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  Woman to represent Arc at White House community leaders briefing

  Sarah Raessler stopped herself mid-sentence and paused, apologizing needlessly for her fervor.

  02/09/2012 11:01 PM

• Community clinics concerned about cuts in budget blueprint

  Two health clinics in Lynchburg serving the area’s uninsured and under-insured are concerned over a proposal in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s two-year budget blueprint that would cut community health organization funding by 50 percent.

  02/09/2012 8:50 PM

• Campbell County to standardize burning laws

  Campbell County Supervisors moved Tuesday toward standardizing burn laws countywide.    

  02/08/2012 10:55 PM

• CCUSA gets support from supervisors

  The Campbell County Utilities and Services Authority, better known as CCUSA, will continue business as usual after receiving a unanimous show of support from county supervisors Tuesday.

  02/07/2012 9:31 PM

• Campbell officials identify 11 potential shooting range spots

  Speaking in a Public Works, Community & Economic Development Committee meeting Tuesday, Deputy County Administrator Clif Tweedy told committee members that potential sites have been identified across the county and he expects to narrow those options down to at least three before having a consulting firm weigh in.

  02/07/2012 9:28 PM

• National group opposes Campbell County meals, occupancy taxes

  The idea for meals and occupancy taxes came up in January at the county board of supervisors’ retreat, when county staff suggested alternative ways to generate revenue and balance the tax burden.

  02/03/2012 8:38 PM

• Food council forming to tackle regional health issues

  After a second meeting Thursday about the prospect of establishing a community food cooperative in Lynchburg, organizers agreed to broaden their reach.

  02/02/2012 9:07 PM
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  Loss of Food Lion store adds to food desert strain in Lynchburg

  The closing of the Bedford Avenue Food Lion in Lynchburg will strain the city's options for affordable, nutritious food for many residents who live in that area.

  01/29/2012 1:00 AM

• Campbell County couple files for rehearing in landfill lawsuit

  After nine years of legal wrangling over contamination that seeped from the nearby landfill into their groundwater, Claude and Virginia Royal learned January 13 that the Supreme Court overturned a 2009 lower court ruling that granted the couple more than $9 million.

  01/26/2012 8:35 PM

• Campbell County officials may consider meals, room tax

  Campbell County officials may consider instituting meals and occupancy taxes as they stare down an expected multimillion-dollar funding gap in 2012-13.    

  01/20/2012 11:33 PM

• Campbell County committed to cleaning up groundwater

  One week after the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a $9 million judgment against Campbell County in a contamination lawsuit, officials said they remain committed to removing the leachate that got into the groundwater on Claude and Virginia Royals’ Rustburg property.

  01/19/2012 9:17 PM

• Campbell County teams with veterinary clinics for pet food donations

  In an effort to keep more pets in their homes and out of area shelters, the Humane Society for Campbell County, Inc. is working with veterinary clinics to ensure pets in the county have access to healthy food.

  01/15/2012 1:00 AM
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  Virginia Supreme Court sides with Campbell County in landfill suit

  The contamination lawsuit between Campbell County and the owners of a mobile home park near the landfill in Rustburg ended Friday with the Virginia Supreme Court reversing a lower court’s decision, and finding in the county’s favor.  

  01/13/2012 10:41 PM

• Food Lion to close stores in Lynchburg, Appomattox

  Two area Food Lion stores, in Lynchburg and Appomattox, will close by Feb. 10. Right now, 70 to 80 people are expected to lose their jobs, according to Food Lion.  

  01/12/2012 11:38 PM

• Alcohol use lands Lynchburg-area youth in ER; prevention elusive

  More than 50 youths under the age of 21, some as young as 11 years old, were admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital’s emergency room in 2011 because of alcohol use.

  01/08/2012 5:00 AM

• Campbell, Halifax officials want U.S. 501 to be funding priority

  Holding the dented remains of a white bumper left in the intersection, Campbell County Supervisor J.D. Puckett, Halifax County Supervisor J.T. Davis and delegate James Edmunds watched as drivers carefully negotiated the intersection of U.S. 501 and Hog Wallow Road in Halifax County.    

  01/06/2012 11:31 PM

• New Campbell County website to go live Friday

  The site, containing everything from historical facts to tax information, has a redesigned homepage and gives users access to the county’s new e-newsletter, “e-Vision.”

  01/05/2012 9:03 PM

• Campbell supervisors organize for the new year

  The Campbell County Board of Supervisors started the new year by reviewing its finances and getting a peek at next year’s spending wish list.

  01/04/2012 9:22 PM

• Shooting range public hearing off Campbell County menu

  Campbell County Administrator David Laurrell recommended the board withdraw the special use permit request for the range to give the county time to investigate alternative sites, and address the safety and sound concerns of residents.

  01/03/2012 9:14 PM

• Public hearing on Campbell County shooting range delayed

  A public hearing on a Campbell County shooting range will not take place tonight as originally scheduled.

  01/03/2012 2:31 PM