Virginia State Police on Thursday identified a man who died Wednesday in an officer-involved shooting in Amherst County as Kendall A. Jamerson…
Although possessing small amounts of marijuana will be legal in Virginia on July 1, many colleges and universities in the Lynchburg area don’t…
An officer-involved shooting in Amherst County left one man dead Wednesday evening.
Amherst County’s 2021-22 school year will see the high school and middle schools return to starting the school day around 8 a.m. while element…
Amherst County Public School full-time employees will receive a $500 bonus and part-timers are getting $250 as a gesture of appreciation in wr…
Following a postponement from last year, the LOCKN’ Festival is marking its return to Nelson County with smaller festivals taking place over t…
Amherst town resident Tony Robertson has filed to run for the District 2 seat on the Amherst County Board of Supervisors.
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Person rescued from the James River in Amherst County
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Amherst school board approves new start times, return to five-day school week
The Amherst 4x100 relay team of Kendra Smith, Kiara Smith, Ciera Hunter and Cyanna Cabell captured the Region 4D Track Championships held last…
The Town of Amherst is set to soon receive $1.1 million in the first wave of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act as part of the $1.9 tri…
An Amherst County High School art teacher and business owner who is leaving the education profession this month is running for the District 2 …
Amherst County’s recently adopted cigarette tax is set to take effect Oct. 1, and the Town of Amherst might follow suit with its own tax.
Now that most of the playing and number of fans restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic has been slowly lifted Mother Nature has controlled a …
A man accused of murdering his father in October 2019 was found competent to stand trial Tuesday and is scheduled to face his charges in September.
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The second defendant facing shooting charges in relation to an incident that left a teenager dead in Amherst County was denied bond on Tuesday.
Amherst County and Lynchburg area emergency workers rescued a person from the James River early Monday, according to a news release and Facebo…
An Amherst man died Saturday of injuries he sustained in a car crash on U.S. 29 Business last week, according to a Virginia State Police news release.
Following a June 1 joint meeting between Amherst County government and schools officials that put an equity lesson at the forefront of public …
The owner of the Camp Trapezium brewery and Amherst town and business leaders on Thursday celebrated the official grand opening of the new bre…
Virginia’s state of emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will formally end June 30, Gov. Ralph Northam's administration announced Thursday.
The Lady Lancers softball team dropped a 5-4 game to Rustburg in extra innings recently, but the Amherst coach saw nothing but blue skies afte…
An Amherst County Sheriff’s deputy was honored June 8 for her actions during a September 2017 traffic stop that resulted in her shooting a Mon…
Cheers and applause filled Amherst County High School’s gymnasium, a typical sound during sporting events, but on a recent late May evening it…
The Lady Lancers softball squad pounded the Lady Pioneers of Heritage, 20-2, in a game that included multiple players with several hits each, …
Update: The Amherst County Agricultural Committee has announced the fair will be held the fourth weekend in October.
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