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Costlier flights, hotels divide US summer travel into haves and have-nots
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (157+ words) It's finally here " warm weather and the season where travel is a priority." Whether you're road tripping or getting on a plane, you'll likely need a place to stay when you get there." We've got some tips from pros to…...
PHOTOS: A look inside the Blackwater CSO Tunnel under Lynchburg
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (270+ words) Several group tours of the Blackwater CSO Tunnel currently being constructed under Lynchburg took place Friday. The tunnel will be about one mile long and will store sewage and stormwater during periods of heavy rainfall to help prevent overflows into…...
Lynchburg lowers dignitaries in cage for tours of Blackwater CSO Tunnel project
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (284+ words) Contractors working on Lynchburg's Blackwater Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Tunnel took a break from the project on Friday to give tours to elected officials, city staffers and project partners. A "man cage" holding 10 people is lowered into Lynchburg's Blackwater CSO…...
Letter to the editor: 33rd Day of Caring
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (158+ words) For 33 years, United Way of Central Virginia's Day of Caring has showcased what makes our community so special " people coming together to help one another. A1 Minute! May 30, 2026: Week in Virginia On Wednesday, May 6, the First Christian Church on Rivermont Avenue…...
Jubilee in Lynchburg pushes toward STEM expansion goal
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (149+ words) The Jubilee Family Center is entering the final stretch of a $1 million capital campaign to expand the Astronaut Leland Melvin STEM Center, a project organizers say will create more educational opportunities for both youth and adults in the community. Rachael…...
Instructor urges practice to maintain firearms proficiency
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (127+ words) As conversations around gun laws continue across Virginia, local firearms instructor and longtime law enforcement officer Travis Taylor says he has seen a sharp rise in interest from people seeking concealed carry permits and firearms training. Rachael Smith, (434) 385-5482 Reporter (Business,…...
Bedford County to start taking bids on new social services building
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (197+ words) News Advance. com Javascript is required to use this website. Bedford County will soon begin advertising for bids on a contract for construction of the new department of social services building on land the county owns on Falling Creek Road…...
Just getting started: Campbell high schools honor Class of 2026
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (252+ words) Brookville High School celebrates graduates of the Class of 2026 at the Liberty University Vines Center on Friday, May 29, 2026. Campbell County Public Schools held its 2026 Career and Technical Education Signing Day last week to recognize graduating high school seniors " Bedford County's…...
Lynchburg-area K-12 school divisions are offering free meals for children this summer that families can pick up around the community.
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (173+ words) Lynchburg-area K-12 school divisions to offer free meals for children this summer News Advance. com Javascript is required to use this website. Lynchburg-area schools will offer school lunches during the summer. People are also reading" - Amherst man sentenced for 25 counts of…...
Bedford social services building project going out to bid
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (226+ words) News Advance. com Javascript is required to use this website. Amherst County applies for Smart Scale project: connector road to CVTC site Campbell County Teachers for Tomorrow students take Future Educator Pledge Liberty baseball coach Bradley Le Croy on his…...