Lynchburg’s and Virginia’s Junior Miss won scholarships in two categories at the national competition.

Brenda Gray is a member of the board of the Lynchburg Humane Society.

Fireworks can be a tough experience for pets—and pet owners. Here are a few tips that might help.

Ken West is a professor at Lynchburg College. His book, ‘The Shelbys,’ has been translated into Indonesian and Czech. Readers may write to West in care of The News & Advance, P.O. Box 10129, Lynchburg, VA 24506.

This Wingina couple found their avocation—glassblowing—quite by accident.

The Embers and Fescue will play on July 4.

The Altavista YMCA has two shows to show on Sunday.

Get outta here to the Museum of the Confederacy, where one of the current exhibits holds clues to what soldiers’ lives were really like.

MOVIE REVIEW:
‘Wanted’

REVIEWER RATING: 3/4 stars
RATING/TIME: R/110 min.
PHOTO: James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie star in ‘Wanted.’ (AP)

The Ruckus brings diverse set to Jazz Street Grill.

Sedalia will host its 12th annual bluegrass festival.

Interested in ham radio? Check it out Saturday

Lots of people text—a lot—but what are they really saying?

Thelma Dalmas, a naturalist, writes a weekly column for The News & Advance. Readers may e-mail her at .

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling (434) 455-3740.

Lily Voth, who is Lynchburg and the state’s Junior Miss, sent this dispatch from Mobile, Ala., where she’s getting ready to compete for the national Junior Miss title.

‘I really like stories that end badly. Not because I like bad things, but because most people expect things to end (happily).’ - Jason Farris, author of ‘The Apparition and Other Tales of the Supernatural’

Ken West is a professor at Lynchburg College. His book, ‘The Shelbys,’ has been translated into Indonesian and Czech. Readers may write to West in care of The News & Advance, P.O. Box 10129, Lynchburg, VA 24506.

Depression slams you,” said Dr. Stuart Harris.
It comes unexpectedly and opens up a dark hole of despair you just fall into, the retired Lynchburg surgeon said.

For more information, visit http://www.doctorswithdepression.org.

Training for physicians now takes a more holistic approach.

Editor’s note: Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. It stems from the June 19 landing of Union soldiers at Galveston, Texas, bringing the news that the Civil War was over and the slaves were free.

Poplar Forest and Monticello—Thomas Jefferson’s homes—have partnered with Amazement Square and the Michie Tavern to offer tourists overnight packages.

Nelson County now has some skateboarding options to offer.

Skateboarders have three venues to skate.

Paddy D and company will play June 20.

Do the movie versions of Agents 86 and 99 add up?

Film review: ‘The Love Guru’

From summer classes to bluegrass ...

A nationally known romance writer will sign copies of her latest book at Givens.