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The News & Advance: Daily newspaper for Lynchburg, Virginia + Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell counties.

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Del. Lee Carter, D-Manassas, a self-described democratic socialist, formally announced Friday that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor, promising to be a voice for “the rest of us.”
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LU planning new arena for 2020
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Civil-rights activist DeRay Mckesson talks justice, power at Lynchburg College
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In a virtual press conference with local media, Hugh Freeze said he and the Flames are “absolutely 100%” in favor of playing a college football season this fall.
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Former Virginia Tech star Michael Vick details road to redemption at Liberty
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Jefferson Forest wins 4A title in another shootout #LNApreps
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All-Area Football Offensive Player of the Year: Elijah Davis, Heritage #LNApreps
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Gandy-Golden's rare skill set allows him to thrive for Flames
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Newcomer Gumbs' versatility benefiting Flames in summer workouts
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Kieran Vincent’s birdie at No. 18 on Wednesday secured Liberty’s spot in the NCAA men’s golf championship for the third time in program history.
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Liberty stuns Baylor, 48-45
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Hugh Freeze said last week he didn’t think he could quantify the impact Malik Willis’ pro day would have on the Liberty football program. Six days after Willis wowed representatives from all 32 NFL teams with a 70-play passing session,…
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Football was already the most visible sport at Liberty prior to 2020. Then a magical season moved the program to a national stage as Hugh Freeze led the Flames to back-to-back Cure Bowl victories.
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2017 All-Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Jordan Hamlette #LNApreps
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Yet another Liberty University student who says her reports of being raped by another student last year were mismanaged and pushed under the rug has filed her own independent, anonymous lawsuit against the school.
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All-Area Football Offensive Teams and Player of the Year: Grayson Overstreet #LNApreps
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ODAC Baseball: Ellis' big day pushes Roanoke into final versus unbeaten W&L
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Coachspeak: Golden Eagles soaring with single wing #LNApreps
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Ex-UVa star Gragnani finds his calling as coach
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The Virginia Department of Health has recommended Amherst County Public Schools temporarily close all of its secondary schools starting Thursday due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Virginia now has logged more unemployment claims than in all of 2019
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Llewellyn helps VES overcome drought and down Benedictine #LNApreps
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All-Area volleyball player of the year: Hannah Young #LNApreps
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True freshman Lewis emerging on Liberty's defensive line
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State police say NO pursuit of suspect vehicle by state police at this time, despite earlier reports
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Bigham had four perfect games, struck out 256 batters and finished with a 0.07 ERA (good for third all-time in the state) while helping Rustburg to a Class 3 state title.
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River rising: Southern Bedford County has waited long enough for Staunton River's football glory
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In Bedford, Jefferson Forest senior left-hander Griffin Agee struck out 13 in a perfect-game performance as the Cavaliers cruised to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Liberty High on Monday night.
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Stark sparks Brookville's second-half rally #LNApreps
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Staples to leave Virginia Episcopal, eyes college ranks #LNApreps
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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is taking an indefinite leave of absence starting immediately, the university announced Friday.
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Sweet Briar, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts announce teaching partnership
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He has just two varsity starts to his credit, but Heritage's Rajan Booker is quickly becoming one of the Seminole District's most dynamic running backs.
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Young men in 'Gents' program set tone at Liberty High School
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E.C. Glass quarterback George White got a taste of Friday Night Lights during the spring when he was thrust into the starting role as a sophomore.
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The University of Lynchburg men's lacrosse team volunteered with city officials and staff to help fill 5,000 bags with bottles of hand sanitizer, masks and informational flyers that will be disseminated at several community events in October.
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All-Area Baseball Player of the Year: Hunter Hall #LNApreps
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Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson's anti-wall sentiment finds support at Liberty University convocation
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Big South approves Liberty's waiver to remain in conference as associate member
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Brant Tolsma won 116 conference championships and 77 coach of the year awards leading Liberty's cross country and track & field programs. “The true trophies are the lives of the young people that you get to work with."
