Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said Monday he was surprised by Del. Shannon Valentine’s narrow defeat at the polls last week.

As many as 3,200 Liberty University students were eligible to vote Tuesday. To encourage a high turnout, LU cancelled classes and ran buses between the campus and the voting precinct every few minutes.

The former Ramada Inn on Odd Fellows Road might be bare bones by hotel standards, but for a dormitory, it’s jackpot.

Students who come down with swine flu at Liberty University have the option of recuperating in a room at the cushiest student dormitory on campus: the Lynchburg Inn, a former hotel turned dormitory to alleviate the school’s housing crunch.

Liberty University is seeking a permit that will give it greater flexibility to bring new education programs to The Plaza.

New voter residency rules approved by the State Board of Elections are aimed at settling an election season issue that often involves college students.

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has announced plans for a $22 million expansion of the Williams Football Stadium along with major renovations to the Vines Center.

In a stunt that could come straight from a James Bond movie, professional skydiver Jim McCormick will parachute jump from an airplane over Candlers Mountain on Saturday, and, if all goes as planned, land on Liberty University’s Snowflex ski slope.

Around the area, college students are moving into their dormitories, some meeting their roomates for the first time. Following is a list of local college move-in dates.

A hole in a heavily traveled Lynchburg bridge is causing a major headache for motorists near Liberty University and the River Ridge mall, state transportation officials said Thursday.

Lynchburg’s largest church is planning to open a satellite congregation in Danville, according to church officials.

The Rev. Jonathan Falwell will deliver the opening prayer today for the U.S. House of Representatives, an opportunity that he called “an incredible honor.”

A judge ruled Wednesday that there was enough evidence in the case against a former Liberty University professor accused of sexual misconduct with a student to send the charges forward to a grand jury for consideration.

After a month of back-and-forth negotiations, the controversy between Liberty University and the college Democrat club reached a resolution Monday.

In the coming week, hundreds of high school age boys will descend on Lynchburg to get a crash course on government at the local and state level.