This beautiful girl needs a forever home with unlimited love. Rakasha is a shy girl at first but once she knows you she blossoms especially wh…
The Quintana All-Stars, of Lynchburg, will play a virtual "Stroll Down Composer Lane" as part of the next offering of Amherst Java and Jazz fr…
It was the night Harris came into his own. Also, it was the night Owen Dunlop broke free. And it was the night Glass finally looked like teams…
The building that for more than 50 years has been home to the Amherst New Era-Progress and Nelson County Times weekly newspapers in the town o…
An Amherst County deputy went above and beyond the line of duty to help save a local girl's birthday.
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The COVID-19 death count has risen to 22 in Virginia’s public behavioral health facilities, most of them in two facilities in Nottoway County,…
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Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Bedford County.
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Amherst County’s public schools will observe an at-home learning week before the start of the division’s second semester in mid-February.
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Amherst County surpassed the 2,000 mark in positive cases for COVID-19 in the past week, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
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Town of Amherst police officer Brandon Payne, a seven-year veteran of the department, recently was named the town’s Officer of the Year for 2020.
An upcoming virtual concert for Amherst Glebe Arts Response and the Early Music Access Project looks to bring ancient sounds to the digital age.
Heritage High School overcame a six-point halftime deficit, then watched as Amherst’s lead grew to double digits in the second half before put…
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People in Lynchburg and surrounding counties who fit certain state criteria can now pre-register to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Jacobi Lambert went to the locker room at halftime with a feeling. Actually, it was more than that. He simply knew.
Amherst County Public Schools on Monday announced Elon Elementary School will be closed for in person instruction because of staffing issues r…
Demonstrators on Saturday called for Western Virginia's Congressional representatives to step down, connecting Republican opposition to electi…
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