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Robin Wall Kimmerer on “Braiding Sweetgrass” and special events series

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022

Sweet Briar College is thrilled to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer on March 23, 2022, for a special in-person (and livestream) presentation on her book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.”

Lynchburg Reporter area weekly mass times

By Lynchburg Reporter | Feb 26, 2022

The following parishes in the Lynchburg Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Town Council Regular Meeting on March 8

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

Town Council Regular Meeting on March 8 at 06:00 PM

WildCats Fall to Hornets in ODAC Quarterfinals 63-57

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

Making just its second ever appearance in the ODAC Quarterfinals, the Randolph women's basketball team faced Shenandoah on Friday afternoon at the Salem Civic Center.

Aging Well Exercise Program for Seniors on February 28

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

Aging Well Exercise Program for Seniors on February 28 at 10:00 AM

Temporary Lane Closures for Shentel Work (Mar. 2 - Apr. 10)

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

City of Lynchburg issued the following announcement on Feb. 25Beginning Wednesday, March 2 and continuing through Sunday, April 10, 9:00 a.m.

Board of Supervisors Thanks Jennifer Moore

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

The Amherst County Board of Supervisors would like to thank Jennifer Moore for serving as the Fifth Electoral District Board Member. Ms. Moore served on the Board from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021.

Electoral Board Meeting Monthly Meeting on March 1

By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022

Electoral Board Meeting Monthly Meeting on March 1 at 1:00 PM

Amherst County Service Authority Board Meeting on March 1

By Press release submission | Feb 24, 2022

Amherst County Service Authority Board Meeting on March 1 at 1:30 PM

Student selected for ‘life-changing’ trip to Greece

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022

Will Andrews ’24, a biomedical science and chemistry double major from Chester, Virginia, was one of only 16 undergraduates nationwide selected to participate in Tragos Quest to Greece, a 10-day study abroad experience sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Award-Winning Poet and Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence to Read from Work

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022

Ira Sadoff, the 2022 Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, as part of the College’s Visiting Writer Series.

Abbott's CardioMEMS HF system Receives FDA Approval to Support Patients Battling Earlier-Stage Heart Failure

By Press release submission | Feb 21, 2022

Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for the company's CardioMEMS™ HF System to support the care of more people living with heart failure. With the expanded indication, an additional 1.2 million U.S. patients1 are now eligible to benefit from advanced monitoring with the CardioMEMS sensor, which marks a significant increase over the current addressable population.