LOCAL NEWS | The Moore County Historical Society will meet on Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Lynchburg. George Stone will talk about Dr. E.Y. Salmon, one of the early settlers of Moore County. Dr. Salmon was a Civil War veteran, physician, entrepreneur, and public official who built the structure...
LOCAL NEWS — Temperatures will be dipping into the teens next week with a chance of snow next Tuesday. The South Central Human Resource Agency (SCHRA) reminds Moore County citizens that open enrollment on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) happened on October 1. The program provides heating energy assistance to elderly, handicapped,...
EVENTS | Fayetteville — Beginning tonight, the Carriage House Players will perform William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Lincoln County Museum Theatre in Fayetteville. One of Lynchburg’s own, Justin Lendley, will star as Benedick – a role played on Broadway by the great John Gielgud and on the big screen by Kenneth Branagh....
EVENTS | Winchester — Anonymously penned in 1823, Twas the Night Before Christmas, is responsible for most of our modern notions of Santa Claus … especially the tradition of gift giving. On Saturday, December 14 a reading of the classic poem will be part of a holiday celebration hosted by Tims Ford State Park. A...
MCHS Students Council working to make Thanksgiving a little brighter for some local families. You can help too.
LOCAL NEWS | Education — Sepsis exists as a real problem for America’s healthcare facilities. It happens when your body triggers an extreme chain reaction in response to an infection. Hospital patients, especially those over the age of 65 and suffering with chronic disease, are especially susceptible. It affects more than 1.5 million U.S. patients...
EVENTS — It’s a holiday tradition and so much fun. Save the date for Christmas in Lynchburg to take place on Saturday, December 7 in and around the historic Lynchburg Square. Things kick off with Breakfast with Santa at the Masonic Lodge. Other events include the FCE Cookie Sale, merchant gingerbread house displays, a candy...
LOCAL NEWS — A group of concerned local merchants, dedicated volunteers, Lynchburg Friends of Animals, Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital, and this newspaper have joined forces to attack the problem of unspayed and unneutered stray and abandoned animals in Lynchburg. They launched Moore County Operation Spay/Neuter on November 3. Feral cats have lived on the Lynchburg Square...
LOCAL NEWS — Over the weekend, lots of locals starting reposting a link to New Channel 5 story that read, “Pet Dogs Disappearing in Hands of Organized Theft Ring.” After clicking the link, The Lychburg Times realized the headline was originally filed in February 2018 and updated September 2018. So we wondered … do local...
LOCAL NEWS — For 42 years, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) home energy specialist, Anne Throneberry, traveled to Moore and the surrounding counties hosting her popular Holiday Foods Program. That tradition ended in 2016, but the Moore County Family and Community Education Club will keep that tradition alive with an event this Thursday. Keeping...