The News & Advance

The News & Advance serves as Lynchburg, Virginia's primary daily newspaper. It boasts a weekday circulation of about 35,600, with 35,000 copies on Saturdays and 41,200 on Sundays. The newspaper primarily caters to Lynchburg and its neighboring counties, including Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell. This publication is part of Berkshire Hathaway, with Alton Brown serving as the publisher and Caroline Glickman as the managing editor. The News & Advance incorporates content from various news services, including the Associated Press, as well as stories from former Media General-owned outlets. In 2009, the newspaper upgraded its printing capabilities by adding a new KBA printing press. This was the first new press since 1974, when the newspaper relocated to its current facility, having previously been based in downtown Lynchburg.

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Lynchburg's Chauncey Spencer was born to fly

2 days ago | newsadvance.com | Carrie J. Sidener

Chauncey Spencer and Dale White navigated a rickety plane halfway across the country to prove a point — black pilots should be allowed to take to the skies in service of their country. By the time that historic flight led to changes in the U.S. Army Air Force, Spencer was too old to serve. Vincent W. ‘Squeek’ Burnett The son of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer became enamored with flight the moment he first saw a plane soaring over his home on Pierce Street in 1917.
Lynchburg, U.S. protests reflect worry for future of planet

2 days ago | newsadvance.com | Shannon Brennan

More than 5 million people took to the streets on June 14 to protest the policies of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Dubbed “No Kings!,” the protest was the largest against any president in the history of our nation.
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3 days ago | newsadvance.com | Paige Dingler

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NBA Draft Forwards Basketball

4 days ago | newsadvance.com | Brynn Anderson

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Growing community: Lynchburg Grows holds summer camp for second year

4 days ago | newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith

At Lynchburg Grows, summer isn’t just a season, it’s a celebration of soil, sweat and shared meals. Now in its second year, the nonprofit’s hands-on youth camp, called Camp Grows, is growing in more ways than one, expanding to three weeks, and welcoming more than 30 campers across age groups. From harvesting vegetables to learning about food equity, kids get more than just muddy, they gain a deeper understanding of their community and where their food comes from.
Centra provides update on modernization plan

4 days ago | newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith

Centra announced its multiyear modernization plan just more than two years ago and since that time, significant progress has been made on the physical aspects of projects, such as the new medical office building to be known as Centra Langhorne Medical Center and two new hospitals at the Centra Simons Run Medical Campus. Construction of the Centra Langhorne Medical Center has been underway since March 2024.
Juneteenth coalition honors high school graduates in Lynchburg area

5 days ago | newsadvance.com | Mark Hand

Recent high school graduates were honored Thursday at the Juneteenth Coalition of Central Virginia Inc.’s annual Senior Achievement Recognition reception, held at the University of Lynchburg. One of the guest speakers, D. Michelle Lee of BWXT Advanced Technologies, emphasized that graduation from high school and the college scholarships awarded by local organizations were just the beginning of their journeys through life.
Juneteenth Coalition holds 25th anniversary celebration at Miller Park

5 days ago | newsadvance.com | Mark Hand

Hundreds of people gathered at Miller Park Saturday for Lynchburg’s 25th Juneteenth anniversary celebration, an event that honored African American history and culture and featured historical reenactments, music and dance performances. Dozens of vendors set up in the park for the event, organized by the Juneteenth Coalition of Central Virginia Inc. Lynchburg Mayor Larry Taylor kicked off the event with the reading of a Juneteenth proclamation declaring Saturday as a day of celebration.
Lynchburg's Pierre Daura had a passion of painting

5 days ago | newsadvance.com | Carrie J. Sidener

The tale of how Pierre Daura ended up in Lynchburg is one of love and war. The Spanish ex-patriot came to Virginia in 1939 with his wife and daughter but could not return to France before the tensions in Europe erupted into World War II. Instead, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen and began teaching art, first at Lynchburg College and then at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.
Learning to Achieve

6 days ago | newsadvance.com | Paige Dingler

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