a_a`ik^Am k9bm|2J a_`gk^9bm kAm{6@?2C5 q=24<H6== yC] H2D 3@@<65 2E E96 {J?493FC8 p5F=E s6E6?E:@? r6?E6C :?
Lynchburg transit seeks $1.3M in damages from city for breach of contract
The Greater Lynchburg Transit Co. contends in a lawsuit that the city violated a memorandum of understanding between the two entities by its unauthorized drawdown of a GLTC reserve fund, harming the operational integrity of the transit company. kAm%9C@F89 E96 4:EJ’D 2==6865 F?2FE9@C:K65 C6>@G2= @7 >@?6J 7C@> E96 v{%r C6D6CG6 7F?5[ E96 EC2?D:E 4@>A2?J 2C8F65 :?
Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigns for Rep. John McGuire
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2026 candidate profile: Veronica Bratton running for Lynchburg City Council
Veronica Bratton, a small business owner, is running for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. kAmqC2EE@?[ 2 #6AF3=:42? CF??:?8 2D 2? :?56A6?56?E[ :D 724:?8 @77 282:?DE 6:89E @E96C 42?5:52E6D 7@C E96 E9C66 2E\=2C86 D62ED @? 4:EJ 4@F?4:=] $96 :D CF??:?8 2D 2 E62> H:E9 pE\=2C86 r@F?4:=>2? |2CE:? |:D;F?D[ H9@ :D D66<:?8 2 D64@?5 E6C> @? 4@F?4:=]k^Am kAmx7 6=64E65 E@ 4@F?4:=[ qC2EE@?[ H9@ D6CG65 2D 492:C @7 E96 {J?493FC8 #6AF3=:42?
CASA of Central Virginia seeks volunteers as 13 advocates get sworn in
Thirteen new Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) were sworn in recently to serve children in the city of Lynchburg and Campbell and Nelson counties. kAm%96 25G@42E6D 6?DFC6 E92E 49:=5C6? H9@ 92G6 6IA6C:6?465 23FD6 @C ?68=64E 92G6 D@>6@?6 565:42E65 E@ DA62< FA 7@C E96:C 36DE :?E6C6DED]k^Am kAmrp$p @7 r6?EC2= ':C8:?:2 D2:5 86EE:?8 `b ?6H 25G@42E6D DH@C? :? H2D 6?4@FC28:?8 AC@8C6DD] qFE E96 ?665 7@C G@=F?E66CD E@ D6CG6 2D 25G@42E6D C6>2:?D DEC@?8[ H:E9 `ae 49:=5C6? @?
Perriello highlights cost of Iran war at campaign events in Lynchburg, Bedford
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, took questions from the public in Miller Park on Tuesday as a fill-in for the debate to which he and incumbent Rep. John McGuire, R-5th, were invited by the University of Lynchburg and WSET. kAm!6CC:6==@ 2446AE65 E96 :?G:E2E:@? E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 2? ~4E@36C 5632E6[ H9:=6 |4vF:C6 564=:?65] p4C@DD E96 DE2E6[ 4@?8C6DD:@?2= :?4F>36?ED 92G6 86?6C2==J 564=:?65 E@ E2<6 A2CE :? 5632E6D H:E9 E96:C 492==6?86CD[ H:E9 #6A] s@?
Souls to the Polls event aims to boost civic participation in Lynchburg
Residents showed up in large numbers at the general registrar’s office on Kemper Street for the first-ever day of Sunday voting in a general election in Lynchburg. kAm%96 C68:DEC2C’D @77:46 9@DE65 $F?52J G@E:?8 :? E96 AC:>2CJ 6=64E:@? :? pF8FDE[ 3FE E96 EFC?@FE H2D >F49 D>2==6C E92? E96 ?F>36C @7 G@E6CD H9@ D9@H65 FA @? $F?52J E@ G@E6 :? E96 86?6C2= 6=64E:@?]k^Am kAm~? $F?52J[ `cd G@E6CD A2CE:4:A2E65 :?
