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February 20, 2008
Friends, family celebrate Melvin’s mission, landing
Cathy Melvin Clarke slept just fine Tuesday, the night before her brother, Lynchburg native Leland Melvin, returned from space.Druggist plans local store to replace Tom Jones
Posted 11:55 a.m. A Richmond pharmacist plans to turn the lights on again in the old Tom Jones Drug store in the Boonsboro Shopping Center sometime this summer.Sweet Briar postcard’s details tell larger story
Much like the living history of Sweet Briar College, a 1910 postcard of Sweet Briar House must be closely examined to be fully appreciated.New policy will affect Centra
About 26,000 people are discharged each year from Centra's hospitals, and come October, Centra, like all acute care hospital systems, will begin absorbing any costs arising from certain kinds of in-hospital treatment errors that affect Medi-care patients.Developer could delay future plans for Explore Park
Plans for future development of Explore Park in Roanoke and Bedford counties may face an undetermined delay, direc-tor Debbie Pitts said Tuesday.LU program would teach computer skills to prisoners
RICHMOND - Liberty University and the Department of Corrections would team up to give prisoners a computer-based educational opportunity under legislation proposed by Del. Kathy Byron, R-Campbell County.February 19, 2008
Videotaping visitors to clinic draws complaints
Twice this month Lynchburg police have received complaints about pro-life demonstrators videotaping women entering the Planned Parenthood clinic on Langhorne Road.Religious exemptions spark city school debate
A letter crafted by the city attorney, intended to simplify the religious exemption process, will be revised after its wording was debated among Lynchburg City School Board members Tuesday.Fire dept. plan draws heat in Forest
Bedford County officials are taking a closer look at a parcel of land in Forest targeted for a new fire station to meet growth needs in the rapidly developing area.Melvin expected to land this morning
HOUSTON - Lynchburg native Leland Melvin and the rest of the Atlantis crew are expected to wrap up their two-week mission to the international space station with a touchdown today at Kennedy Space Center.Watch 9:07 a.m. landing
Campbell approves bond sale; could raise tax rate
RUSTBURG - Financing more than $34 million in bonds for three capital improvement projects in Campbell County could trigger a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate, county administrator David Laurrell told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.New Year’s slaying set for grand jury hearing
A defense attorney vowed to have his client acquitted on a murder charge after a Lynchburg judge ruled Tuesday morning there was probable cause that the man committed the crime.Bedford County planners approve Cedar Key zoning
BEDFORD - At the request of several Huddleston landowners, the Bedford County Planning Commission voted Tuesday to rezone 17 parcels in the Cedar Key subdivision.New Sandusky Middle plans released
The reality of a new Sandusky Middle School is still years away, but officials got a glimpse into the future Tuesday when they saw the first renderings of the building.Rendering #1
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Judge says no prison for teen
A 15-year-old Bedford boy convicted of molesting a 2-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl will not serve time in prison if he follows rules of his probation, a judge ruled Tuesday.For LU student, missions aviation a walk with parents
For the first 15 years of his life, Jeff Burnham awoke every morning to the sound of his father’s Cessna airplane taking off as the family of five adventured across the Philippines.
State budget muddies school finance future
The Campbell County School Board continued budget talks Monday evening, acknowledging new deficit estimates recently released by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
Falwell Parkway almost a reality
RICHMOND — The House of Delegates voted 90-3 Monday to name a section of U.S. 460 in Lynchburg the Jerry Falwell Parkway, which means only the signature of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is necessary to complete the naming.
Brookville High staff rescues tangled raptor
Staff and faculty members at Brookville High School teamed up to save a hawk that was trapped in a metal canopy outside the school’s gymnasium Monday.
Survey shows what you want in a police chief
Better community relations, particularly among minority groups, ranks as the No. 1 issue for people weighing in on the search for Lynchburg’s new police chief - beating out drugs and gangs by nearly 2 to 1.
No more jail time for Bedford County teen
who brought gun to school
BEDFORD - A Forest teen who brought a gun to Jefferson Forest High School last year will not go back to jail, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Grand jury to review murder case
Posted 1:30 p.m. A Lynchburg grand jury next month will consider charges against a city man accused of killing an unidentified Hispanic man on Pierce Street on New Year's Day.Bedford teen gets probation for underage sex charges
Posted 2:05 p.m. A 15-year-old Bedford boy convicted of molesting a 2-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl will not serve time in prison if he follows rules of his probation, a judge ruled Tuesday.February 18, 2008
