A Lynchburg family now has assurance that their daughter will get care from state providers that aligns with her religious beliefs after offic…
A mid-day drive down Lynchburg’s Church Street on Fridays is often accompanied by the honking of horns.
The Temple Christian School girls basketball squad is coming off a 3-8 record from last year’s COVID-affected schedule and for coach Barry Hur…
A road extension is targeted to connect Lynchburg Road to property owned by Amherst County where the county’s visitor center is located, a pro…
A cell tower in northern Amherst County is on its way to receiving a 20-foot increase in height that will help improve coverage to its immedia…
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Man convicted of attempted aggravated sex charge, indecent liberties with a minor in Amherst County
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Police investigating Madison Heights hit-and-run wreck that injured woman
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Anti-Rosie's group fined for late filing of paperwork in opposing Amherst referendum
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Three new members elected to county supervisors, school boards; two incumbents reelected
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Watch Now: Amherst educators ask supervisors to support new auditorium, upgrades at high school
The fall colors this year were among the most beautiful and long lasting I remember.
This cool looking boy is Otis. Is he a gorgeous show stopper or what?!
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Amherst County that injured a Madison Heights woman Nov. 14.
When Amherst County High School drama students visit other schools to perform, their instructor, Patricia Emmert, hears from them regularly: “…
Our latest batch of public records: property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Campbell County.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 16 approved an ordinance prohibiting activities on public roadways and medians in response to …
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Gov. Ralph Northam issued an executive order Thursday to improve how the state receives and evaluates input from tribal nations when mulling p…
Having made COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for its employees through a monthslong process, Centra Health has seen a small fraction of its workfor…
A group of Amherst County residents that formally opposed Rosie’s Gaming Emporium establishing a facility in Madison Heights was fined $100 fo…
The overall health of the James River is at a grade of B-minus and a score of 61%, a drop of two percentage points since 2019, according to th…
A range of measures Amherst County Public Schools educators are taking to respond to pandemic-driven issues such as mental health, teacher mor…
Three Lynchburg-area state legislators were on hand this week for a legislative dinner to discuss the upcoming General Assembly session.
Former Lancer all-star soccer player Ben Gries ended his career on Nov. 6 as his Randolph College Wildcats squad lost a 1-0 double overtime he…
Nearly three years after Amherst Town Council approved a 20-year lease with the Amherst Mountain Biking Club for use of land in business park,…
As we drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway Sunday, the forests were still alight with yellow and red in this remarkable autumn.
Amherst County Public Schools is noticing a post-Halloween uptick in positive COVID-19 cases and is bracing for more surges as the Thanksgivin…
APCo awarding $2.1M to five Va. schools for electric buses
A new community sign recently was installed in the village of Elon as part of the Amherst County Board of Supervisors’ “placemaking” efforts, …
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin promised on Monday to declare Virginia "open for business" on the day he is inaugurated in January, with no more gov…
Amherst woman gets jail time for petit larceny, falsely reporting robbery at a Lovingston restaurant
An Amherst woman was sentenced to a month in jail Monday after pleading guilty to one count of petit larceny and false reporting of a robbery …
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