Good morning, Lynchburg.

Crews are upgrading Heritage Park behind Heritage High School with improved trails, lighting, and new pickleball courts, a skatepark and an herb garden, keeping it closed until summer 2027.

Habitat for Humanity’s women’s building program has broken ground while Riverviews Artspace opens an exhibit featuring large scale drawings + poems.

A Lynchburg family met with the EMTs who delivered their baby yesterday and expressed thanks for the swift care they provided.

The meeting highlighted local pride & support for our trusted emergency responders.

Delta Star, a Lynchburg manufacturer of power transformers and mobile substations, will be acquired by MacLean Power Systems in a deal scheduled to close in the fourth quarter — a spokesperson confirmed no staffing changes.

The acquisition comes amid unprecedented demand for grid infrastructure.

Local school officials reported that SOL test scores in southside hometown schools have improved after new teaching methods were put in place, and a community update meeting is scheduled for next week at the district office.

Lynchburg City Schools' new SOL scores are low with 66% of students economically disadvantaged, and city and school officials are holding a joint work session next Tuesday to plan improvements amid post-COVID challenges.

As warmer temperatures rise, Lynchburg offers cooling centers with free bottled water daily at the Department of Human Services (Ninth Street), Miller Center (Grove Street), Public Library (12th Street), Salvation Army (Park Avenue), and the Refuge (Memorial Avenue) until Friday.

Check the city website for updates.

A local group held a candlelight vigil on International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug.

31) to honor victims and raise awareness about drug-related deaths.