Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall have released a new summary of feedback gathered during a July 14 listening session with leaders from the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company. The document, “What We Heard From Public Transit Leaders,” emphasizes: public transit is essential city infrastructure. Reliable transit connects residents to jobs, schools, health care, shopping, housing, and community life while supporting employers, downtown activity, public events, and economic development.

Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall have released a new summary of feedback gathered during a July 12 listening session with young people ages 14 to 20. The document, “What We Heard From Lynchburg’s Youth,” reflects a clear message: young people want to be seen, heard, respected, and included in decisions that shape Lynchburg’s future. Participants discussed public schools, downtown, arts and culture, outdoor spaces, inclusion, trust in local government, and what would give more young people a reason to build their futures in Lynchburg.

Lynchburg Better Together candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall today called on Lynchburg City Council to commit to funding the 4% teacher raise included in the Virginia state budget — and to move expeditiously to make that commitment a reality.

Dave Henderson, owner of The Water Dog and candidate for Lynchburg City Council, knows firsthand how local businesses help build community. As The News & Advance highlights, The Water Dog’s World Cup watch parties brought people together across Lynchburg — soccer fans, casual viewers, families, neighbors, and visitors — creating the kind of shared experience that makes a city feel alive. That is what Dave understands: strong local businesses do more than drive the economy. They create gathering places, strengthen downtown, and help people feel connected to the city they call home. From The Water Dog to City Council, Dave is ready to keep helping Lynchburg move forward.

Throughout the 20th century, Lynchburg was a complacent city, often averse to confrontation over social advances, panelists said at a Monday discussion on race relations in the city… Along with Martin, Monday’s discussion, titled “Race Relations in Lynchburg: Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Need to Go,” featured Shaun Spencer-Hester, the granddaughter of poet and activist Anne Spencer, and Nat Marshall, a lifelong Lynchburg-area resident and city council candidate.

Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall have released a new summary of feedback gathered during a May 12 listening session with local business owners. The document, “What We Heard From Business Owners,” reflects a clear message from Lynchburg’s business community: local economic growth depends on more than business recruitment alone. Business owners want city leadership that understands the connection between strong schools, safe streets, vibrant public spaces, affordable commercial corridors, infrastructure investment, and opportunities for young people.

Nat Marshall, a lifelong Lynchburg-area resident, highlighted the dedication of Phyllistine Mosley and the other co-founders of the Juneteenth celebration for their 25-plus years of work on the event. Marshall, a candidate for one of the three at-large seats on Lynchburg City Council, commented about the diverse nature of the crowd at Saturday’s event, many of whom “are trying to learn and celebrate” freedom and Black achievement.

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.”