On Saturday, the state Republican Party’s governing body threw out the results of the Lynchburg Republicans’ May 30 nominating event for the city council on the grounds that it had violated multiple party rules. For those trying to understand the rest of what happened with the Lynchburg Republicans, and what happens now, here’s a full seven-point guide, one for each of the hills in the “City of Seven Hills.”

Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall have released a new summary of feedback gathered during a March listening session with Lynchburg City Schools teachers and staff. The document, “What We Heard From LCS Teachers,” highlights concerns raised by educators and school staff about teacher pay, staffing, classroom resources, curriculum, student support, building maintenance, and inequities across Lynchburg’s school system. Across the conversation, one message came through clearly: Lynchburg’s public schools need city leadership that treats student success as central to the city’s future.

For Lynchburg City Council candidate Dave Henderson, improving the quality of life for Hill City residents is his top campaign priority. From upgrades to the school system to continued improvements in downtown and other parts of the city to attracting mid-sized businesses, Lynchburg needs to keep the focus on investing in the quality of life, Henderson said at a candidate event hosted by the Central Virginia Young Democrats on Friday.

Lynchburg Democrats now know which candidates will be representing the party for the three at-large seats on city council in November’s general election. Because only three candidates filed paperwork with the Lynchburg Democratic Committee by the state’s deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday, the party will not need to hold a primary in August to pick who will be the party’s nominees. The three Democratic candidates — Nat Marshall, Christina Delzingaro and Dave Henderson — are the slate selected by Lynchburg Better Together to run for council. The trio held an event at Monument Terrace in January to announce their candidacies and explain why they are running for office.

The head pf the Lynchburg Republican Party criticized a City Council Conduct Pledge circulated by the group Lynchburg Better Together. Lynchburg Better Together, a group that has endorsed three Democratic candidates for the at-large council seats, released the pledge that outlines what it describes as baseline expectations for how city council should conduct public business. The pledge, which has been signed by more than 200 people, is focused on how members of council govern once in office, including how meetings are conducted, how rules are used, and how the public and staff are treated, along with how members treat each other.

A new petition is circulating in Lynchburg, calling on city council members to improve how they behave and treat others in meetings. Supporters say it’s about trust and teamwork, while critics say the petition is a distraction from bigger issues. Lynchburg Better Together, a group that supports Democratic candidates, organized the petition. So far more than 200 hundred people have signed it. “It’s a sad state of affairs in our city when it comes to civility,” said Dave Henderson. “The public has seen enough of the city councils’ antics.”

Lynchburg Better Together, a group that has endorsed three Democratic candidates for local office, released a City Council Conduct Pledge on Monday that outlines what it describes as baseline expectations for how city council should conduct public business. The pledge has already been signed by Dave Henderson, Nat Marshall and Christina Delzingaro, the three candidates Lynchburg Better Together endorsed for the at-large seats on city council last month. More than 200 people had signed the pledge as of Tuesday morning.

Lynchburg Better Together today released a nonpartisan City Council Conduct Pledge, linking widespread concern about the conduct and effectiveness of City Council to why a new slate of candidates has stepped forward to run for office. The pledge outlines baseline expectations for how City Council should conduct public business, including professionalism, respectful conduct, responsible use of rules and procedures, transparency, and accountability. It does not endorse specific policies or political parties, nor does it seek to replace existing rules.