LOCAL NEWS | A local daycare worker was arrested on Tuesday for simple assault of an infant. Local officials say the incident is still under investigation and there could be more victims.

EDITORIAL | We don’t say the hard things out loud because we’re afraid of being rude. We don’t call out bad behavior because that’s not how things are done in polite Southern society. We sometimes sweep things under the carpet and tell ourselves we’re being kind. We’re not being kind. We’re being complicit.

PUBLIC MEETINGS | Over 60 lots sold. Millions collected. Four homes built. No running water. Tuesday night a Moore County planning commissioner asked the developer behind Retreat at Whiskey Creek three words: Where’s the money? Details in the link.

PUBLIC MEETINGS COVERAGE | Gateway Development Corporation came back to the Metro Planning Commission Tuesday night with a new strategy, a five-page brief, and a check. They left without an approved application — but with something they didn’t expect: pushback from the mayor, and one commissioner finally saying the quiet part out loud.

THINGS TO DO | Lynchburg boasts its very own book club that meets at the Moore County Library the last Friday of each month. This month’s pick is “Prayers for Sale” by Sandra Dallas.