Judge delays sentencing of man convicted of murder, concealing woman’s body in creek
A Lynchburg judge on Wednesday agreed to delay the sentencing hearing of Leonard Blackwell Jr., who was found guilty by a jury in March of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of Clarissa Jones in November 2021.
Man convicted of raping woman sentenced by Lynchburg judge
A Madison Heights man found guilty of rape and forcible sodomy of a woman with an intellectual disability was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison by Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge F. Patrick Yeatts on Wednesday. kAm%9@>2D $623@=E[ d`[ H2D E2<6? 324< :?E@ 4FDE@5J 27E6C *62EED 56=:G6C65 E96 G6C5:4E] pE E96 D6?E6?4:?8 962C:?8[ E96 ;F586 2=D@ @C56C65 $623@=E E@ DF3>:E E@ E9C66 J62CD @7 DFA6CG:D65 AC@32E:@? :7 96 :D C6=62D65 7C@> :?42C46C2E:@?]k^Am kAmx?
18-year-old dies after car crashes into tree in Campbell County
An 18-year-old Concord resident died in a car crash on East Ferry Road in Campbell County on Saturday night, according to the Virginia State Police. kAmp a__h $F32CF x>AC6K2 H2D EC2G6=:?8 D@FE93@F?5 @? t2DE u6CCJ #@25[ ?62C E96 :?E6CD64E:@? H:E9 t==:@E #@25[ H96? :E C2? @77 E96 =67E D:56 @7 E96 C@25 2?5 DECF4< 2 EC66[ E96 DE2E6 A@=:46 D2:5 :?
Registrar urges voters to check return address on absentee ballot applications
The Lynchburg general registrar’s office wants to make sure voters carefully review the return envelopes included with absentee ballot applications to make sure the address is correct. kAm%96 C68:DEC2C’D @77:46 D2:5 :E 92D C646:G65 23D6?E66 32==@E 2AA=:42E:@?D 7C@> G@E6CD 5:DEC:3FE65 3J 2 E9:C5 A2CEJ E92E :?4=F565 2? :?4@CC64E >2:=:?8 255C6DD @? E96 C6EFC? 6?G6=@A6] '@E6CD H9@ :?E6?5 E@ C6EFC?
Lynchburg man sentenced to prison for 2024 shooting at Waffle House
A Lynchburg man who pleaded guilty to shooting a security guard at a Waffle House on Wards Road in April 2024 was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday. kAmx? {J?493FC8 r:C4F:E r@FCE[ ~>2C:2? s2:<H2? u:E49[ ac[ C646:G65 2 hg\J62C E@E2= AC:D@? D6?E6?46[ H:E9 fb J62CD DFDA6?565[ E96 r@>>@?H62=E9’D pEE@C?6J’D ~77:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 |@?52J]k^Am kAm%96 AC@D64FE:@?
Jones Memorial Library exhibit explores WWI through voices of Lynchburg residents
Jones Memorial Library will be opening a new exhibit on Tuesday that explores World War I though the voices of Lynchburg and Central Virginia residents who lived through the period. kAm%96 6I9:3:E[ “s62C u@=<D 2E w@>6i {J?493FC8 2?5 E96 vC62E (2C[” H:== 36 :? E96 y@?6D #625:?8 #@@> 7C@> ~4E] a_ E9C@F89 pAC:= b_[ a_af] p 4@>A2?:@? 5:8:E2= 6I9:3:E H:== =2F?49 @?
Disc golfers from Finland dominate 2026 Powerball Cup in Bedford County
The world’s two top-ranked women disc golf players, both from Finland, dominated the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) Powerball Cup in Bedford County on Sunday, where the field competed for a record-breaking $350,000 prize purse over the four-day tournament. kAm&D:?8 96C 244FC2E6 5C:G6D 2?5 AFEE:?8[ $:=G2 $22C:?6? 96=5 E96 =625 7C@> 368:??:?8 E@ 6?5 :? E96 7:?2= C@F?5[ 7:?:D9:?8 2E ad\F?56C[ ?:?6 DEC@<6D 29625 @7 96C 4@>A2EC:@E tG6=::?2 $2=@?6?]k^Am kAmxE H2D D>@@E9 D2:=:?8 7@C $22C:?6? @?
