LOCAL TOURISM NEWS | They’ve always been there — if you know, you know — but a new tourism-sponsored booking system looks to put camping in Lynchburg’s Wiseman Park on the map of the RV community.
LOCAL EDUCATION NEWS | Moore County’s Voluntary Pre-K class helps local kids bloom into school-ready students. However, the classroom needs seven more income-eligible four-year-olds — or crucial state dollars are at risk.
LOCAL NEWS | Main Street is full, according to Metro Moore Moore County Highway Superintendent Shannon Cauble in a July 7 letter to the Metro Planning Commission stating that no new developer drives can be added until the road is widening due to public safety concerns.
LOCAL NEWS | Tennessee Risk Management says it cannot confirm the qualifications of the engineer who assessed the bridge at the Main Street tiny home community — leaving potential residents without access to some emergency services.
LOCAL NEWS | A wellness trend that’s filled studios in Nashville and beyond arrives in Moore County — here’s what it is, and what the research actually says.
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS | Two of former Moore County Sheriff Ron Cunningham’s daughters recently returned to Lynchburg to serve as tours guides in their former home, the Moore County Jail Museum.
LOCAL NEWS | The hard work seems to be paying off as the water loss numbers trend down for the third consecutive month. MUD reports 29.8 percent for June.
REGIONAL NEWS | Court records show developer Chip Hayes signed a five-year exclusive rental contract with his own company weeks after the state dissolved his development LLC — then sold that company’s future income to a New York funding firm.
WHISKEY INDUSTRY NEWS | Lawson Whiting steps down after nearly 30 years with Jack Daniel’s parent company, Brown-Forman. The Brown family — still firmly in control after 155 years — says it is confident in the search for his successor.
REGIONAL NEWS | New court filing says former Nearest Green CFO admitted falsifying reports and forging Fawn Weaver’s signature. The court-appointed receiver running Uncle Nearest is now suing the lender that asked the court to put him in charge.
LOCAL ELECTIONS | The Lynchburg Times submitted an identical set of questions to all candidates seeking office in the August 2026 General Election. Responses are published here in a straight Q&A format, exactly as submitted, without editing or rewriting.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Local Chuck Clark writes about the nature of patriotism in the days following the Fourth of July.
STATE NEWS | TDEC’s second round of Volkswagen settlement funding targets highway stretches the federal buildout left uncovered — including routes Moore County drivers use daily.
LOCAL OBITUARY | Local Bobby Cashion passed away on Tuesday, June 30 at his Lois home. His funeral will take place on Monday, July 6 with visitation taking place on Sunday.
STATE NEWS | A new TN law goes in effect today regarding what parents care share about their children for profit online in the state.
THINGS TO DO | It’s based on the true story of a woman pretending to be a man to fight in the Revolutionary War, and it’s the Moore County Public Library’s book club’s July read.