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Hundreds remembered longtime Brookville High School principal Jim Whorley on Tuesday as the real deal — a dedicated family man, a true friend and a respected educator.

Two years ago, Michael Savela moved to Evington for what it didn’t have: noise, traffic or pollution. He bought 14 acres that included a spring-fed pond and had plans to build his dream house and eventually a vineyard.

Thousands of potential Liberty University students and their families have ventured to Lynchburg for Winterfest, the school’s sixth annual New Year’s celebration and recruitment event.

Autopsy results are expected to provide some answers as to how a Brookville High School principal and his hunting friend died in a boating accident Saturday.

Gas is now flowing at full pressure in the natural gas pipeline that ruptured just north of the town of Appomattox in September.

ABINGDON – Coyotes didn’t used to belong here; we brought them.

From a campaign visit from Barack Obama to a local resident soaring into space to a record-breaking art auction, 2008 was a very interesting year for Central Virginia.

A white supremacist leader charged with threatening a juror in Chicago will remain behind bars until his March trial.

The donation of Ivy Lake in Forest to Liberty University was finalized Tuesday as the centerpiece of several recent land and monetary gifts to the college totaling more than $5 million.

A Madison Heights gas station was robbed at gunpoint early this morning.

More than 2,000 people flooded Brookville High School on Monday evening to pay their respects and honor longtime principal Jim Whorley.

Lynchburg native Lemuel Lewis was appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Board of Directors, the system’s board of governors announced Monday.

Advance tickets are now on sale for the 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast next month.

Appomattox County resident Nina Beasley had a quick answer when asked recently what she’d do if the Town of Appomattox ever annexed her property.

Lynchburg native and country music star Phil Vassar’s upcoming hometown appearance will benefit the Miller Home.

A whiteboard in Leslie King’s office bears the mission statement of Lynchburg’s Community Dialogue on Race and Racism, a motto that speaks of an ideal society whose inhabitants enjoy lives of harmony and equality.

Longtime Brookville High School principal Jim Whorley will be remembered this week after his sudden death Saturday.

Mike Massie got his first shotgun at the age of 10.

Sgt. David Cooper sat in a restaurant having lunch with his wife one afternoon when he heard a man call his name.

Hundreds of Lynchburg households got an unusual Christmas gift this month, courtesy of the city.

7 p.m. Sunday UPDATE: Longtime Brookville High School principal Jim Whorley will be remembered this week after his sudden death Saturday. The family will hold a visitation at Brookville High School in the auditorium Monday from 6-8 p.m. A memorial service will also be held at the school on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the gym.

Whorley died in a boating accident while duck hunting on Buggs Island Lake in Mecklenburg County. He was with friend Terry Reid, who also died. Friends and family said hunting and fishing were among Whorley’s favorite activities.

Chauncey Spencer II has an issue with the committee orchestrating next month’s presidential inauguration.

Tim Nichols pushed his shopping cart into a checkout line at Wal-Mart to exchange some of his Christmas presents so he could put a few dollars into his business.

The same after-Christmas sales that give shoppers huge discounts on many items also mean that someone returning a gift might not get full price.

The economic downturn has caused a decline in new connections for the Bedford County Public Service Authority this year and less revenue to operate water and sewer services.

For the third year in a row, Lynchburg ranks among the safest mid-sized cities in the country, according to a national survey by Farmers Insurance.

The rates that Amherst County charges for emergency medical transports have increased for the first time in nearly six years.

Training for court-appointed advocates serving abused and neglected foster children will start Jan. 12.

One visitor climbed the front steps of the Chesterfield County home and rapped loudly with the brass knocker.