US energy secretary talks electric grid upgrades during Lynchburg visit
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited Lynchburg on Friday where he announced the Trump administration’s intent to deploy Defense Production Act funding to accelerate the expansion of electric transmission capacity in Virginia and West Virginia. kAmt=64EC:4 FE:=:E:6D :? E96 EH@ DE2E6D H:== C646:G6 FA E@ Sd_ >:==:@? :? s676?D6 !C@5F4E:@? p4E 7F?5:?8 E@ 56A=@J 25G2?465 EC2?D>:DD:@? E649?@=@8:6D 24C@DD 6I:DE:?8 A@H6C =:?6D E@ :?4C62D6 6=64EC:4:EJ 56=:G6CJ 42A24:EJ[ C65F46 4@?86DE:@?
US energy secretary talks electric grid upgrades during Lynchburg visit
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited Lynchburg on Friday where he announced the Trump administration’s intent to deploy Defense Production Act funding to accelerate the expansion of electric transmission capacity in Virginia and West Virginia. kAmt=64EC:4 FE:=:E:6D :? E96 EH@ DE2E6D H:== C646:G6 FA E@ Sd_ >:==:@? :? s676?D6 !C@5F4E:@? p4E 7F?5:?8 E@ 56A=@J 25G2?465 EC2?D>:DD:@? E649?@=@8:6D 24C@DD 6I:DE:?8 A@H6C =:?6D E@ :?4C62D6 6=64EC:4:EJ 56=:G6CJ 42A24:EJ[ C65F46 4@?86DE:@?
Misjuns receives death threat after video of his social media posts goes viral
The drama that has surrounded Lynchburg City Council for nearly four years reached a new level this week when At-large Councilman Martin Misjuns said at a candidate forum Friday morning that he had received a death threat by email Thursday night. kAm|:D;F?D D2:5 E96 562E9 E9C62E 2CC:G65 7C@> 2? F?<?@H? 6>2:= 255C6DD 2?5 E92E 96 E96? 2=6CE65 E96 {J?493FC8 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E]k^Am kAm“p C6A@CE H2D 7:=65[ 6G:56?46 92D 366? AC6D6CG65[ E96C6 :D 2 A6CD@?
In their own words: Lynchburg at-large council candidates make pitch to voters
Nine candidates, including the three incumbents, are running for the three at-large seats on Lynchburg City Council. kAm(:E9 E96 86?6C2= 6=64E:@? @?=J E9C66 H66<D 2H2J[ E96 42?5:52E6D 2?5 E96:C G@=F?E66CD 2C6 @FE :? 7@C46 24C@DD E96 4:EJ ECJ:?8 E@ C6249 2D >2?J G@E6CD 2D A@DD:3=6]k^Am kAm$:?46 >:5\$6AE6>36C[ 62C=J G@E:?8 92D 366? E2<:?8 A=246 2E E96 86?6C2= C68:DEC2C’D @77:46 @? z6>A6C $EC66E[ H96C6 E96 42?5:52E6D 2?5 G@=F?E66CD 92G6 366?
Lynchburg man dies in motorcycle crash on Wiggington Road
A Lynchburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Wiggington Road on Wednesday night, according to the Lynchburg Police Department. kAm~? (65?6D52J 2E 23@FE hi`d A]>][ @77:46CD C6DA@?565 E@ E96 4C2D9 :? E96 g__ 3=@4< @7 (:88:?8E@? #@25] &A@? 2CC:G2=[ @77:46CD 7@F?5 E96 >@E@C4J4=:DE[ H9@ H2D AC@?@F?465 5625 2E E96 D46?6[ E96 {!s D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 %9FCD52J]k^Am kAm%96 G:4E:>VD ?2>6 92D J6E E@ 36 C6=62D65]k^Am kAmp?J@?6 H:E9 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 4C2D9 42?
