Nelson County Times

03/03/2025

Virginians share the same rising fears about inflation and tariffs as the rest of the country, according to a new survey by Roanoke College that shows consumer sentiment plunging in January to its lowest level since the inflation rate peaked almost three years ago after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided.

Virginians share the same rising fears about inflation and tariffs as the rest of the country, according to a new survey by Roanoke College that shows consumer sentiment plunging in January to its lowest level since the inflation rate peaked almost three years ago after the COVID-19 pandemic subside...

03/03/2025

The Town of Bedford Electric Department is bracing for a significant capacity cost for electric generation this summer, according to a report presented during the town council’s Feb. 25 meeting.

03/03/2025

As an electrophysiologist at Centra Health, Dr. Matthew Sackett specializes in treating heart rhythm disorders, implanting life-saving devices and pioneering new technologies that enhance patient outcomes.

03/03/2025

"Anora,” a strip-club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top

03/02/2025

The House of Delegates defeated 190 measures without a recorded vote. Some cite election-year politics, others note the jammed agendas in a short 46-day session.

03/02/2025

A contract for the design of an expansion to the Bedford County Sherif’s Office and a new building to house the county department of social services received approval Monday.

03/02/2025

Eric Zehr kicked off his second campaign for house delegate with a dinner where he talked about issues like abortion, parental rights, and election integrity.

03/02/2025

Sweet Briar College named Lisa Powell as its next vice president for academic affairs, dean of the college and chief sustainability officer in a news release Thursday.

03/01/2025

The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance held its 142nd Annual Meeting on Friday, bringing together nearly 400 business and community leaders to celebrate the region’s economic progress and outline plans for the coming year.

03/01/2025

Bedford County’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget review process kicked off Monday with an overview of proposed capital improvement projects for the next five years.

03/01/2025

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a grant through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to enforce driving under the influence regulations in efforts to reduce crashes and ensure safety.

02/28/2025

A Lynchburg jury found Derek Allen Lewis guilty of second-degree murder and the three other charges he faced in the November 2022 fatal shooting of Tyler Shane Johnson at the Iron & Ale restaurant.

02/28/2025

One of the state’s biggest health insurers, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., treated claims for coverage of autism and transgender care unfairly, the State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance found.

02/28/2025

McGuire introduces uranium bill in Congress

02/28/2025

A jury is deliberating in the case of a Lynchburg man man accused of second-degree murder in a November 2022 fatal shooting at a city restaurant. Derek Allen Lewis testified Thursday the killing was in self-defense, but a prosecutor agued the claim is a lie and the shooting was deliberate.

02/28/2025

Liberty University plans to opt in to the settlement that resolves the House v. NCAA lawsuit, expected to bring transformational change to college sports this summer.

02/28/2025

In Liberty University’s Office of Disability Accommodation Support in DeMoss Hall is a room filled with the hum of bubbles, a warm glow coming from a cloud-shaped ceiling light and soft seating covered in pillows and weighted blankets. The cloud-themed room is a sensory room, a space where students with a sensory processing disorder can de-stress, decompress and get regulated, said Ester Warren, LU senior executive director of ODAS.

In Liberty University’s Office of Disability Accommodation Support in DeMoss Hall is a room filled with the hum of bubbles, a warm glow coming from a cloud-shaped ceiling light and soft seating covered in pillows and weighted blankets. The cloud-themed room is a sensory room, a space where student...

02/28/2025

The man suspected of a knife attack on UVa Grounds Thursday afternoon has been taken into custody without incident. A single reported victim is in the hospital.