The Amherst National Sweetees softball team is headed to the World Series in Alexandria, Louisiana to start play on July 31.
The recently crowned state champion Lady Lancer softball team received a welcome from U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-6th District, during a visit to N…
Amherst County officials are investing an additional $20,000 on top of a previous $35,000 contribution toward constructing a new secondary pub…
Local probation and pretrial services earlier this month became available in the Amherst County court system, which provide evaluations of def…
A new residential development consisting of 36 patio homes and 14 townhome units is cleared for construction on South Coolwell Road following …
The Amherst County Recreation Department, in partnership with the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, has resumed hosting senior socials, which w…
Amherst County’s Economic Development Authority has administered more than $1.8 million in grants to help the business community during the CO…
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The Amherst County Board of Supervisors on July 20 appointed Sam Bryant, the county’s director of public safety, as the county’s new fire marshal.
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Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Lynchburg.
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More than 200 new students will be welcomed to Sweet Briar College this fall — the largest incoming class the college has seen since 2013.
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Amherst County Public Schools is advertising a Request for Proposal to hire an architectural and engineering firm to design construction of a …
As of mid-July, Amherst County Public Schools had 77 students enrolled in the Virtual Virginia online program, the platform in the 2021-22 sch…
Doing flips on furniture and the backyard trampoline has led to a passion for gymnastics for Amherst Middle School student A.J. Thomas.
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