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How "The Scarlet Ibis" Helped Peter Neofotis Find His Voice
For the last three years, Peter Neofotis has been performing his short stories in various venues around New York City - all of them set in a fictional community which gives his debut collection its title: Concord, Virginia: A Southern Town in Eleven Stories .
Author Peter Neofotis Book Tour
Twenty-eight-year-old author, Peter Neofotis developed the tales of his short story collection, "Concord, Virginia" by night, while working by day at the NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies in NY, where he was a contributing author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - which shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
Purgatory Mountain and Concord, Virginia at Lime Kiln
Many Rockbridge area performers consider Theater at Lime Kiln their home. On Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th, Lime Kiln hosts two events featuring artists who can make that claim.
Fertilizer fight draws 50 in Campbell
An application to spread biosolids on a total of 3,587 acres scattered over more than 160 sites in Campbell County was opened up to public comment Thursday night.
Gleaning Sending Shoes to Pakistan, Looking for Help
Concord, VA - The Swat Valley region of Pakistan is in chaos. Millions of refugees are swarming camps- short on food, water, and medical supplies- after fleeing areas now claimed by the Taliban.
Two buildings demolished in Fifth Street revitalization project
Demolition crews are tearing down two Fifth Street buildings, a move designed to attract new development but opposed by corridor advocates.
A long-haired man walked into Doug Pickeral's downtown barbershop about 30 years ago and asked for "a G.I. haircut." The way Pickeral tells the story, he was halfway done with the haircut when the man spoke again: "Doug, I just killed a man." "You didn't kill nobody!" Pickeral said in disbelief.
Gleaning for the World & Thomas Road Baptist Church to merge
April 7, 2009 Gleaning for the World & Thomas Road Baptist Church to merge An organization that helps people around the world is teaming up with a church in Lynchburg.
School boundaries up for debate in Campbell County
Growth in the Brookville and Rustburg areas of Campbell County could mean changes to where almost 200 students attend school.
Huckabee returning to Lynchburg
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will address the economic challenges facing faith-based organizations at a series of Lynchburg-area events Sunday and Monday.
Before the Rev. Ron Davidson founded Gleaning for the World, he'd never worked with the homeless before.
The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA
A gala fund-raiser benefiting the Rockbridge Area Leadership Scholarship will be held at the Lexington Golf and Country Club at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
Campbell Countya s priorities lie in reorganization
Campbell County's priorities for the next year likely will focus on internal reorganization to find ways to save money instead of projects requiring spending.
Police: Pursuit ends in crash, injures one man
A pursuit that began as a traffic stop ended in a wreck, landing a Lynchburg man in the hospital, according to State Police.
Lynchburga s bicentennial baby recovering after accident
The city of Lynchburg greeted Tember Kier Ferguson with fanfare at her birth on Oct.
Supervisors: Town cannot drilling on county land; Board irked at...
The prospect of a waterline hit new heights on Monday as Appomattox County officials agreed to pursue a new policy that would prevent the Town of Appomattox from drilling for water on county-owned land.
Soles4Souls: Donated Shoes Landed on eBay
Soles4Souls has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that about 16,000 pairs of donated Minnetonka Moccasin shoes ended up for sale on eBay rather than being shipped to needy people in Africa.
Donated shoes sold on eBay, suit claims
Donelson-based non-profit agency that gives shoes to the needy has sued five defendants because donated shoes were being sold on eBay.