Lynchburg’s new mayor Stephanie Reed says she’s ready to get to work. In what came as a surprise to many, Reed was chosen to be mayor by Lynchburg City Council yesterday in a 4-3 vote over fellow Republican Jeff Helgeson, with the support of two Democrats on council. She talked about it on the Morningline:
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Chris Faraldi was chosen as vice mayor, and he outlined some of the priorities now that Republicans have a majority on council: