🌱 New Hill City Curfew In Effect + Car Crashes Into Local Business

Hi all! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Lynchburg Patch newsletter, filled with everything you need to know about what's going on locally.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Rain and a thunderstorm. High: 70 Low: 59.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a shower or two. High: 68 Low: 57.

Here are the top three stories today in Lynchburg:

1. In Hill City, a new curfew has gone into effect. With a few exceptions, children under the age of 18 will not be permitted to be out and about overnight from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. This comes after three children being shot and killed in the city since the beginning of the year. All three gunshots happened within a few blocks of each other. The new ordinance is in place to reduce crime in the city. (WSET)
2. On Friday, a car slammed into a telephone pole and subsequently into a building, closing down a section of Main Street between Commerce Street and the Expressway junction. The building hit was the Diamond Hill Animal Hospital. This is the second time a car has crashed into a business in less than two weeks. On May 12, a vehicle smashed into Myers & Rhodes Equipment just down the road. (WSET)
3. Tawny Desirae Larlee, 30, of nearby Evington, was arrested and charged with the possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute on May 25. According to the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Larlee is facing a drug charge after discovering 50 fentanyl packets and cash during a traffic stop. According to deputies, the stop occurred in the 7300 block of Wards Road. Officers searched the vehicle with the assistance of the K-9 unit and seized 50 packets of fentanyl and $1,653 in cash. She is being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail without bond. (WFXRtv.com)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Lynchburg:

Monday, May 29

• Memorial Day 10K And 2 Mile Walk At Blackwater Creek Walkway (7:30 AM)
• Lynchburg Pops Presents: Neal Haworth Memorial Concert At Academy Center Of The Arts (7:30 PM)

Tuesday, May 30

• Open Mic Night At Apocalypse Cidery & Winery, Forest (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued a flag order for Memorial Day, stating that flags in Virginia should be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The order also encourages the display of the POW/MIA flag on public buildings to honor and remember the service and sacrifice of members of the armed forces who were prisoners of war or reported missing in action. (WSET)
• Free fishing days in Virginia are scheduled for Jun. 2-4. On these days, no fishing license is necessary for freshwater or saltwater rod and reel fishing. Make plans to go fishing and boating; invite a family member or friend to go fishing and boating; or learn to fish and boat! (Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources)
• Congratulations to nearby Appomattox Primary School (APS), which established a target for the 2022-2023 school year to read one million minutes by May. APS met its goal by May 1. The school celebrated this achievement with cookies, a lunchtime movie screening, Million Minute stickers, and a picture booth. Congratulations, APS! (Times Virginian)

That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.