James River – The Liberty Champion

Oil spill in the James

May 3, 2016 Jordan Jarrett Leave a comment

Authorities find what caused the cargo train derailment and spill two years ago A train crash two years ago dumped thousands of gallons of petroleum crude oil into the James River. The train was carrying petroleum crude oil through Lynchburg on a route into Yorktown when it derailed. Three tanker cars detached, rolled down an embankment and ruptured after the […]

Looking toward the future

February 23, 2016 Quinn Foley Leave a comment

Potential for Lynchburg area dam to provide long-term benefits for Liberty As Liberty continues to see growth in population and the size of the campus, the university is interested in purchasing a dam located on the James River. The News & Advance reports the site of interest is Scott’s Mill Dam, which is located in downtown Lynchburg and was built […]