With a month left until early voting starts in the general election, a large campaign sign for three Democrats running for city council was vandalized. Lynchburg Better Together, a group that endorsed Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall for city council, said it learned on Monday morning that one of its 4-feet-by-8-feet campaign signs at Vassar Street and Langhorne Road had been vandalized with swastikas, antisemetic imagery and other graffiti.

A hateful symbol now has Lynchburg candidates from both parties speaking out after someone vandalized a campaign sign with antisemitic graffiti. “To think that that could happen in our community is really hard for me to fathom,” said Dave Henderson, a Lynchburg City Council candidate. Someone vandalized a “Lynchburg Better Together” campaign sign Sunday night. It was covered with antisemitic imagery and other graffiti. “I'd say it's deeply painful for the city of Lynchburg to have an experience like this. That swastika that was on that sign is a symbol of hatred and violence,” Henderson said.

Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall have released a new summary of feedback gathered during a listening session with community faith leaders. The document, “What We Heard From Community Faith Leaders,” reflects a call for city leadership that listens before making decisions, respects Lynchburg’s diversity, strengthens public schools, addresses poverty seriously, and protects the dignity of every resident.

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.