Flock camera refund, removal clarifications sought by Lynchburg councilwoman
A new resolution drafted by Lynchburg Ward I Councilwoman Jacqueline Timmer related to the city’s Flock Safety cameras is scheduled to be heard at city council’s Oct. 27 meeting, almost two months after council voted to end its contract with the technology company. kAm%:>>6C 6>A92D:K65 2E 4@F?4:=’D H@C< D6DD:@? >66E:?8 @? %F6D52J E92E 96C ?6H C6D@=FE:@? H@F=5 ?@E D66< E@ 2=E6C E96 AC6G:@FD >@E:@? 2AAC@G65 3J 4@F?4:= :? 2 e\_ G@E6 @? $6AE] b[ E96 >@E:@?
World’s top disc golfers return to Bedford County for season-ending tournament
The best disc golfers in the world teed off Thursday in the first round of the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) Powerball Cup at Ivy Hill Golf Club in Forest, where players are competing for a record-breaking $350,000 prize purse. kAm%96 52J 762EFC65 @?\2?5\@77 C2:?[ H:E9 >:=5 E6>A6C2EFC6D 2?5 =:89E H:?5D] %9C@F89@FE E96:C C@F?5D[ E96 A=2J6CD 4@F=5 36 D66?
Kash Patel tells LU students to reelect ‘more guys like Congressman McGuire’
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel visited Lynchburg on Wednesday to participate in a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement officials at Liberty University, an event hosted by U.S. Rep. John McGuire, R-5th District, who is running for reelection. kAm$96C:77D 7C@> 4@F?E:6D :? r6?EC2= ':C8:?:2 2?5 {J?493FC8 r@>>@?H62=E9’D pEE@C?6J q6E92?J w2CC:D@?[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E@A AC@D64FE@CD 7C@> ?6:893@C:?8 ;FC:D5:4E:@?D[ A2CE:4:A2E65 :?
FBI Director Kash Patel joins Rep. John McGuire at Liberty University
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Kash Patel tells LU students to reelect ‘more guys like Congressman McGuire’
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel visited Lynchburg on Wednesday to participate in a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement officials at Liberty University, an event hosted by U.S. Rep. John McGuire, R-5th District, who is running for reelection. kAm$96C:77D 7C@> 4@F?E:6D :? r6?EC2= ':C8:?:2 2?5 {J?493FC8 r@>>@?H62=E9’D pEE@C?6J q6E92?J w2CC:D@?[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E@A AC@D64FE@CD 7C@> ?6:893@C:?8 ;FC:D5:4E:@?D[ A2CE:4:A2E65 :?
Curbside loose-leaf collection set to begin in Lynchburg
As residents bask in the warmth of summer-like temperatures this week, Lynchburg’s Public Works Department is making plans to begin its annual loose-leaf collection. kAm~? }@G] a[ !F3=:4 (@C<D H:== 368:? 2 7@FC\H66< 4:EJH:56 DH66A E@ 4@==64E =@@D6 =62G6D E92E C6D:56?ED 92G6 C2<65 E@ E96 4FC3] %96 =627 4@==64E:@? :D AC@G:565 2E ?@ 4@DE E@ C6D:56?ED]k^Am kAmp7E6C E96 :?:E:2= DH66A[ !F3=:4 (@C<D H:== E96? 368:? =627 4@==64E:@? 3J H2C5 @? }@G] b_]k^Am kAm{627 4@==64E:@? :?
John Grisham makes stop at Lynchburg’s train station to campaign for Tom Perriello
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, was joined on the campaign trail in Lynchburg on Monday by a former state lawmaker who helped increase passenger rail service to the Hill City and a best-selling author of novels and nonfiction books about people who have been railroaded by the U.S. criminal justice system. kAm%96 42>A2:8? 6G6?E E@@< A=246 2E E96 {J?493FC8 EC2:? DE2E:@? @? z6>A6C $EC66E[ H96C6 7@C>6C s6=] $92??@? '2=6?E:?6[ s\{J?493FC8[ DA@<6 23@FE 9@H D96 2?5 !6CC:6==@ H@C<65 :?
