Good morning, Lynchburg.

Five local teens learned carpentry skills this summer in a mentoring program and helped Jubilee with a project to boost local community efforts.

Crisp Salad and Juice Bar is closing its Forest location at the Graves Mill Shopping Center after eight years in business (leaving a vacancy for local shoppers).

The restaurant did not cite a reason for the closure.

All Fired Up, a Lynchburg pottery painting studio owned by Savannah Foran, is set to close Friday, Sept.

4 after a 10-year run as Foran prepares to marry and move away (customers with uncollected pieces can still pick them up).

Yesterday, Liberty Christian Academy held its second Orange Out at a home game to honor former Bulldog Cash Gaudio, remembered for his lively school spirit.

Students + families celebrated his legacy through a halftime Live Like Cash Award that united the school community.

Randolph College is welcoming 275 first-year students this fall (its largest class ever) to bring total enrollment to 936, as innovative scheduling and campus renovations, including a $23M upgrade to the Martin Science Building, fuel a multiyear surge.

The new enrollment and upgrades aim to boost student success.

Liberty University has established a Naval ROTC program that will train students to become commissioned officers in the Navy and Marine Corps.

The program offers scholarships and will soon begin accepting applications.

Virginia officials announced they will invest more than $122 million in rural healthcare programs using funds set aside in last year's federal tax+budget bill to improve access in underserved areas.