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Council member to run for mayor

Amherst Town Council member Paul Kilgore Jr. has filed papers to run for mayor in November.

05/23/2012 10:09 AM

Appomattox supervisors approve budget increasing money to schools

In a 3-2 vote Monday, the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors passed a budget that increases school funding, property taxes and staff salaries.

05/21/2012 11:03 PM
Bedford adopts budget with $2.7 million boost to schools, leaving deficit

For the first time in several years, the Bedford Board of Supervisors adopted a fiscal budget Monday that increases local funding to the county’s school system.

05/21/2012 10:05 PM
Campbell schools bump staff pay to counteract increased retirement costs

During a brief evening meeting, the Campbell County School Board unanimously approved a small pay raise designed to keep staff salaries from decreasing next year due to changes to the Virginia Retirement System.

05/21/2012 10:02 PM
Lynchburg council to close the book on budget

On Tuesday, Lynchburg City Council will close the books on a stressful budget season that brought the city its first tax rate increase since 1989.

05/20/2012 9:41 AM
Bedford supervisors to vote on budget, school funding

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors will vote on its budget Monday night. On the line: several million dollars in education funding.

05/19/2012 11:58 PM
Hundreds attended public hearing on Campbell County budget

At the opening of Campbell County’s public budget hearing Tuesday night, it appeared as if it would be a raucous debate between the anti-tax rally and school supporters.

05/16/2012 12:18 AM
Lynchburg school board approves plan to eliminate 42.4 positions

Lynchburg City School Board members voted Tuesday to approve a plan to eliminate 42.4 positions from the school division, through layoffs and attrition.

05/15/2012 10:49 PM
Danville City Council votes to loan schools $2.1 million

Gibson Middle School has been granted a reprieve — at least for a little while — and Danville City Council delayed final decisions on the Westover Branch Library and a new cigarette tax.

05/15/2012 8:44 PM
Campbell school division uses alert system for budget meeting

The Campbell County Public School division’s public alert system was used Monday evening to notify parents via phone, email and/or text about the county’s public budget hearing Tuesday.

05/15/2012 5:05 PM
Bedford school officials might not get the funding they hope for

A lingering issue in Bedford County’s 2012-13 budget planning may have taken a turn Monday that school officials were not hoping for.

05/14/2012 9:44 PM
Appomattox County schools approve budget that includes raises

Appomattox County School Board members unanimously approved a budget Thursday that contains spending cuts, raises for staff, and about $600,000 in expected additional money from county supervisors.

05/10/2012 10:54 PM
Virgil Goode addresses Salem voters

The former 5th District Congressman is the Constitution Party's nominee for president

05/10/2012 6:16 PM
19 positions to be cut in Amherst County Schools

Faced with a deficit of nearly $900,000, the Amherst County School Board eliminated 19 positions Tuesday night to balance the 2012-13 budget.

05/09/2012 9:19 PM
Nelson school board members to submit revised budget

Nelson County School Board members have approved submitting a revised budget to the county.

05/09/2012 11:05 AM
Amherst County Schools cuts 19 positions

Faced with a deficit of nearly $900,000, the Amherst County school board eliminated 19 positions Tuesday night to balance the 2012-13 budget.

05/09/2012 9:39 AM
Lynchburg City Council sets aside money for public safety pay raises

A revised budget that sets aside $750,000 for public safety pay raises and $1.1 million for Heritage High School was accepted with minimal discussion Tuesday.

05/08/2012 11:00 PM
Campbell schools superintendent makes plea to parents for school funding

A crowd estimated at more than 300 people gathered at Brookville High School Tuesday evening for a meeting with Campbell County Superintendent Robert Johnson.

05/08/2012 10:18 PM
Bedford school officials make formal request for funding

School officials in Bedford County personally delivered their request for a $4.2 million boost in added local school funding next fiscal year to the Board of Supervisors Monday.

05/08/2012 9:34 PM
Fuel prices create uncertainty in county budgets

Creating a budget for future needs is standard practice for government entities. But when the commodity one is trying to set funds aside for is as volatile as say, gas, budgeting can be close to impossible.

05/07/2012 10:01 PM
Appomattox supervisors vote to increase real estate tax

In a split decision Monday night, Appomattox County supervisors voted to add eight cents to the real estate tax rate.

05/07/2012 9:51 PM
Public safety raises possible in Lynchburg

New revenue projections means raises for public safety workers are back on the table.

05/07/2012 6:56 AM
Former opponent and Perriello voice support for Douglass in 5th

John Douglass is trying to unseat Rep. Robert Hurt.

05/02/2012 5:55 PM
Private schools not immune to money woes

Public school funding dilemmas have received a lot of attention due to the economy and state regulations, but while private schools are exempt from certain state requirements, they are not immune to monetary troubles.

05/02/2012 9:33 AM
Appomattox school board members make case for more funding

School leaders made their case for $600,000 more in funding from county supervisors during a joint meeting of the Appomattox County School Board and Board of Supervisors Monday.

04/30/2012 10:48 PM