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Critical Need: Motlow plans blood drive today
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Critical Need: Motlow plans blood drive today

LOCAL NEWS — Blood supplies across Tennessee, and much of the U.S., are at dangerously low levels due to recent severe weather and the holidays. (Click here to read that story). You can help at a American Red Cross blood drive being hosted today at Motlow State Community College. Their mobile blood unit will be onsite...

Super Bowl BBQ fund raiser kicks off for Friends of Animals
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Super Bowl BBQ fund raiser kicks off for Friends of Animals

LOCAL NEWS — It’s a Leap Year miracle. When Barking Pig BBQ members and Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital owners, Bryant and Wendy Morton, determined they’d be out of town on Super Bowl Sunday … well, hearts broke all all across Moore County. The duo, their competitive barbecue team, and the folks at Lynchburg Vet Hospital usually...

Shine On Series launches on Feb. 1
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Shine On Series launches on Feb. 1

LOCAL NEWS | Music — Last year’s Shine On Series brought us artists like first place winner Michael Allen, and People’s Choice winner Matt Dillon. It also introduced us to acts like the Vending Machine Bandits, Sarah Pearson, and Logan Wheat. Since then, many of them have become regulars on Lynchburg live music scene –...

New bill would ban felony animal abusers from owning pets
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New bill would ban felony animal abusers from owning pets

STATE NEWS — To some, animals exist as close companions and furry family members. Unfortunately, to others, an animal’s welfare just isn’t the priority. In the most extreme cases, individuals hoard animals in cruel conditions or intentionally cause them harm. A new proposed Tennessee law aims to prevent those individuals from owning pets for a...

Metro Council meets on Monday
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Metro Council meets on Monday

LOCAL NEWS — The Metro Moore County Council will meet on Monday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building. There will be a Public Zoning Hearing regarding the Davis Property at 6:20 p.m. The public hearing will address the rezoning of 1.74 acres of land in Moore County’s District 2. The requested...

Think Global, Act Local: Lynchburg woman raises money for Australian animal rescue efforts
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Think Global, Act Local: Lynchburg woman raises money for Australian animal rescue efforts

In September 2019, fires sparked in the Australian outback. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence. The continent does have a brush fire season, after all. But this year was different. A prolonged drought that began in 2017 created tinderbox conditions across the continent and the fires quickly spread. By November, officials in Queensland and New South...

The Disco Biscuits will play The Caverns in May; tickets go on sale Friday
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The Disco Biscuits will play The Caverns in May; tickets go on sale Friday

GRUNDY COUNTY — The Caverns announced this week that the jam band, Disco Biscuit, will play at the underground venue on two nights, May 29-30. It’s a standing room only show and tickets will go on sale this Friday. The bands been called the pioneers of “trancefusion” … which bridges the gap between electronic music...