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In the News, January 2012

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LYNCHBURG SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTS NEW SUPERINTENDENT  The Lynchburg City School Board has appointed Dr. Scott S. Brabrand as the 12th Superintendent of the Lynchburg City Schools. Brabrand is currently serving as Assistant Superintendent in the Fairfax County Public Schools and will assume office on April 1. Dr. Larry A. Massie will continue to serve as [...]

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In the News, December 2011

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BEDFORD AREA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce has re-formulated its previous awards program. The Chamber is currently accepting nominations for its new “Excellence in Business” Awards to be presented during the Annual Business Dinner held on March 22, 2012. The “Excellence in Business” Awards introduce new award categories [...]

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In the News, November 2011

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DUNBAR TEACHER SELECTED AS VIRGINIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR Meg Smith has been selected as the 2012 Virginia Teacher of the Year. The Dunbar Middle School for Innovation English teacher was among eight teachers across the state competing for the title. Those nominees were selected from among candidates nominated by their school divisions. The candidates [...]

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In the News, October 2011

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ORIGINAL JEFFERSON WOODWORK DISCOVERED AT HIS RETREAT HOME POPLAR FOREST Researchers at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest in Forest have made a significant discovery, identifying two doors as original to Jefferson’s home. The find is important because all Jefferson’s interior woodwork was thought to have been lost in the post-Jefferson 1845 fire, an event that spared [...]

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In the News, September 2011

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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA’S WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AWARDS FIVE GRANTS The Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) has given $54,000 in grant awards to five local agencies, which deliver programs that promote early childhood literacy in Central Virginia. The WLC, an independent program of United Way of Central Virginia, connects women leaders, philanthropists and volunteers, 54 [...]

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In the News, August 2011

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B&W AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO EMPLOYEES’ CHILDREN The Babcock & Wilcox Company has selected three local students to receive college scholarships worth $1,500 per year for up to four years of college-level study. The recipients are: James Hyres, Jr., son of James Hyres, a senior principal engineer for Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. [...]

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In the News July 2011

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LYNCHBURG MSA RANKS IN TOP 50 IN FORBES BEST PLACES LIST The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has landed in the top 50 of “Forbes 2011 Best Places for Business and Careers list,” released June 29, which measures a region’s cost of doing business, annual job growth and education ranking. The Lynchburg region ranked 49th [...]

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In the News, June 2011

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LYNCHBURG CHAMBER AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES TO UNITE Representatives from the Lynchburg Regional Chamber and Central Virginia Industries (CVI) have announced the creation of a new manufacturing council under the auspices of the Chamber. For more than a year, the Chamber and CVI have been working toward combining the two prominent regional business organizations. “CVI [...]

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In the News May 2011

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B&W RECEIVES $5 MILLION GRANT FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTOR TESTING FACILITY The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has received a $5 million grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (TICRC) for its Integrated System Test (IST) facility in Bedford County. The facility is located at the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research [...]

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In the News April 2011

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LYNCHBURG AIRSHOW TO ATTRACT THOUSANDS The U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels are confirmed to delight a crowd at the Lynchburg Regional Airshow set for May 21 and 22, at the Lynchburg Regional Airport. The Flying Circus Airshow of Bealton, Virginia, will join the Blue Angels and there will be other highlights such as a vintage [...]

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