September 04, 2009

T-shirts around Lynchburg to serve as domestic violence reminder

Imagine clotheslines strung down Monument Terrace, hung with shirts carrying messages of strength, hope and resilience.

Large turnout expected for free dental care event in Lynchburg

Fourteen local dentists and specialists will provide free dental care at the Forest Dental Center on Sept. 19 for Lynchburg’s second annual Dentistry from the Heart Day.

Lynchburg utility customers getting water from James River

Lynchburg utility customers will be getting their water from the James River for two to three weeks while the city conducts maintenance work on the Pedlar Reservoir dam.

Lynchburg company restores stained glass at MLK’s father’s church

A Hill City company has played a key role in a multi-million restoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s home church in Atlanta.


September 03, 2009

Ohio man sentenced in Lynchburg for senior scam

An Ohio man convicted of targeting local seniors and defrauding government health care programs out of millions of dollars in a wheelchair scam was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison Thursday in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg.

Sprayground at Riverside Park pushed to Spring 2010

Plans to bring a sprayground to Riverside Park have been pushed back to next year.

Can’t we even argue anymore?

Something about all those “health plan” meetings being held across the country is beginning to strike me as chronically unhealthy.

Group celebrates low medical costs in region

In the midst of the national debate over health care costs and quality, local physicians Wednesday celebrated what they are doing right for those measures.

Leads elusive in slain Lynchburg teens case

A week after the bodies of two Lynchburg-area teens were discovered in Montgomery County, authorities still are searching for leads in the case.

Land Conservancy holding fundraiser in Concord

The Central Virginia Land Conservancy is holding its Land Jam fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20.

River Ridge mall event promotes youth safety

The 11th annual for Kids Sake Safety Day will be held at River Ridge mall on Sept. 19.


September 01, 2009

Lynchburg schools plan for two separate flu clinics

Two kinds of flu vaccination clinics are planned this fall for students in Lynchburg schools, one for seasonal flu and the other for the H1N1 swine flu.

Lynchburg schools plan for two separate flu clinics

Two kinds of flu vaccination clinics are planned this fall for students in Lynchburg schools, one for seasonal flu and the other for the H1N1 swine flu.

Lynchburg vigil will support health care reform

A vigil to support health care reform will be held Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m. on Monument Terrace.

Second suspect charged in Campbell County home invasion

Charges have been filed against a Lynchburg man in connection with a home invasion in Campbell County last week where a woman was gagged while her home was ransacked.

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