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February 18, 2008
Sandusky tops school board agenda
Discussion about the new Sandusky Middle School tops the agenda for today's Lynchburg City School Board.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.Fitness center sets sights on city
Plans to bring a private health club to Lynchburg are moving forward with investors settling on a Lakeside Drive location for the new facility.Senate kills bill authorizing deadly force against intruders
Posted 2:30 p.m. A Senate committee has once again killed legislation authorizing the use of deadly force against anyone who breaks into a home and physically threatens the occupant.New press centerpiece of N&A expansion
The News & Advance launches a new, state-of-the-art printing press with Monday's edition.Check out a century of front pages and photos
Main Street Altavista community presses forward
Main Street, Altavista, may not have changed much since the town received a special designation in June, but that doesn't mean revitalization efforts are idling.News is always changing
The lead story in the first-ever edition of the Lynchburg News on Jan. 15, 1866, wasn't exactly hot off the press.Altavista On Track to search for new director
Altavista On Track was a box of papers when Judy Finch took over as director in 2006. There was no office, there was no computer and the idea to apply for the Virginia Main Street designation hadn't yet hatched.February 17, 2008
Campbell school board to discuss budget
The Campbell County School Board is scheduled to discuss the division's 2008-2009 operating budget when it meets tonight.Centertown Bedford moves uptown
BEDFORD - As a husband, father, attorney, city planner and youngest member of Bedford City Council, Jeff Hubbard wears many hats.Accused killer slated for hearing
A Lynchburg man accused of murder is scheduled to go before a Lynchburg General District Court judge Tuesday to determine if his case should be heard by a grand jury.February 16, 2008
Putney in charge of crafting House’s state budget
RICHMOND - When Bedford County voters first sent Lacey Putney to Richmond, the year was 1962.Police say seat belts may have saved lives in car wreck
Seat belts may have saved several lives in a Friday night wreck, according to Virginia State Police.What do budget cuts mean for the area-
The possibility of having to absorb deeper cuts in state funding has Lynchburg-area leaders on alert as they prepare to start their own round of budget talks.Renewed interest gives boost to Lynchburg Museum
More than 1,000 people have visited the Lynchburg Museum since its post-makeover reopening earlier this month.New press starts rolling tonight at The News & Advance
Dear Readers: The News & Advance is launching its new press tonight for Monday's edition. Monday's newspaper will be sharper, brighter, and more colorful.Work begins at Veteran’s Affairs clinic site in Lynchburg
Drivers going down Lakeside Drive near Lynchburg College may have noticed ground clearing under way at the site of the new Veteran's Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 1600 Lakeside Drive.The News & Advance says goodbye to press that has been friend/foe
By all rational reasoning, it's just a machine - larger than most, perhaps, but still just an alignment of bolts, screws and pieces of metal.Lynchburg’s Blind Billy played a mean fife
Blind Billy was the most famous Lynchburg musician of the 19th century. He played the fife for countless military parades, militia drills, private parties, and balls in the city and throughout the state. For many years after his death he remained an evocative and beloved symbol of antebellum Lynchburg.February 15, 2008
Altavista surveys downtown housing
Altavista officials are asking area residents to fill out a survey on downtown housing.Chimney defect may be in other SML homes
A chimney defect that caused a January fire that destroyed six townhouses at Smith Mountain Lake is likely in other homes in the same community, Bedford County's fire marshal said this week.Dental students get early work experience at Hutcherson Early Learning Center
Career dental students from E.C. Glass High School visited Hutcherson Early Learning Center on Friday to bring smiles and cleaner teeth to the students there.Melvin’s family throws him surprise birthday party
It was a surprise birthday party that lived up to its name. Leland Melvin was in Space Shuttle Atlantis, orbiting the Earth somewhere over Australia on Friday afternoon, when an audio/video hook-up brought his face and voice into a room at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton.Man pleads no contest to underage sex charges
BEDFORD - A Bedford man pleaded no contest Friday to charges he solicited sex from what he believed was a 13-year-old girl.Report of gun at E.C. Glass High School leads to search
A report that there may have been a gun Friday at E.C. Glass High School had police searching the school.Members of Brookville High School’s choir celebrate day of love with singing valentines
They're not the typical sounds that echo through Brookville High School's halls.Video: Brookville High School Singing Valentines
