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The Presbyterian Cemetery’s Angel of Grief with its hidden face is a remarkable piece of workmanship, stunningly beautiful. The face may be hi…
Why do I support Governor Northam’s orders to wear a face mask inside public buildings and to have a misdemeanor charge for not wearing a mask…
Colonel Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832–1915) was born in 1832 at Amherst Courthouse and was the second child of Amherst County natives Camm Seay…
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors is considering a resolution opposing Gov. Ralph Northam’s restrictions aimed at mitigating the spread …
A year ago this time, rural Virginia was aflame with large crowds showing up at their local board of supervisors, demanding their county pass …
William Harris Crawford (1772-1834) was born at Tusculum, the original home of the Crawford family in Amherst County. Tusculum was also the ch…
One week before Thanksgiving, the students at Sweet Briar College departed from their dormitories, as smoothly as they had arrived nearly four…
We, the members of the Amherst County Central Absentee Ballot Precinct, wish to express our gratitude for the support given us by the Amherst …
Now that the November general election in Amherst County has come to an end I would like to give thanks to many people. However, I’m hesitant …
Here are five takeaways from this year’s election in Virginia:
Better off than four years ago?
It is our time.
Regular readers of this space know there is one topic we write about more than any other — the economy in rural Virginia and in rural America …
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As Election Day approaches, we need to seriously consider what kind of person our president should be. The United States has had 46 men lead t…
Preserve the views, pick up your trashÂ
A look back of CVTC's past
Virginia boasts some of the nation’s most beautiful and historic rivers — the James, the Appomattox, the Clinch and the Staunton among the man…
Across the country, colleges and universities are braced for their enrollments to decline in the COVID-19 era. Their main questions are how mu…
A very late big thank you to David McCormack and the County of Amherst for the wonderful fireworks at Winton Farm on July 3. There were many a…
Thank you to the Amherst New Era-Progress for the nice article and pictures about Amherst Cares.
A choice beyond Democrat or Republican
A thank-you to the schools, community for a memorable graduationÂ
An open letter to the governor
The second Central Virginia ‘Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk’ was held March 7 at Sweet Briar College. With more than 70 participants, o…
Recognizing local leaders during National Economic Development WeekÂ
COVID-19 has arrived in rural America. The impact of the pandemic, and in its wake, the recession, will be profound. The most rural and isolat…
Virginia could move onto the first phase of the state’s reopening by the end of the next week, if current COVID-19 trends hold, Gov. Ralph Nor…
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