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See the full teams here: Update: Police ID victims, driver in deadly I-95 bus crash VHSL Region Playoffs: Appomattox's Mann kicks off postseason with no-hitter, and more from Friday Lynchburg-area playoff update: See the remaining teams in region playoffs and a schedule of events Defendant in Amherst murder case writes motion seeking to dismiss charges Amherst commission talks data centers, mulls special exception route Lynchburg-area restaurant, food service health inspections for May 8-21, 2026 Ward kAm|@C6 E92? a__ :>286D 7C@> yF?6 a_a_ E@ yF=J a_a_ H6C6 7@F?5[ r2CG6C D2:5] %96 AC@D64FE@C 82G6 8C2A9:4 56E2:= :? 4@FCE @7 E96 :==682= D6IF2= 4@?E6?E 7@F?5 5FC:?8 E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ (2C5] %96 5676?52?EVD E96?\H:76 D2:5 (2C5 H2D E96 D@=6 FD6C @7 E96 A9@?6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r2CG6C]k^AmkAm|@DE @7 E96 5@H?=@25D @44FCC65 :? p>96CDE r@F?EJ[ r2CG6C D2:5] %96 6G:56?46 :?4=F56D ad` A9@E@D 2?5 `` G:56@D @7 :==682= D6:K65 >2E6C:2=[ r2CG6C D2:5 E@ yF586 |:4926= s@F46EE6 5FC:?8 E96 u63CF2CJ 962C:?8 H96C6 (2C5 A=62565 ?@ 4@?E6DE E@ E96 492C86D] pD A2CE @7 E96 A=62[ E96 AC@D64FE:@? 5C@AA65 `_ @E96C 492C86D @7 49:=5 A@DD6DD:@?]k^Am kAm(2C5 H2D 2CC6DE65 :? =2E6 a_a_[ 244@C5:?8 E@ @?=:?6 4@FCE C64@C5D] pE E96 |2J ag 962C:?8 D6?E6?4:?8 962C:?8 367@C6 s@F46EE6[ E9C66 H:E?6DD6D 7@C E96 5676?D6 — 2 7C:6?5 2?5 EH@ 72>:=J >6>36CD @7 E96 5676?52?E — E6DE:7:65 E@ (2C5 36:?8 2 92C5H@C<:?8 A=F>36C H9@ EFC?65 E@ E96 HC@?8 @FE=6E 7@C DEC6DD C6=:67]k^Am kAm(2C5 E6DE:7:65 96 :D C6>@CD67F=[ 2?5 :7 96 4@F=5 8@ 324< 2?5 492?86 9:D 564:D:@?D E92E =65 E@ E96 492C86D[ 96 H@F=5] w6 D2:5 96 H2D :? 2 325 A=246 2?5 D9@F=5 ?@E 92G6 6?82865 :? 49:=5 A@C?]k^AmkAm“xE CF:?65 >J H9@=6 =:76[” (2C5 D2:5]k^Am kAmw6 D2:5 96 92D EFC?65 E@ r9C:DE:2?:EJ 2?5 92D EFC?65 9:D =:76 2C@F?5]k^AmkAmr2CG6C 2C8F65 7@C D6?E6?4:?8 E@H2C5 E96 9:89 6?5 @7 E96 D6?E6?4:?8 8F:56=:?6D[ H9:49 :D `g J62CD 2?5 d >@?E9D]k^AmkAm“w6 92D 62C?65 :E :? 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