Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump continue to make their final strides to win Americans’ votes. Harris joined two church congregations in Georgia Oct. 20. According to NBC News, Harris attended New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and spoke on “how faith can guide people.” During her time at Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro, Georgia, Stevie Wonder […]
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The Lynchburg Fire Department is once again collecting money through their fill-the-boot campaign, according to WFXR reporter Michael Doti. The fill-the-boot campaign has been happening for 22 years, according to WFXR. The purpose of the event is to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), which is a nonprofit organization aimed at “accelerating research” and “advancing care” for individuals […]
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Bedrock Church opened a new place of worship Sept. 8, offering fellowship for residents of Forest, with services held in Forest Middle School each Sunday at 10 a.m. According to Data USA, Forest has a population of 11,600 people, making the city a growing area in Bedford County near the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are eleven current Bedrock churches, and […]
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A little known CSER opportunity provided by Friends of Campbell County Animal Control (FOAC) enables students to care for animals and earn their hours. FOAC is a nonprofit organization that works alongside Campbell County Animal Control to provide daily essentials to pets in need throughout the county. Barbe Shackelford, the founder of FOAC, started the organization because she noticed a […]
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Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) and Office of Security and Public Safety (OSPS) will be hosting the third annual Campus Safety Walk at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 beginning at the marching band field on South Campus. The Campus Safety Walk will serve as a time for students to point out areas around South Campus that they feel could be […]
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Danielle “Dee” Cekanor, Crawford Loritts and Jason Cook focused on the importance of finding identity in Christ during the Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 Convocations. Wednesday’s Convocation featured Cekanor, a now-retired Canadian swimmer who competed for 15 years, 13 of which were at the national level. She competed in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics and now lives happily retired with her […]
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Liberty University, in partnership with Friends of New London, hosted New London Days Oct. 18 and 19 to inform the public of the historic sites at Alum Springs Road. Sites including Mead’s Tavern, Bedford Alum Springs Hotel and the African-American Methodist Church were open for the public with tours led by Liberty students and volunteers. The students who gave the tours […]
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Liberty University students participated in the LU Murph Challenge Oct. 19 to raise money for the National Center for Healthy Veterans (NCHV). The event was unlike any other, as students pushed themselves to their physical limitations in honor of Lt. Michael P. Murphy and in support of veterans who struggle with mental health. The LU Murph Challenge is hosted annually. […]
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USA Today recently released a list of the top southern cities to move to, and Lynchburg was in the top five. Nearby cities Richmond and Roanoke also made the top 10. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the southern region of the United States grew by 1.4 million residents in 2023. The warmer climate and lower cost of living […]
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The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia announced multiple new expansions in August, which will be completed in two phases. The new renovation projects include a motor pool and an amphitheater. A new trail called the Ridgway-Deming Walking Trail was also included, which was completed and opened on the 79th anniversary of D-Day. The President and CEO of the National […]
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Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz engaged in heated conversation Oct. 1 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, New York for the first and last 2024 vice presidential debate. The debate was moderated by Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan. O’Donnell is an anchor for “CBS Evening News” as well as the managing editor. […]
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Students, dressed in yellow and blue, gathered together in the LaHaye Event Space for a “Despicable Me” themed bingo night Saturday Oct. 5. A gathering of faithful minions always attracts supervillains, and none other than Gru and Dr. Nefario made an appearance. These villains created a fun-filled night by hosting a game of bingo, possibly hoping to gain a following […]
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With the start of the harvest season, Scaremare, a ministry of the School of Divinity, will be starting on Oct. 10-12 and will continue for two weekends after that. With the goal of showing the light of Christ, Scaremare brings between 20,000 and 27,000 attendees through the darkness in a warehouse at 2300 Carroll Ave. “The purpose of Scaremare is […]
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Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at Liberty University for the Oct. 2 Convocation. After performances by Charles Billingsley and the Worship Collective, Ramaswamy was welcomed to the stage. The politician, author and entrepreneur gave a speech about America’s purpose and future. “In order to make America great again, we need to know the story that made America great the first time around,” […]
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LU Serve Now will be sending out three teams this month to provide disaster relief to areas affected by the rain and winds from Hurricane Helene. Samaritan’s Purse contacted Chad Nelson, the senior director of LU Serve, Sept. 27 asking if Liberty University could send a few teams to locations destroyed by Helene. After getting approval from Lew Weider, the […]
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