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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Lynchburg gardener transforming Old City Cemetery with daffodils
Also, don't miss BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe on the Lynchburg Patch calendar
Morning Lynchburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Lynchburg gardener transforming Old City Cemetery with daffodils
- What's actually changing right now in Lynchburg's Diamond Hill neighborhood?
- How a Rivermont Avenue gas stop led to a Lynchburg felony conviction
Also on today's calendar: BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. Garden Club welcomes Hickman (pmg-va.com) — A Lynchburg daffodil expert, Dr. Janet Hickman, has cultivated more than 2,000 varieties in her local garden and is expanding the historic daffodil collection at Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery. Speaking to the Belmont Garden Club, she shared judging insights, national show experience, and even her own registered hybrid, inspiring members with practical tips and deep plant passion. 
2. Lynchburg's Diamond Hill neighborhood is on its way to revitalization, one project at a time (cardinalnews.org) — Diamond Hill, one of Lynchburg's oldest neighborhoods, is seeing new life through a city-backed revitalization plan and small but visible projects like a colorful 12th Street mural and upgrades at Dunbar Middle School's community schoolyard. Residents, artists, and planners are working together on safer streets, better housing, and new businesses, while honoring the area's deep Black history and longtime community anchors. Funding will determine how quickly larger improvements roll out.
3. 56-year-old convicted of robbery and abduction of a juvenile in Lynchburg (wsls.com) — A Lynchburg jury has convicted 56-year-old Aubrey Eli Brown in connection with a 2023 robbery and abduction of a juvenile that began at a Rivermont Avenue gas station. The teen reported the incident to a school counselor, prompting an investigation that relied on interviews, surveillance video, and other evidence. Brown's sentencing date has not yet been set.
4. Lynchburg City Schools SOL scores decline in reading and math, stay below Virginia average (wset.com) — Lynchburg City Schools' latest SOL results show reading and math pass rates slipping slightly and remaining well below Virginia's statewide averages, while science holds steady but still lags. Local leaders call the trend concerning and urge a community-wide response, and LCS officials say they're reviewing the data and will share detailed plans for improvement after additional state accountability information arrives in October.
5. Virginia lottery player doubles down and walks away with $100K (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Nelson County man scored a $100,000 Virginia Lottery win with twenty exact-order Pick 4 bets on the numbers 2-1-0-4, all purchased at Justis Convenient Store on 12th Street in Lynchburg. He plans to pay bills and save the rest, while lottery proceeds continue supporting K–12 education in Nelson County and across Virginia. The winner chose to remain anonymous, as state law allows.
📸 Around Lynchburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynchburg
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★ Featured events ★
- BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe →
Commerce Street Theater, 1022 Commerce St, Lynchburg
8:30 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Moxie Events Presents: Always Whitney
Academy Center of the Arts Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, United States
8:00 pm - Lynchburg Community Market →
1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA, 24502
8:00 am - Cross Country @Wilson Memorial
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
8:30 am - Y2K Dance Party
Academy Center of the Arts The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street, 722 Commerce St, Lynchburg, VA, 24504, United States
8:00 pm - 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest →
Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
9:00 am - Painting with Oils (Session 1)
Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
6:00 pm - Golf @London Downs
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
4:30 pm - Volleyball @Luray
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - Lynchburg Community Market →
1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA, 24502
8:00 am - Art at the Market →
Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
3:00 pm - Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
Belk, 3415 Candlers Mountain Rd, Lynchburg
10:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
📣 Lynchburg Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My husband and I are planning to replace our windows.
Recommendations for independent contractors will be greatly appreciated. Thank you (Nextdoor Timberlake) - I am looking for someone to stain my deck, I will furnish the paint, painter to furnish his own brushes and rollers.
Text me at 434-241-0627, I live by Linkhorne school and I am looking to get the job done in the next 3 weeks. (Nextdoor Linkhorne)
- City of Lynchburg Virginia posted a job opening for Recreation Aide - Lynchburg Parks and Rec Programming in Lynchburg. Apply here.
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Lynchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynchburg here.
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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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