Lynchburg's Seminary Hill is beginning to see the benefit of a $600,000 grant the Virginia University of Lynchburg received last year. The grant came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is to be used to revitalize the community surrounding the university.

Nine homes were selected for rehabilitation with no cost to the owners. Work began in June, when workers demolished a house on Campbell Avenue and replaced it with a modular home.

Projects like this benefit the entire neighborhood. The improved homes make the area more attractive, and can spark an increase in the values of surrounding homes.

Read more in The Lynchburg News & Advance....