Who says a zombie apocalypse is a bad thing? It seems the walking dead have become the new — and somewhat unpleasant — faces of charity. Local zombie enthusiasts gathered on Saturday evening Oct. 15 to participate in Lynchburg’s first Zombie Walk, which was organized as a charity event for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. “I think it’s fun […]
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Vote to be cast soon Casting votes in the Vines Center may come a little sooner than anticipated. The city manager’s office has expedited the public hearing process needed to make changes in local polling precincts. The public hearing will be held Oct. 25. The meeting will also, hopefully, include a vote on the matter, City Councilman Jeff Helgeson said. […]
Read moreHigh school freshman suspended for stating opinion on homosexuality High School Freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school detention on Sept. 20 for making a statement in class that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Ary was in a German class at Western Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas when the topic of homosexuality arose. “I’m […]
Read moreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and organizations all over the country are passionately working to raise awareness of the importance of annual mammograms. Mammograms Annually A Must (M.A.A.M.) is a local volunteer group founded by the Centra Foundation dedicated to doing just that. M.A.A.M. was founded in 2003 and has successfully provided over 1,500 mammograms for women in the […]
Read moreMississippi man released on time served with the help of local lawyer The motto of Liberty University is “training champions for Christ,” champions in each and every secular field. Some Liberty alumni have now gone on to be teachers, some are nurses. One of them just helped a man go from death row to living a free life with his […]
Read moreLiberty University student to his spend senior year in Afghanistan. Shipping out to a warzone for 12 to 18 months in the middle of their senior year is not a concern for most Liberty University students. North Carolina native and Liberty University […]
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Students, staff anticipate completion of bridge, tunnel Liberty University remains committed to student’s safety with the future openings of the pedestrian bridge and tunnel, according to Liberty […]
Read moreOn June 17 and 18, 1864, according to historyofwar.org, General David Hunter, a Union officer, squared off against General Jubal Early from the Confederate forces in order to try and capture the City […]
Read moreFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be in Lynchburg, Va., this weekend as the featured special guest speaker at the Extraordinary Women Conference in the Vines Center at Liberty University on Oct. 7-8. Palin has fulfilled the role of a public figure several times in the past as the Governor of Alaska, John McCain’s vice-presidential candidate, and author and Fox […]
Read moreTobacco Commission approves grant The Virginia Tobacco Commission approved a $12 million grant to fund Liberty University’s School of Health Sciences and Osteopathic Medicine on Thursday, Sept. 29. With the grant’s approval, Liberty can now proceed with the program. Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said the university’s matching contribution of $12 million is already in hand following bond sales last year. […]
Read moreLiberty University music group performs before Republican debate in Orlando Sounds of Liberty performed in Orlando, Fla., at a pre-debate party for the GOP presidential debate on Sept. 22. The pre-debate party was covered and hosted by Fox News and the Florida Republican Party and was sponsored by the Faith and Freedom Coalition. The Faith and Freedom Coalition’s missions statement […]
Read moreThe Helms School of Government hosted Minnesota Representative and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann after convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 28, to address select law and government students, the Liberty University […]
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President of national conservative think-tank urges return to democracy characterized by civil society The Liberty University School of Law hosted its first Speakers’ Forum of the semester on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and invited students and citizens to listen in as the featured speaker, Edwin Feulner, the president of the Heritage Foundation, presented the idea that “civil society is more urgent […]
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addressed Liberty University students in the Helms School of Government on Wednesday, Sept. 28. He focused on Virginia’s pending lawsuits against the Federal Government and the exercise of states’ rights. Dean of the Helms School of Government Shawn Akers introduced Cuccinelli. “As attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli has been one of the bravest in the United […]
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