🌱 Patch AM: How will Lynchburg colleges’ fall enrollment shape campuses this year?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Lynchburg colleges' fall enrollment shape campuses this year?
• Why a Lynchburg vandalism case is cited in new terror sanctions.

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 94 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 96, low: 70.
• Wednesday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lynchburg area colleges project fall enrollment for 2026-27 (newsadvance.com) — Lynchburg-area colleges are sizing up what fall 2026–27 enrollment will look like, sharing projections and trends that could shape campus life, class sizes, and local hiring. The piece highlights how institutions like Randolph and other nearby schools expect shifts in student numbers and what that may mean for programs, housing, and the broader community.
   

• How a leftist network used by terrorists operated in plain sight for years (washingtonexaminer.com) — Lynchburg appears in this national security story because a far-left group claimed online credit for vandalizing a local pregnancy center in 2022, a case city police referred to the FBI. The article mainly explains how a Europe-based tech collective allegedly enabled anonymous extremist blogs, why the U.S. has now labeled it a terrorist organization, and what new sanctions could mean for similar networks.
   

📸 Around Lynchburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynchburg

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Monday August 31
• 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest →
  Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Painting with Oils (Session 1)
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Golf @London Downs
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball @Luray
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• SHF Back to School Night
  Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
• Intro to Photography
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Nelson
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
• Title I Back to School/Open House
  Heritage Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
• Figure Drawing
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Lynchburg Community Market →
  1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA, 24502
  8:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Art at the Market →
  Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
  3:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Belk, 3415 Candlers Mountain Rd, Lynchburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I live in Vista acres off of Ward ferry Road.
  What is going on with the crows? I usually have three and sometimes five that will hang out around the neighborhood but this morning, while I was… (Nextdoor Maple Hills)
• My sweet girl is missing!
  I came home last night and my gate was open and my dog was gone! PLEASE call, text, or message me here if you've seen her or if you have her! 434… (Nextdoor Fort Hill)

• Bausch + Lomb posted a job opening for Manager, Quality Assurance in Lynchburg. Apply here.
• Liberty University posted a job opening for CASAS: HVAC, Residential Technical Studies, Adjunct Faculty in Lynchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynchburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• Forest Man arrested in NYC over indecent exposure warrant, officers say (wavy.com)

Rustburg

• Lord Botetourt defeats Rustburg 38-12 in home opener (wsls.com)

Amherst

• Army chooses BWXT nuclear reactor for Janus program (newsadvance.com)
• Football: Five turnovers doom Buckeye (medina-gazette.com)

Ok Lynchburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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