Good morning, Lynchburg.

A local church invites residents to celebrate its 100-year anniversary at its historic site in Lynchburg — marking a century of community service with upcoming festivities.

A Lynchburg mother whose teen died in a crash is urging local drivers to adopt safe habits (sharing her personal story) to help prevent similar losses.

Lamp & Post will hold its grand opening Saturday, Nov.

7 on Main Street in the space once home to White Hart Café. The new venue serves as a cafe, bookstore + shop for local makers with extra seating and the beloved window seats preserved.

Smith Mountain Lake Center announced it will host a Zombie Prom at Westlake Cinema, offering local residents a creative themed event (details on schedule coming soon).

Lynchburg City Schools dedicated its student-run food truck, the Lunchburg Express, on Wednesday to the late CTE director Robbie Dooley.

The truck honors his legacy of energizing career and technical education for students.

At a Tuesday school board meeting, Lynchburg officials reviewed VDOE ratings that placed eight schools in the Needs Intensive Support category and outlined plans to boost professional learning communities, literacy funding, and community involvement (including tutoring and attendance celebrations) to improve student outcomes.

Lynchburg residents can now track their water use on their phones with the new EyeOnWater app — which uses data from cellular-read water meters installed over the past five years — and receive alerts for potential leaks as more meters will be added soon.

Virginia Tech's Hokies and the Flames prepare for weekend games — both teams have been training hard and will face fresh challenges at their upcoming matchups.