Lynchburg Sheriff's Office

09/11/2026

September 11, 2001
There are no words that can ever truly express the raw and horrific emotions of the events that unfolded on that September morning twenty-five years ago. A nation forever changed, an innocence that we once enjoyed taken from us in a world that sadly became very different and sometimes a unrecognizable place.

Those killed that morning were our neighbors and friends, they were mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, simply living their lives on that fateful day with no idea what horrors awaited them on that seemingly peaceful morning. Their lives were cut far too short, taken from their loved ones and from each of us on that early September morning in such a violent way that seems nearly unimaginable today, never to enjoy the beauty of another sunrise, or the heartfelt sound of a loved one simply saying “I love you” ever again. We feel there will always be a tomorrow, or that we have a little more time, but for the victims of 9/11 there was no tomorrow.
So I ask each of you on this solemn occasion, as we observe the horrific and unimaginable events that unfolded on our television screens as we watched in horror with a feeling of helplessness, to put your faith in our Lord and Savior, love one another, take that extra step and be kind to someone today, hug your loved ones just a little longer, and take the time this evening to enjoy the sunset and let us never forget the men and women that were taken from us 25 years ago today.
May God always bless this great nation of ours.

08/07/2026

Please join Sheriff Donald T. Sloan, Chief Deputy Wilford Dorsett and the men and women of the Lynchburg Sheriff’s Office by offering up our prayers and condolences to the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office and the family of Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III who was tragically killed in the line of duty August 06, 2026 while serving the community that he loved. May God always bless and protect our first responders. Thank you.

07/03/2026

As we observe our nation’s 250th anniversary of the signing of our declaration of independence from Great Britain on July 4, having been already resolved on July 2 that “these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States . . . .”

We stop to reflect on the immense sacrifices endured by of those who came so long before us. Many paid an enormous price in the struggle for our right for self governance passing on to us a Republic “an Empire of Laws, and not of men,” that is still our cherished inheritance to this day.

It was not only the signers that mutually pledged to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, but families, mothers and children were left alone to fend for themselves as our new nation was slowly being formed through armed conflict that raged from one end of the newly formed states to the other.

Let us always honor and remember their sacrifices, so their labors and memories will not be in vain.

Happy Independence Day

May God always bless
These States United

06/14/2026

05/25/2026

Please join the Lynchburg Sheriff’s Office by taking a moment out of your day to honor all of the brave men and women of our military having given all for our freedoms. We salute and lift their memory. May God always bless this great country.

10/27/2025

There is still time to make a difference. Please consider giving to the American Cancer Society today for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

10/05/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please join the Lynchburg Sheriff’s Office to support this very important cause and give today. Your gift could make a difference.
American Cancer Society

09/11/2025

Today, 24 years later, we pay tribute to all those lives impacted on September 11, lives cut short, and those passed from health complications from the aftermath. May God bless the United States of America.

08/17/2025

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