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Lynchburg City Council under fire, leading to censure of councilman | #citycouncil

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg City Council is in the hot seat once again, after Councilman Marty Misjuns was censured during Tuesday night’s meeting. This comes after several citizens spoke, calling for his removal. ”Councilman Misjuns is not just wasting our time and our attention, but actively looking to harm our community by sowing hate and […]

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City Council allocates funds towards filling vacant registrar positions ahead of November | #citycouncil

Virginia election officials had to get through tens of thousands of unprocessed registration applications due to a Department of Motor Vehicles delay in communication, just days before the midterm election. In Lynchburg alone, the Lynchburg Registrar’s Office said they had over 1,060 delayed applications to go through. (Credit: Kelsey Childress/WSET) Click Here For This Articles […]

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Lynchburg City Council to hold special meetings to appoint school board members | #citycouncil

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Lynchburg City Council is moving forward with the process of appointing new school board members for the city. On June 20 and 21 City Council will be holding meetings to interview candidates for the seats. SEE ALSO: Lynchburg City School leaders still hammering out 2023-2024 school budget According to the […]

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Rezoning request for Centra Health Modernization Plan approved unanimously by City Council | #citycouncil

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Centra Heath received unanimous support for their rezoning request to pursue the start of their Modernization Plan. Every member of the Lynchburg City Council voted Tuesday night in favor of the rezoning request for the plan. According to Centra Health CEO and President, Amy Carrier, the plan will bring hundreds of […]

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Lynchburg City Council votes to approve a youth curfew | #citycouncil

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg City leaders are moving forward with a curfew that will start on Friday. The new curfew will be enforced from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. The idea for the curfew was brought up at a previous council meeting following the shooting of 6-year-old Kingston Campbell. Since Campbell’s tragic […]

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Lynchburg gears up for highly anticipated city council elections | #citycouncil

Four in ten U.S. voters say they plan to vote before Election Day. Veuer’s Elizabeth Keatinge has more. With just days to go before Hill City residents head to the polls to make their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election — which includes a highly contested Lynchburg City Council race — Lynchburg’s registrar […]

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Hillsboro City Council committees continue DORA proposal considerations; survey for public input released | #citycouncil

Hillsboro City Council members continued discussing a proposal to a submit a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) application for the city during a joint meeting of the street/safety and community enhancement committees Thursday, Sept. 22, with the group ultimately deciding to survey more citizens and business owners before moving forward. Those in attendance at Thursday’s […]

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Hillsboro City Council OKs new pay ordinance for city employees | #citycouncil

Hillsboro City Council approved a new pay scale ordinance for city employees and heard updates on local events and a new emergency notification service during their Thursday, Sept. 16 meeting. The ordinance to repeal all previous ordinances regarding the compensation for nonunion city employees, and to establish the schedule of authorized non-union city employees, passed […]

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Community activist seeks at-large Lynchburg City Council seat | Govt. and Politics | #citycouncil

Walter Virgil Jr., a community activist, nonprofit organizer and Director of Strategic Projects and Alliances at Liberty University, has filed to run as an independent for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in this November’s election. Council is made up of seven members, four of whom represent the city’s four wards and three of […]

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DORA proposal, city projects among topics at Hillsboro City Council meeting | #citycouncil

Reports from Hillsboro City Council members and city administrators at the Thursday, Aug. 11 council meeting included updates on a proposal for a city DORA, concerns over rising expenditures and information on ongoing city projects and events. In council committee reports, street and safety committee chair Adam Wilkin gave an overview of a recent “fact-finding” […]