Planning Commission rethinks A-1 building requirements to increase citizen input during subdivision process

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024

As more subdivision developers enter the county, the Metro Planning Commission looks to revise A-1 zoning requirements to give locals more input about developments on former farmlands.

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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.

February 29, 2024November 14, 2025

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.

June 15, 2025June 17, 2025

Resuscitated Democratic Party Seeks New Chair

In a super conservative small town in a super majority Republican state, a dozen locals gathered on Saturday in a basement with blue cupcakes to name a new chairperson for the Moore County Democratic Party. They left empty handed.