Nelson County Times

01/27/2025

Legislators and interest groups have nailed down peace settlements in some of the biggest battles of the General Assembly session.

01/27/2025

Ironclad Coffee Roasters, co-owned by Ryan and Kelly O'Rourke, began in Richmond in 2016, expanding to three locations, including a new one in Lynchburg which opened this week.

01/26/2025

The executive orders signed by President Donald Trump reversing course on the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs could have a trickle-down effect on Lynchburg and other local jurisdictions.

01/26/2025

Three different farms in the Lynchburg region describe how they adapt, thrive and continue to make money in the cold, slow winter months.

01/26/2025

Stonehurst Manor, originally called "The Shelter," was built in 1942 by David Hugh Dillard, a prominent industrialist, businessman and philanthropist from Lynchburg. The Roman-styled villa was designed by noted architect Everette Fauber and constructed using native granite stone from the mountains surrounding it.

Stonehurst Manor, originally called "The Shelter," was built in 1942 by David Hugh Dillard, a prominent industrialist, businessman and philanthropist from Lynchburg. The Roman-styled villa was designed by noted architect Everette Fauber and constructed using native granite stone from the mountains s...

01/26/2025

A single blood donation, according to the Red Cross, can save up to three lives, and there is a need for blood in this country every two seconds.

01/26/2025

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

01/26/2025

Our state faces a daunting challenge that will only become greater as the years go on: powering our growing economy.

01/25/2025

The nine included four of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's appointees to the George Mason University Board of Visitors and two members of Virginia Military Institute's Board of Visitors.

01/25/2025

That difficult -- sometimes terrifying -- moment when someone’s psychosis or neurological disorder sparks an act that brings police to the scene has become a focus of attention for the General Assembly.

01/25/2025

This summer will mark 10 years since the bells rang at Sweet Briar celebrating the school being saved from an attempt to close the women’s college that has operated for more than a century in Amherst County.

01/25/2025

Just more than six years after selling the Winton Country Club to a Petersburg-based company, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors is considering terminating that agreement and approving a new one with some changes, including potentially removing a condition the county hold onto 70 acres for a future fairgrounds site.

Just more than six years after selling the Winton Country Club to a Petersburg-based company, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors is considering terminating that agreement and approving a new one with some changes, including potentially removing a condition the county hold onto 70 acres for a fu...

01/25/2025

A Thaxton man was sentenced to a year in jail Friday in connection with vandalism of gravestones and other property at a cemetery in the town of Bedford.

01/25/2025

Lynchburg City Public Schools received a $70,000 grant that will allow sixth grade students to experience hands-on STEM learning on the James River, the division announced in a press release Wednesday.

01/25/2025

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive behavior toward women.

01/24/2025

A Lynchburg man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Thursday in connection with a June 2022 shooting death at a city residence.

01/24/2025

Legislation meant to change Virginia’s roughly 12 appointed school boards to elected boards failed to advance out of a subcommittee, which doesn’t bode well for its potential to pass the

01/24/2025

Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, represented Richmond in the state Senate for 22 years, from 1992 to 2014.