Legal challenge to Sweet Briar closing goes before judge today Evan Jones April 14, 2015 1 minute read Efforts to save Sweet Briar College are set to go before a Bedford County judge later today as a commonwealth’s attorney seeks an order preventing the college from closing this summer. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones. Share: Post navigation Previous: UVA president speaks at UM graduationNext: Salem wants feedback on Downtown Plan Related Stories Excel Center adult high school gets visit from Virginia’s Secretary of Labor Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Operation Combined Resolve Roanoke Valley brings 15 agencies together to make 150 arrests in May Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Land and Liberty in Vinton, Nashville meets the RSO in pops finale and a book swap on Sunday Gene Marrano June 10, 2026