Amherst County on Tuesday crossed the 4,000 mark for positive cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March 2020, according to th…
Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Appomattox County.
It may be natural, of course, to doubt a team that until Week 4 of the high school football season had yet to play a game. But by the time the…
Schools in Lynchburg and the surrounding counties together reported 274 new positive cases of COVID-19 this week.Â
United Way of Central Virginia kicked off its 2021 Annual Campaign on Sept. 15 at the YWCA on Church Street, hoping to raise $2 million.
Schools across Virginia will soon administer additional testing - similar to Standards of Learning tests - to assess how students in grades 3 …
Virginians with smartphones can now show they’re vaccinated without a card by displaying a QR code when employers or businesses require proof.
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To help keep emergency room care up to speed, keep classrooms running and keep parents at work, the plea from Lynchburg leaders on Wednesday w…
Construction of Amherst County’s transfer station for solid waste is in full swing at the county’s landfill property on Kentmoor Farm Road in …
Watch Now: Documentary on Amherst Milling Co.'s history, transition to brewery, to be shown Sept. 23
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Appalachian Power Co. is seeking another rate increase, this one to recover the rising prices of coal and natural gas, which generate more tha…
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The Town of Amherst Police Department has completed its work to meet a longtime goal of becoming a state-accredited agency and is awaiting a f…
Amherst County and town officials are targeting ways to spend millions in federal money distributed from the American Rescue Plan Act, replaci…
The Temple Christian volleyball team lost 3-0 to Westover Christian on Sept. 9 by scores of 14-25, 16-25 and 21-25.
The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office announced Sept. 9 it received its certification of accreditation from the Virginia Law Enforcement Profess…
In an effort to aid the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office in employing and retaining staff at the county’s animal shelter, the board of supervis…
A resolution from the Amherst County School Board honoring the late Steven Nichols, a retired superintendent of Amherst County Public Schools,…
Remembering Zane and Shirley SneadZane Graham Snead (1930–1982), born in Forest, Bedford County, married Shirley Mae Penny (1933–2011) of Lync…
Amherst Glebe Arts Response (AGAR) presents the second of three concerts and talks in a digital residency by New York Jazz veterans composer a…
This handsome stud muffin is Gordito! This big hunka boy came to us when his owner could no longer care for him.
Student performance on state reading, math and science tests fell during the pandemic — an outcome Lynchburg-area educators predicted and are …
The ramp from Colony Road (Virginia 210) to the U.S. 29 South Bypass in Amherst County will close from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, weather perm…
A feasibility study into an agricultural complex shared by Amherst and Nelson counties has received the first half of funding from the Amherst…
Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Lynchburg.
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