Metro Council increases minimum agricultural building lots sizes to “slow growth” and allow more citizen input

February 20, 2024February 22, 2024

On Monday, the Metro Council voted 11-1 to increase the minimum building lot sizes on agricultural land in Moore County in an effort to slow growth and increase opportunities for citizen input.

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Metro Council, Metro Planning Commission

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: An Interview with Nearest Green descendant and the first Black Miss Lynchburg winner, Eccho Staples

To celebrate Black History Month, we interviewed the great-great-great granddaughter of Nearest Green about her making a bit of her own history as the first Black girl to win the Miss Lynchburg pageant.

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

Lynchburg man arrested for suspected psychedelic mushroom grow operation

A Lynchburg man called local authorities to report a burglary early Thursday morning, and wound up in cuffs himself after deputies discovered a large psychedelic mushroom grow operation in his home.

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024

Local experiences rare bobcat sighting in County Line area

Folks in the northwest side of Moore County should be on the lookout. One local resident recently spotted an elusive bobcat in her County Line backyard.