August 7, 1946 - August 7, 2020 Juanita Marie Lawhorne "Nita", 74, of Amherst, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Nelson County, o…
Amherst County officials are moving forward with issuing a request for proposals that allows for vendors, Internet service and wireless provid…
AMHERST — A second wave of federal relief money to help Amherst County weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic recently came into the coun…
More time at home for many Amherst County residents this year as a result of the coronavirus has led to more intake at the county’s landfill, …
Aiming to take advantage of low interest rates, the Amherst County Service Authority is proceeding with financing a major improvement project …
This sweet guy is Jupiter. He is a total love bug that just needs some cuddles! He would like a home where he can be his goofy self all the ti…
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COVID-19 cases rising in Amherst, VDH reports first death from virus in county
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Amherst County Crime Log, July 19-July 25
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Amherst schools' start date pushed back to Sept. 9
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Amherst town hall meeting planned on proposed tax measures
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Internet expansion a top priority for Amherst County as COVID-19 challenges persist
Amherst County has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 since Virginia entered Phase Three of reopening in July.
The Amherst Mountain Biking Club celebrated the official opening of its recently installed bike trails network in the L. Barnes Brockman, Sr. …
Having received upward of 23,500 complaints about businesses failing to comply with Gov. Ralph Northam’s coronavirus regulations, the Virginia…
In the wake of a Virginia government watchdog report that says the Virginia Parole Board violated law and its own policies in releasing a man …
Facing a decade-long drought in statewide elections, Virginia Republicans will decide this week on a party chairman for the next four years.
A legal battle is brewing over a proposed rate increase that would boost the bills of Appalachian Power Co.’s residential customers by 6.5%.
A town hall meeting is planned for Aug. 18 to gather residents’ feedback on several potential tax changes under the Amherst County Board of Su…
The health department will not notify students and teachers of COVID cases in their classrooms unless the person with the infection was nearer…
The effects of a 5.1-magnitude earthquake Sunday morning outside Sparta, North Carolina were felt in the Lynchburg area.
Forrest L. Gager Jr. "Gage" passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020, at the age of 98, at Westminster Canterbury, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Gage (B…
Thomas Landon "Tommy" Boggs, 38, died on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Tommy was born on July 1, 1982, in Martinsville, Virginia. Tommy had a pass…
Virginia boasts some of the nation’s most beautiful and historic rivers — the James, the Appomattox, the Clinch and the Staunton among the man…
Coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, churches and other settings continue to spread COVID-19 to residents in Central Virginia.
Virginia is the the first U.S. state to use a new smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Virginia's candidates for U.S. Senate will debate at least three times in advance of the November election.
Facial coverings, a hot-button topic that has drawn debate across the country during the novel coronavirus pandemic, landed front and center a…
The Coalition for a Cleaner County, a group of local residents and leaders in Amherst County for a goal of cleaning up trash and making the co…
An assessment of Amherst County Public Schools’ facilities and potential upgrades that could eventually find spots in the division’s capital i…
As the start of a new school year is a month away and the pressures from COVID-19 continue to mount, Amherst County officials are working to m…
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