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For Love of Nature: June brought drought, heat to Lynchburg area
A banana-shaped area covering all of Lynchburg and parts of Amherst, Bedford and Campbell counties is in severe drought, while most of the rest of the state is in moderate drought. Drought this early in the summer does not bode well for farmers, gardeners and all of us who rely...
Retreat lodge, cabins, courts planned at EastLake church property in Moneta
BEDFORD — A rezoning to establish a master plan of ongoing development at the EastLake Community Church property in Moneta received the Bedford County Board of Supervisors’ approval Monday. The board voted 6-0, with Chair Edgar Tuck abstaining, to rezone 163 acres at 1201 Timberwood Lane and adjacent...
$7.9M in infrastructure grants for Virginia includes funding for Bedford County and Rocky Mount
Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday that $7.9 million in infrastructure grants for three projects in Virginia including one in Rocky Mount and one in Bedford County as part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity discretionary grant program. “After decades of underinvestment, the condition...
Latest drought monitor shows a severe and moderate drought across our hometowns
The Drought Monitor now shows many of our hometowns under a Moderate Drought with a Severe Drought in portions of Amherst, Campbell, Bedford, Pittsylvania and Rockbridge counties. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a “Drought Watch” for much of Virginia as a result of the lack of rain, dry...
Rocky Mount and Franklin County awarded $2.6 million in grant funding
Franklin County will receive more than $2.6 million in federal funding for infrastructure through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program. The funding will be split between two projects within Rocky Mount and the Smith Mountain Lake community. The federal RAISE program began in 2021 with the...
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