Christmas closings in Central Virginia

A Lynchburg bridge damaged by a crane in May is now undergoing repairs.

Lynchburg is taking nominations for the 2009 awards of excellence given by the mayor and vice mayor.

For the second day in a row, Central Virginia woke up this morning to temperatures nearing single digits.

Lynchburg College is planning its first doctorate program, partnering with Centra to help fill a community need for more physical therapists.

Lynchburg is taking nominations for the 2009 awards of excellence given by the mayor and vice mayor, respectively.

A Lynchburg bridge damaged by a crane in May is now under-going repairs.

A biker Santa Claus rides his motorcycle during the annual Presbyterian Home toy run, where a group of bikers deliver toys to the home’s children.

Three sources of state money that have helped with recent business expansions in the Lynchburg area face cuts under Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s proposed budget.

Recently, Mike Gillette, a Lynchburg city councilman and professional bioethicist, fielded a glut of interview requests from the likes of NPR, the Chicago Tribune, the BBC and ABC World News Tonight.

Cutting down a Christmas tree

FABER — At 6:30 each morning, the 15 monastic residents at the Synchronicity Foundation, a spiritual community in Nelson County, emerge from their small brown trailers to walk the mountain.

Lean economic times are forcing businesses and municipalities to identify areas where operations could be streamlined or consolidated to save money, and the City of Lynchburg is no different.

More than two months after the rupture of a natural gas line sparked a devastating explosion in Appomattox, the company that operates the pipeline has fielded about 135 damage claims.

“And Joseph also went up … to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there … she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.”

Given the current struggles facing the nation’s economy, it’s no wonder Lynchburg’s Salvation Army is facing a deficit in its fundraising, according to Maj. David Cope, the local chapter’s commander.

If the White House’s plan to rescue the Big Three automakers with an emergency bailout works, it could help some factories in the Lynchburg area.

Day-by-day photographs through Christmas

Two days short of 40 years ago, what had promised to be Neil Bohnert’s worst Christmas season ever suddenly turned into his best.

Plans for $43 million in improvements to the Central Virginia Training Center are on a roller-coaster ride, the president of a group representing parents said Friday.

Lynchburg’s job growth rate was third out of nine regions in the state in October, the Virginia Employment Commission said today.

A Troutville man caught on Wards Road driving a stolen car while impersonating a police officer was sentenced to six months in jail Friday.

A Civil War battlefield in the town of Appomattox could be preserved with the help of a state grant, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

The parent company of Barr Laboratories in Forest has received the last approval it needs to move forward and be bought by an Israel-based drug maker.

Two arrests have been made in the theft of more than 20 guns from the Lynchburg Pawn Shop on Thanksgiving Day.

A Lynchburg house was broke into while the owner was away last week.

For area residents with business in Washington, D.C., or residents from the nation’s capital with ties to Lynchburg, a second rail line would be a more practical option than taking the current line.

Lynchburg City Schools estimate cuts in state aid could result in anywhere from a $3.8 million to a $6 million loss in funding — a reality that will mean cutting programs, shelving projects and looking for ways to share resources with the city.

The Royster-Clark fertilizer plant is preparing to rebuild almost a year after its warehouse was consumed by fire.

As the economic recession hits area food ministries, a class at Randolph College aims to unite local efforts to feed the hungry.