Forensics testing causes a delay in court The trials of two Lynchburg teenagers charged with murder have been rescheduled. As reported by the Lynchburg News & Advance, the trials were delayed because of forensic testing that would not be completed in time for the initial January trial dates. Vernon Jackson, 16, and Kenneth Jerome Davis, 17, have been charged as […]
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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 This captivating verse is engraved on a sterling silver friendship bracelet which held Dr. Hila Spear and her close colleagues together, but now holds a tighter bond with memories after her passing because of a year of illness. According to Spear’s obituary, a commemoration of life was […]
Read moreIn the daily bustle of campus life, many students may not realize that they are sharing their classrooms with heroes. Cpl Jared Delello is one of those students. Upon finishing high school, the California native followed his grandfather’s example and joined the Marine Corps.
Read moreLynchburg residents will plunge into wintry water in support of the Special Olympics Virginia (SOVA) on Feb. 26, at the Hill City Polar Plunge Festival. Liberty University is the first university in Virginia to host a Polar Plunge Festival. The Event has been a great success, according to Josh Walker, director of Special Olympics Piedmont region.
Read moreProgram to offer free tax assistance For the third year in a row, Liberty University Law students will offer the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The program is a pro bono service, which assists taxpayers who make $49,000 or less annually in preparing their income tax returns Volunteers are comprised of Liberty law students, and each volunteer has been […]
Read moreLiberty University received the Courts Redford Award for Excellence in Student Missionary Deployment for sending out student interns over the summer of 2010. This is the fourth year in a row Liberty has been honored with this distinction. The award is annually presented in honor of Courts Redford who served the Southern Baptist Convention’s Home Mission Board for 21 years, […]
Read moreLiberty University sold $120 million worth of tax-exempt education facilities bonds on Tuesday, which will allow the university to usher in a new era of growth and development. Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. and a contingent of Liberty officials traveled to New York City for the sale and pricing of the bonds at its initial public bond offering. Liberty benefits from […]
Read moreTexting while operating a vehicle equals drunk driving Many teenagers use their thumbs nowadays to make plans with their friends on a Friday night. Since its debut in 1989, texting has become a phenomenon across the United States. According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, over 1.6 trillion text messages were sent per day in 2009. The key selling point […]
Read moreGovernor Bob McDonnell proposed spending $50 million on a wide-range of higher education initiatives Friday. McDonnell announced the investment plan during the governor’s Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, according to a news release. “We must reverse the trend of disinvestment in higher education,” McDonnell said in the news release. “We […]
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A few years ago in Virginia, a grandmother and her grandson walked down to the railroad tracks to flatten a coin. They put the coin on the tracks and waited for the train to pass. When the train flew by, it shot the coin through the air and straight into the young boy’s skull, killing him.
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What is the pope’s e-mail address? Who is the host of Extreme Makeover Home Edition? What part of a letter begins two lines below the salutation? These questions can be found in the National Question Bank at skillsusa.org.
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Resulting from the support of the Lynchburg community thousands of underprivileged children around the world have been given a chance to experience Christmas through the work of Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Students across Liberty University’s campus have shown an exponential amount of compassion […]
Read moreThere have been many individuals who have left behind a legacy at Liberty University. These individuals are recognized and honored for their sacrifice, friendship and dedication to the university. Dr. Hila Spear is being recognized as one of these individuals. She has been honored with receiving the prestigious award of Professor Emeritus, an award which recognizes Spear for her long […]
Read moreJames Berrigan refers to himself as a “victory-lap senior.” Like many students he has had to stay in school an additional academic semester because he has been working his way through school. From the onset of his college career Berrigan has worked at three different Applebee’s restaurants and the Bahama Snow Shack.
Read moreMy articles about the men of the 1-116th Infantry Battalion have not been earth-shattering. They probably will not propel me to the height of the journalistic world or qualify me to win a Pulitzer Prize, but they are probably the most important articles I have ever written. When I was presented with the chance to interview soldiers in Iraq, I […]
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