City and school administrators say their ongoing consolidation effort has already generated some minor savings and bigger-ticket ideas are under development.

A Lynchburg couple facing a fine for painting their historic home received a pardon from City Council on Tuesday.

The short-term future of the City Council seat currently held by Scott Garrett will rest in the hands of his fellow City Council members.

Vice Mayor Bert Dodson, currently the longest-serving member on Lynchburg City Council, announced Wednesday he does not plan to seek another term in office.

Lynchburg City Council voted to raise parking fines, effective Jan. 1.

Lynchburg College has selected the Capps Shoe Company building on Monticello Avenue as the future home of its first doctoral program, according to a presentation made to the city planning commission Wednesday.

City Councilman Scott Garrett is calling for the creation of new tax incentives aimed at stimulating job growth in Lynchburg.

Lynchburg City Council narrowly approved the new big-box ordinance Tuesday, bringing more than two years of debate and negotiations to an end.

Efforts to bring a dog park to Lynchburg are moving ahead at a slow but steady pace.

Lynchburg City Council publicly reaffirmed its faith in City Manager Kimball Payne following a two-hour evaluation of his job performance Tuesday.

Two attorneys with expertise in First Amendment issues say they feel a detective who recently filed suit against the city for $500,000 has a weak case and is unlikely to succeed in court.

At least three more City Council members have now heard the tape of City Manager Kimball Payne confronting a local police detective who criticized him during a public meeting. Mayor Joan Foster and Councilman Jeff Helgeson offered starkly different takes on the 54-minute recording, which was made without the city manager’s knowledge and is now at the center of a $500,000 lawsuit against the city.

Lynchburg City Council announced Tuesday it will conduct the city manager’s next performance evaluation on Sept. 8. Mayor Joan Foster said the timing of this review, which is done annually, was not influenced by the recent lawsuit filed against the city and city manager, although that is expected to be a point of discussion.

The Lynchburg Community Action Group, a nonprofit dedicated to anti-poverty programs, is poised to buy the Main Street Galleria.

Lynchburg City Council members say it is premature to consider taking action against the city manager in regard to allegations that he threatened and harassed a local police detective.