Good morning, Lynchburg.

A North Carolina developer introduced plans for a nuclear energy facility featuring a small modular reactor in Amherst County at a Tuesday board meeting, saying the project may generate 650 megawatts, create 200 jobs and produce zero carbon emissions.

Community open houses will begin in November during the review process.

Today at 5 p.m., the Bedford County School Board holds a public hearing at the Susie G.

Gibson Science and Technology Center (600 Edmund St.) to gather community feedback on four proposed school consolidation plans amid declining enrollment, while a special vote is set for Oct. 15.

Liberty University in Lynchburg is under review for a new Corps of Cadets program announced by the U.S. Department of War on Sept.

30 — a proposal that could make it a Distinguished Military College and join six other schools with established senior military programs.

University of Lynchburg is launching CACREP-accredited online master’s programs in clinical mental health and school counseling in January.

Enrollment is now open for students seeking advanced counseling degrees delivered fully online.

Three Lynchburg elementary schools will use $9 million in state funds for HVAC, electrical upgrades, and new gym spaces at Heritage and Sandusky.

The projects remain in planning and aim to address long-standing infrastructure issues.

New Lynchburg school performance data shows that 2 schools are meeting expectations, 5 are approaching, and 8 need support while 11 improved overall.

LCS staff will review the data and outline next steps at the school board meeting on Oct. 20.

Mason Lane Entertainment owes the city more than $100,000 due to unpaid invoices at the Riverfront Park amphitheater and is working on a repayment plan as its inaugural season nears its end—city staff say next steps will be decided after the season concludes.

Campbell County supervisors voted 4-3 on Tuesday to oppose the Valley Link transmission line project that would run through eight counties, raising concerns about property values and local health.

The $1 billion project, which includes relocating a key substation, is scheduled for completion in 2029.

Centra Health marked a major milestone Tuesday as workers placed the final structural steel beam atop the new Lynchburg General Hospital tower + a key step in modernizing its facilities.