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  • 1 month ago | wset.com | Jacob Hunziker

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg City Council's Tuesday meeting went into the early hours of Wednesday morning. One of the big topics of disagreement surrounded what to do with the Lynchburg property tax rate. Councilman Chris Faraldi moved for city staff to provide a budget proposal with specifics; he wants to understand what the budget would look like if councilmembers Misjuns, Diemer, and Timmer get what they want regarding a lower rate.

  • 1 month ago | wset.com | Jacob Hunziker

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — As we commemorate the Memorial Day holiday, folks got their run on early Monday morning for the annual Memorial Day 10K Run and 2 Mile WalkThe event dates back at least a decade in its current iteration. For this year’s run, over 300 people participated--more runners than any year before. Over 300 folks in Lynchburg participated in the 2025 Memorial Day 10K Run & 2 Mile Walk as they remembered those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, taken on May 26th, 2025.

  • 1 month ago | wset.com | Jacob Hunziker

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're looking for a brand-new appliance store to get the best deals in Lynchburg, you're in luck. Hailey's Appliance just opened its newest and largest location off Atlanta Avenue, near Best Buy. Hailey's Appliance opened their newest location in the Hill City on Friday, taken on May 23rd, 2025. (Credit: Jacob Hunziker, WSET)It's a family-owned and operated customer service business first, and an appliance store second.

  • 1 month ago | wset.com | Jacob Hunziker

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — With Memorial Day around the corner this weekend, hundreds of motorcyclists are on their way to D-C today. Hundreds of bikers ride through the Hill City for the 2025 'Run for the Wall' as they head to Washington, D.C., taken on May 23rd, 2025. (Credit: Jacob Hunziker, WSET)They passed through our area for the annual "Run For the Wall" cross-country bike ride.

  • 1 month ago | wset.com | Jacob Hunziker

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — One company here in Lynchburg is announcing greater expansion in the Hill City. Cloudfit is headquartered at the Carter Glass building on Church Court Street, which, if you didn't know, that building dates back to the 1930s. They're a cloud company that does management services and workloads in the cloud for government contracts, law enforcement, and private companies.

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Jacob E. Hunziker
Jacob E. Hunziker @JEdwardHunziker
10 Jun 25

"You're the fair guy!" I would be rich if I had a dollar for every time I heard that from viewers in my first year. You might remember back in June of 2022, just two months into working here at @ABC13News, I was sent to the Brookville-Timberlake Volunteer Fire Department's https://t.co/ciOLvGtP5U

Jacob E. Hunziker
Jacob E. Hunziker @JEdwardHunziker
27 May 25

Here's what your hotel bill could look like moving forward, should the transient lodging tax increase like Lynchburg City Council is proposing. https://t.co/To3VTwpxPE

Jacob E. Hunziker
Jacob E. Hunziker @JEdwardHunziker
26 May 25

On this Memorial Day, I hope each of you has a meaningful day, remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. Here in Lynchburg, the annual Memorial Day 10K Run & 2 Mile Walk was a chance for folks to remember those who should never be forgotten. Read the full https://t.co/oK3bpb7XBG