Former Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine campaigns for Tom Perriello
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John Grisham makes stop at Lynchburg’s train station to campaign for Tom Perriello
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, was joined on the campaign trail in Lynchburg on Monday by a former state lawmaker who helped increase passenger rail service to the Hill City and a best-selling author of novels and nonfiction books about people who have been railroaded by the U.S. criminal justice system. kAm%96 42>A2:8? 6G6?E E@@< A=246 2E E96 {J?493FC8 EC2:? DE2E:@? @? z6>A6C $EC66E[ H96C6 7@C>6C s6=] $92??@? '2=6?E:?6[ s\{J?493FC8[ DA@<6 23@FE 9@H D96 2?5 !6CC:6==@ H@C<65 :?
Nelson County sheriff pledges quick decision on future of Flock cameras
Nelson County Sheriff Mark Embrey held a town hall Thursday evening, where more than 100 residents learned about the county’s three Flock Safety cameras and had a chance to ask questions and offer feedback about the technology. kAm|@DE @7 E96 C6D:56?ED H9@ 2EE6?565 E96 E@H? 92== 6IAC6DD65 @AA@D:E:@? E@ E96 D96C:77’D @77:46VD 4@?E:?F65 FD6 @7 u=@4< 42>6C2D E@ 4@==64E :?7@C>2E:@? @? A2DD:?8 G69:4=6D] (96? E96 D96C:77 2D<65 7@C 2 D9@H @7 92?5D[ @?=J 2 5@K6? @C D@ C6D:56?ED D2:5 E96J H@F=5 36 :?E6C6DE65 :?
How to fix poorly managed rental properties addressed by council candidates
Lynchburg residents often speak during the public comment period at city council meetings about the condition of their rental units and how some of their neighbors are afraid to speak out about the poor conditions in which they live, for fear that the landlord will retaliate. kAmr2?5:52E6D CF??:?8 7@C E96 E9C66 2E\=2C86 D62ED @? 4:EJ 4@F?4:= H6C6 2D<65 2E E96 =2E6DE 6=64E:@? 7@CF> 23@FE {J?493FC8’D C6?E2= :?DA64E:@?
2026 candidate profile: Chris Boswell running for Lynchburg City Council
Chris Boswell, principal partner of Barracks Financial Group, is running for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. kAmq@DH6==[ 2 #6AF3=:42? H9@ :D CF??:?8 2D 2? :?56A6?56?E[ :D 724:?8 @77 282:?DE 6:89E @E96C 42?5:52E6D 7@C E96 E9C66 2E\=2C86 D62ED @? 4:EJ 4@F?4:=] w6 :D CF??:?8 2D 2 E62> H:E9 76==@H 42?5:52E6D |2J@C {2CCJ %2J=@C 2?5 pE\=2C86 r@F?4:=H@>2? $E6A92?:6 #665]k^Am kAmx7 6=64E65 E@ 4@F?4:=[ q@DH6== 6>A92D:K65 96 H:== 7@4FD @?
Campbell County passes resolution to oppose billion-dollar Valley Link transmission line
The Campbell County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to oppose the proposed $1 billion Valley Link Transmission Project, a high-voltage transmission line that would carry power from Campbell County to Culpeper County. kAm%96 DFA6CG:D@CD ;@:?65 6=64E65 =6256CD :? 6:89E @E96C 4@F?E:6D 2=@?8 E96 ``d\>:=6 EC2?D>:DD:@? =:?6[ <?@H? 2D E96 y@D9F2 u2==D E@ *62E =:?6[ :? A2DD:?8 2 C6D@=FE:@? 6IAC6DD:?8 E96:C @AA@D:E:@? E@ E96 fed\<:=@G@=E EC2?D>:DD:@? AC@;64EVD :>A24E @?
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