SMALL BIZ PROFILE | For our latest small business profile, we interviewed Chase Lawson of Tims Ford Recovery Divers. They transformed volunteer rescue diving into a side hustle that turns lake life whoopsies into happy endings.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | The Moore County General Budget failed its first reading Monday night, falling one vote short of the required two-thirds majority. Four absent council members made the difference.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | The proposed Metro Moore County Budget reflects mostly flat spending for FY 2026-27 with a .02 cent property tax increase. Here’s what you need to know before forming an opinion.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | Moore County Schools is heading into the 2026-27 budget year with no tax increase — and a growth story that’s actually working in the district’s favor, for now. Read the full story on the website.
LOCAL NEWS | Commercial. Residential. Municipal. Moore County’s waterways are getting hit from all sides in 2026 — and the man responsible for your drinking water called the state’s formal pollution violation “nothing much.”
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.
THINGS TO DO | Save the date of Saturday, June 27 when up-and-coming Nashville country music star Cody Cozz plays a free show at Frontier Days.
LOCAL NEWS | During National EMS Week, a Huntsville retired Major General appeared before the Metro Council on Monday to credit local crews with helping to save his life during the Oak Barrel Half Marathon.
PUBLIC MEETINGS | MUD says it knows where 3.3 million of it 11.1 million gallons of water loss is and finding leaks everyday but to the state comptroller and local planning commission it may not matter.
LOCAL NEWS | Though they be small, they be mighty. The MCHS Class of 2026, with just 54 students, earned almost $1.3 million dollars in scholarships. They graduate on Friday.
LOCAL NEW | A vote happening today in the State Legislature could move Moore County from Congressional District 4 to the newly imagined District 9.
LOCAL NEWS | The results are in and with only one local candidate, the results were decidedly low stakes. Nonetheless, the totals and the write-ins are interesting.
LOCAL NEWS | Got old shoes sitting around? The Moore County Friends of Animals Rescue and Adoption Center can turn those into cash now through June 15.
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.
OUTDOOR NEWS | Spring is here and people are on the move. Unfortunately, so is the tick population. The State Department of Health offers some tips for staying tick-free.
LOCAL NEWS | The local Election Commission says a political sign on the County Building early this week that raised questions about campaign law was likely okay since there was no Primary early voting.