Diemer Declines Comment on Alternate Facebook Account
Lynchburg Vice Mayor Curt Diemer would not say whether he wrote posts on a Facebook account under a different name.
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Coverage here follows city government, Lynchburg City Schools, business and public safety in Lynchburg, Virginia's City of Seven Hills. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the surrounding region.
Weather and Disaster
Fire Crews Extinguish Blaze on Lake Crest Lane
The Lynchburg Fire Department and Forest Fire Department responded to a structure fire near the county border.
Sports
Liberty Routs Boyce 113-54 in Basketball
Cooper Campbell led Liberty with 21 points as the Flames built a 51-19 halftime lead on their way to a lopsided win.
Politics
Lynchburg to Mark Doughboy Statue's 100th Anniversary
The city will hold a centennial event at Monument Terrace on November 11 honoring the statue dedicated in 1926.
Lifestyle
Live Poll
Should your city spend public money on neighborhood parks and schoolyards?
Dunbar Schoolyard Opens to Lynchburg Community
The first completed phase of the $1.5 million Dunbar Middle School schoolyard project opened to the public Saturday.
Business
Lamp & Post Opens Coffee Shop and Bookstore
The downtown Lynchburg cafe took over the former White Hart Cafe space after that business closed in December 2025.
Statewide reporting here centers on city council decisions, the independent city courts and Lynchburg City Schools alongside the healthcare, university and manufacturing employers that anchor the local economy. From Daniel's Hill and Diamond Hill to Garland Hill, Rivermont and Fort Hill, neighborhood coverage extends into Amherst County, Bedford County and Campbell County where stories cross the line. Lynchburg's independent-city status shapes how services are funded and how city decisions interact with neighboring county governments in ways that distinguish it from most Virginia localities. Economic development, infrastructure and school resources are the recurring threads in city hall reporting.
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