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Published September 30Sweet Briar College expands free tuition program
The SBCommitment initiative is now open to transfer and freshman students with a 3.25 GPA who are eligible for federal Pell Grants.
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Published September 29Griffith seeks a ninth term in the 9th District. This time, he faces a cattle farmer from Bedford County.
Challenger Joy Powers has blamed rising costs on the incumbent’s party and attacked him as unavailable to constituents. The congressman is running on his record of protecting “conservative family values.”
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Published September 28
Two hospitalized following Sunday evening stabbing on 17th Street in Bedford
BEDFORD — The Bedford Police Department is investigating an active battery with a weapon incident that left two people hospitalized with apparent stab wounds on...
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Published September 24Lynchburg saw a 21-fold increase in food aid fraud in August. Could new cards being issued by the state help?
Embedded microchips may benefit recipients, who have no way to recover stolen assistance funds.
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Published September 24Downtown Lynchburg’s Craddock Terry Hotel to close its restaurant, expand rooms
The announcement comes as tourism spending is on the rise in the city.