Rich and Ed asks UVA analyst Ahmad Hawkins to predict the season, and Rich and Ed make their picks for the upcoming UVA and VT seasons.

Rich and Ed asks UVA analyst Ahmad Hawkins to predict the season, and Rich and Ed make their picks for the upcoming UVA and VT seasons.

Rich and Ed asks UVA analyst Ahmad Hawkins to predict the season, and Rich and Ed make their picks for the upcoming UVA and VT seasons.

This week's "Rising Star" is presented by Gentry Locke Attorneys. In light of honoring our heroes, we decided to catch up with Joseph Sterne who is a senior at Virginia Episcopal School who is also a volunteer firefighter for the Boonsboro Fire Department. He talks about balancing school and work as well as owning his own landscaping company and participating in cross country

In continuing to "Honor Our Heroes" Mike Brady and Charles Olson with the Lynchburg Area Veterans Council talked about all of the upcoming programs and events aimed at helping veterans including a 5k in September, the 2018 Veterans Parade in November, and the Memorial Brick Program. For more information on all of these programs and events, visit http://www.lynchburgareaveteranscouncil.org/

Vietnam veteran Mike Brady joined the program for "Honor Our Heroes" to talk about how he was drafted at just 19 years old, but was ready for his service. He shares stories from his time in Vietnam

The Field of Honor begins tomorrow Saturday September 1st and Gary Hostutler with the Forest Rotary Club joined the program to talk about all of the festivities going on at Graves Mill Road as they will begin to raise the flags. Feel free to volunteer to help raise the flags! You can still purchase a flag in honor of your hero here https://www.healingfield.org/product/lynchburgva18-flag/ or at the Field of Honor

WDBJ7 Anchor and Assignment Manager Tim Saunders joined the program for "Week in Review": the redistricting session in Richmond, the reopening of Lakeside Drive following the recent flooding in Lynchburg, Carroll County sheriff ordering evacuations over possible dam failure, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Superintendent for Lynchburg City Schools, Dr. Crystal Edwards, joined the program to talk about students' SOL scores and the efforts they are making to try to improve them

Executive Director for CASA of Central Virginia, Allison Stronza, joined the program to talk about what CASA does and what it takes to be an advocate. They are in need of 30 volunteers and are asking you to call 434-485-7260 or email [email protected] if you are interested in becoming an advocate