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Mark Hand

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Reporter, News & Advance. Virginia native. UVA grad. Covering all things Lynchburg, from City Hall to disc golf. [email protected]

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Sadly, the Lynchburg Police Department is reporting that a 16-year-old boy, who was shot Thursday afternoon a couple blocks from E.C. Glass High School, has died. newsadvance.com/news/lynchburg…

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The uncertainty over whether #LynchburgCitySchools are a priority for city leaders "has resulted in some experienced staff members leaving in frustration for other divisions where the planning is more collaborative." newsadvance.com/news/lynchburg…

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Lynchburg has done GREAT job removing snow/ice from roadways after two storms this week. But snow/ice was not removed from sidewalk in front of LCS building for Tuesday night board meeting. Very slippery. City has sidewalk-clearing ordinance for us ordinary folks. City of Lynchburg

Lynchburg has done GREAT job removing snow/ice from roadways after two storms this week. But snow/ice was not removed from sidewalk in front of LCS building for Tuesday night board meeting. Very slippery. City has sidewalk-clearing ordinance for us ordinary folks. <a href="/lynchburggov/">City of Lynchburg</a>
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Bedford County Public Schools have now been closed for six straight days due to "Winter Storm Blair," on top of the entire winter holiday. "One child injured is not worth the risk,” schools superintendent says. Check out N&A reporter Madi Kirkman's story: newsadvance.com/news/bedford-s…

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Tim Mitchell, head of Lynchburg Water Resources , said the city is fortunate "to have a very redundant water system" that can help avoid a water crisis similar to what happened in Richmond last week. #richmondwatercrisis newsadvance.com/news/lynchburg…

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Ashley Burks, the new director of special education for Lynchburg City Public Schools, on special needs students: “I see potential, and I see where they could be.” newsadvance.com/news/new-speci…

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Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigns a week after the failure of the city’s water treatment plant that caused a weeklong water crisis. #RichmondWaterCrisis richmonder.org/avula-calls-bi…

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At Tuesday's council meeting, Lynchburg Ward II Councilmember Sterling Wilder said: “This is the budget from hell. I thought it was over with. I was so excited that it was done. But yet it is back again. Let it die. Let’s move forward.” newsadvance.com/news/article_a…

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The Community Access Network, as it plans a 10th anniversary celebration, was informed it had lost a $1.6 million grant that it used to serve about 400 people with HIV and AIDS at its health care center in downtown Lynchburg. newsadvance.com/news/article_a…

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New owner of @LynHillcats believes its partnership with city and proposed upgrades to Bank of the James Stadium are the best path to keeping baseball in Lynchburg if baseball goes through another Minor League contraction in 5 years. newsadvance.com/news/article_5…

New owner of @LynHillcats believes its partnership with city and proposed upgrades to Bank of the James Stadium are the best path to keeping baseball in Lynchburg if baseball goes through another Minor League contraction in 5 years. newsadvance.com/news/article_5…
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During Thursday morning's rush hour, drivers honk as residents spell #GoodTrouble at the traffic circle on 5th St. in Lynchburg prior to the march at Miller Park Thursday evening.

During Thursday morning's rush hour, drivers honk as residents spell #GoodTrouble at the traffic circle on 5th St. in Lynchburg prior to the march at Miller Park Thursday evening.