The Lynchburg-based peanut company at the heart of a nationwide salmonella outbreak was forced to recall its peanut butter once before—in 1990. But it has operated mostly out of the public spotlight in its three decades in business, according to public documents. The Peanut Corp. of America was incorporated in Texas in 1977 and has headquarters in a small office behind its president’s home in Lynchburg.

When “The Amazing Race” premieres next month, it will feature three Virginia residents. Mel White, founder of the Lynchburg-based Christian gay-rights organization Soulfource, is running the race with his actor-director-screenwriter son, Mike. A Martinsville couple, Steve and Linda Cole also are participating. Steve Cole, 43, is a carpenter; Linda Cole, 52, is a customer-service representative.

A possible source of funds could be announced soon for new daily train service between Lynchburg and Washington. Such an announcement would move a second daily Amtrak route one step closer to reality for Lynchburg, Charlottesville and Culpeper.

A possible source of funds could be announced soon for new daily train service between Lynchburg and Washington. Such an announcement would move a second daily Amtrak route, which has been discussed publicly by state government officials for at least two years, one step closer to reality for Lynchburg, Charlottesville and Culpeper, Del. Shannon R. Valentine, D-Lynchburg, told the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce last week.

Members of the disabled community urged Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday to redirect $43 million earmarked for renovation of buildings at Central Virginia Training Center in Lynchburg to smaller, community-based group homes. Virginia is one of the few states that cling to outmoded institutional settings for the intellectually disabled, said Heidi L. Lawyer, executive director of the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. She said Virginia is 46th in its funding for community-based services.

LYNCHBURG Kinkle and Grace Campbell’s modest white house is still heated from a wooden furnace in their bedroom. The Campbells get their water from a backyard well, despite their proximity to a public water line. And they grow much of their food in a large garden just footsteps from the roar of U.S. 460 near the Jumbo Family Restaurant.

The emotion on election night—young people jumping with joy, African-Americans, especially older men, touched by the moment—was enough to make some people cry. CNN correspondent Candy Crowley didn’t, but she could understand those who did. “I said to myself, ‘It doesn’t matter who you voted for, this was an amazing moment in American history.‘“

The emotion on election night—young people jumping with joy, African-Americans, especially older men, touched by the moment—was enough to make some people cry. CNN correspondent Candy Crowley didn’t, but she could understand those who did. “I said to myself, ‘It doesn’t matter who you voted for, this was an amazing moment in American history.‘“

The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted Lynchburg an appeal in a taxation case with statewide significance. City Hall contends it has the right to tax locally based businesses for work performed elsewhere if it has not already been taxed by that outside locality. English Construction Co. and partner firm W.C. English Inc. have filed suit to recoup three years worth of such taxes they say were wrongly levied against them.

Liberty University students Brian Diaz and Joel Krautter spent most of election night glued to a big-screen TV, watching restlessly as the returns came in. Diaz, 18, and Krautter, 20, did not keep this anxious vigil in a dorm room or student lounge. Nor did they gather at the Vines Center, where thousands of their classmates congregated to watch the results and enjoy music and food courtesy of the school.