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Photos: Lynchburg area High School Football Practice Begins
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All-Area Softball Players of the Year: Jordan Dail and Megan Dray #LNApreps
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Lynchburg women make second straight NCAA tournament
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Lynchburg Planning Commission recommends approval for new arena at LU
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LU debuts indoor football practice facility
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GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin and his wife last year successfully petitioned Fairfax County to designate their horse farm as an agricultural district, which led to a 95% reduction in the taxes they pay on the 31.5-acre property in Great…
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Chromebooks increase computer literacy at Boonsboro Elementary
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Six years ago today, on March 3, 2015, the board of directors of Sweet Briar College in Amherst County announced the school would close that August, citing financial struggles. Students, alumnae and other supporters rallied to save the school.
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Corey Batoon, the new safeties coach at Liberty, inherits a unit that got to know him through virtual meetings over the summer and are meshing during the early stages of training camp.
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Liberty sophomore Finnigan invited to NCAA Championships
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Glass senior Evie Budzyn, a scoring machine, is helping lead a lacrosse revival in midtown
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Staunton River rolls into first-ever state championship game #LNApreps
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Rustburg’s Eden Bigham, Appomattox’s Kelsey Hackett and Jefferson Forest’s Emma Lemley were named high school All-Americans by Extra Inning Softball.
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$30M track complex off and running
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Three weeks before the start of early voting in Virginia, Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin rallied supporters Thursday in Lynchburg with a charge to vote early and encourage turnout in reclaiming the state for the GOP.
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Prep Football Rewind for Week 6: Tester's stand the difference for Staunton River #LNApreps
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Appomattox left-hander Courtney Layne recorded one perfect game in her dominant freshman season in 2019. She’s added three more perfect outings as a junior, with the most recent coming to open the Region 2C softball tournament.
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The 1990 Glass graduate was selected to his alma mater's Hall of Fame in 2011 and into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
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2017 All-Area Girls Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Libby Davidson #LNApreps
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Despite the pain, Heritage's Hammersmith a symbol of endurance #LNApreps
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Thanks to an 87-75 win over Washington and Lee on Tuesday, Crump and the women’s team at her alma mater need only one win to secure the title of ODAC champs and become just the second squad in program history…
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Overstreet, Golden Eagles run wild over Red Devils #LNApreps
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Liberty University is front-runner for GOP presidential debate in January
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All-Area girls cross country team and runner of the year: Noel Palmer #LNApreps
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A yearslong tradition came around once again Friday, when members of the University of Lynchburg women’s soccer team exercised their creativity in sporting their best Halloween costumes for a lighthearted practice. “I told you I should’ve been...
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Bedford's D-Day Memorial to mark 73rd anniversary of Normandy Invasion
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Hairston finds happiness at Lynchburg College
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Together again: Randy and Emilee Dunton building Liberty's basketball programs #LNApreps
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Dessi Dupuy, E.C. Glass and Lynchburg College standout, reaches professional ranks in Italy
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Virginia will receive $13.6 million from a nationwide settlement with a global consulting firm under investigation for its role in promoting the use of prescription painkillers fueling the nation's drug addiction crisis.
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For the third straight season, two University of Lynchburg baseball players have earned All-America honors. Seniors Zack Potts and Jack Bachmore picked up the accolades Thursday and Friday, hours before
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Jeremy Haymore named new football coach at Staunton River #LNApreps
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New LU indoor track complex draws rave reviews #LNApreps
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A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and Depp remain close to this day. Plus, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have announced the birth of their second child, and more trending topics.
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Update: No fatalities or missing people expected from Sunday storm, Amherst County official says
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Entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John will share his principles of business at the University of Lynchburg on Nov. 21 as part of the school’s Gifford Lecture Series.
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‘Our goal is to be servants first’: How this seven-member University of Lynchburg fraternity has remained through thick and thin
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Sweet Briar College’s commencement speaker next month will be an associate director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who also was the college’s first African-American student.
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Following her record-breaking senior season, University of Lynchburg first baseman Mackenzie Chitwood on Friday became the 2019 Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III national player of the year.
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At Brookville, Ferguson is 'a constant presence' #LNApreps
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LCA wins another thriller, advances to Region 4A West title game #LNApreps
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VES senior Daniel O'Brien named Virginia Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year
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Lynchburg astronaut Leland Melvin nurtures dreams on the horizon in new book
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Rustburg's Eden Bigham was named player of the year and Jefferson Forest's Emma Lemley took home pitcher of the year honors.
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