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Lynchburg Support Our Troops rally celebrates 1,000th meeting

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — It was just like any other Friday at Monument Terrace in Lynchburg.Dozens of veterans from multiple organizations gathered for the Support Our Troops rally. It's something that's been going on every Friday since 2001, through sun, snow, and rain.Friday, Jan. 29, however, held a special meeting for some of the rally's founders.It's the 1,000th consecutive…

Cline To Host Telephone Town Hall On COVID-19

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Thursday, Congressman Ben Cline announced that he will host a district-wide Telephone Town Hall. Cline will be joined on this call by the chairman of the Congressional Doctors Caucus, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01), and Dr. Laura Kornegay, health director for the Central Shenandoah Health District.The telephone town hall will take place Monday, Dec. 21, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Constituents…

Virginia Republicans and Democrats call for bipartisan Covid-19 relief bill

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Representative Ben Cline (R-VA-06) also called for a relief package."There is no denying that the coronavirus and government-mandated lockdowns have caused real economic hardship for the American people and small businesses," Cline said. "There is certainly a need for an additional relief bill, which is why Speaker Pelosi should immediately accept a targeted package that helps those…

Historical marker dedicated, unveiled for Sunset Hill School

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For the first time in nearly 60 years, long after the building closed its doors, alumni of the Sunset Hill School in Strasburg boarded a bus on Saturday afternoon to transport them to the former elementary school that served African-American students in segregated Shenandoah County.It was a short jaunt across town from Strasburg's town hall to 348 Sunset St., but it was a powerful one…

91-year-old Amherst County man presented Congressional Gold Medal

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MADISON HEIGHTS, Va. (WSET) - It only took about seven decades, but those who served in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II picked up the Congressional Gold Medal.Congressman Ben Cline presented 91-year-old George "Rusty" Nichols with his medal at Amelon United Methodist Church on Thursday night.Continue reading...

Lynchburg City extends Blackwater Creek Trail

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A Lynchburg project that got its start late last year has been finished.That project is the Langhorne Road Bridge Renovation and Blackwater Creek Trail Extension.The project extends the trail from Langhorne Road to Linkhorne Middle School.As a part of that, an old railway trestle was stabilized and renovated.Continue reading...

New on-site student health clinic opens at Sweet Briar College

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AMHERST — With a conceptual plan for a new clinic drawn up in the summer, officials at Sweet Briar College moved swiftly and eagerly to open a health center for students just four short months later on campus. The new student health clinic opened its doors to students Oct. 6 and welcomed U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-6th, inside for a tour of the center Friday. Cline said the clinic is…

Cline Bill to Reduce Regulations on Meat Processing

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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Lexington, is co-sponsoring a bill that would expand exemptions for local meat processors and producers from federal inspection requirements, according to government documents. "This would allow for more choice for farmers and consumers to be able to get the federal government out of the way," Cline said Friday. The bill, called the PRIME Act, would mean…

New on-site student health clinic opens at Sweet Briar College

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AMHERST — With a conceptual plan for a new clinic drawn up in the summer, officials at Sweet Briar College moved swiftly and eagerly to open a health center for students just four short months later on campus. The new student health clinic opened its doors to students Oct. 6 and welcomed U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-6th, inside for a tour of the center Friday. Cline said the clinic is…