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July 17, 2026
Author: Tabitha Evans Moore (Tabitha Evans Moore)
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OPINION: What does Lynchburg owe outside developers? Nothing more than the rules.
As AI data centers and large-scale outside investment attempt to reshape rural landscapes, small towns must remember their right to self-determine what kind of place they want to be — as long as the rules are applied evenly.
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Sweeping changes coming to TN hemp industry on July 1
STATE NEWS | On July 1, a new state law will place an effective ban on high-potency hemp-derived products containing THCA that will affect at least two Lynchburg businesses.
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Receiver signs Letter of Intent to sell Uncle Nearest assets to Black-owned investment firm
REGIONAL NEWS | Two days after Fawn Weaver appealed a federal judge's ruling to keep her company in receivership, the receiver signed a letter of intent to sell Uncle Nearest's assets — and the clock is now running toward a formal purchase agreement.
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Weavers appeal federal receivership order to Sixth Circuit of Appeals
REGIONAL NEWS | On Wednesday, Fawn and Keith Weaver filed a notice of appeal, asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's ruling that found the company insolvent and its founder not credible.
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Chamber seeks Frontier Days vendors
LOCAL NEWS | People are over the digital and craving real, analog experiences like Lynchburg's annual Frontier Days Festival. The Chamber is currently seeking vendors for the 2026 event.
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Joyce Davenport Bobo dies at 92
LOCAL OBITUARY | Joyce Davenport Bobo, a beloved former Lynchburg resident, passed away on Tuesday in Tullahoma. The funeral and visitation will take place on Saturday in Lynchburg.
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Judge Atchley: The court does not find Fawn Weaver to be a credible witness.
REGIONAL NEWS | A federal judge has refused to end the Uncle Nearest receivership, finding the company insolvent and its founder not credible. In a 62-page ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr. wrote that Fawn Weaver's testimony "has been guided by the story she believes best serves her personal interests, irrespective of its relation to the truth."
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Nashville country crooner Cody Cozz will play Frontier Days
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.
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Tims Ford Recovery Divers turns lakeside whoopsies into happy endings
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.