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November 20, 2009

Lynchburg first-responder lauded as state’s finest

As a high school student, Ricky Bomar was saving people’s lives

Lynchburg named one of top 11 Southern retirement hotspots

Reitrement Lifestyles magazine will feature its top 11 in its upcoming issue

Campbell County puts leaf burning ban into effect

Only part of the county is impacted

Sweet Briar College budget cuts

Sweet Briar College will temporarily suspend retirement benefits and lay off some workers to make up for a $950,000 revenue shortfall caused by lower-than-expected fall enrollment numbers

November 19, 2009

Supplies to be collected for homeless veterans

Gleaning for the World holding event Friday from 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m. and Saturday from 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. at Lyncburg Sam's Club

Investigators try to figure cause of Lynchburg College fire

Athletic and outdoor equipment were damaged from the fire that destroyed a storage building on the Lynchburg College campus.

Rail Heritage Region announced

Roanoke, Lynchburg and Clifton Forge are the major points. Effort to get train lovers to spend time and money here

Rustburg man sentenced for sexual contact with children

Arthur Raymond Kermode pleaded guilty in August to having sexual contact with the children, both of whom were under the age of 13

Portion of road named for Nelson Co. Marine killed in Iraq

Robert and Sybil Martino, of Nellysford, submitted the request to name a portion of Va. 151 near Monacan Drive after their son, Maj. Michael Martino

Woman robbed in Lynchburg CVS parking lot

Police say a man robbed a 73-year-old woman in the parking lot of the CVS at of Langhorne and Atherholt roads

Salem’s Pinkerton Chevrolet to buy Lynchburg’s Royal auto dealership

Glenn Wood, president of Royal Autos, said Pinkerton Chevrolet is buying GM franchises at the Graves Mill Road location

154 claims filed against Peanut Corp. of America in salmonella case

Peanut Corp. of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid fallout from the outbreak, which left about 700 people sick and was linked to at least nine deaths

FAA computer problem causes widespread delays

MSNBC reports that the FAA says the computer problem has been fixed. People who have flights scheduled for today should call their airline to double check that their flight time is still on schedule.

Fire damages athletic storage building at Lynchburg College

Investigators will head back to campus this morning to find out what sparked the fire.

New principal named for Lynchburg’s T.C. Miller Elementary

Amy Huskin will take over

November 17, 2009

Fire at Lynchburg playground being investigated

The Lynchburg Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that happened at the R.S. Payne Elementary School playground.

Caught on camera: New “Call of Duty” games stolen from Lynchburg Game Stop

Two men came into a Game Stop Store. One took a box full of "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare" games worth an estimated $3,000.

November 16, 2009

Nelson Co. mother, wife of terrorist attack victims, sends message of peace

Kia Scherr hopes her new Web site will help other people find positive forces in their own lives

Free child safety seat check in Amherst Co. Monday

It will be from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Amherst Car & Truck Sales lot on South Main Street in the town of Amherst

Lynchburg-born astronaut returns to space

Leland Melvin blasted off Monday afternoon aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis

Early morning accident sends Rustburg man to hospital

Police say a 33-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle and hit several guard rails on the Lynchburg expressway.

Child thrown from car in crash; 4 hurt

Failure to yield and failure to use headlights after dark caused a two-car crash on U.S. 460 in Thomas Terrace on Sunday that sent three adults and a child to the hospital, police said.

November 15, 2009