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Jury finds elderly man not guilty of attempted murder of Amherst deputies A jury found an elderly Madison Heights man not guilty on three charges of attempted aggravated murder of a law enforcement officer stemming f…
EDA official to public: No data center coming to Dillard site The Amherst County Economic Development Authority board’s chair assured county residents on July 8 a data center is not in the works for its D…
Project to demolish buildings at CVTC picking up speed Efforts to demolish vacant buildings at the Central Virginia Training Center property in Madison Heights are picking up speed, Amherst County …
Amherst school board requests more funding for teacher pay A few weeks after the new state budget was approved, the Amherst County School Board voted unanimously on July 9 to amend the county’s 2026-27…
Amherst town park named ‘The Park on Main’ after survey The people spoke, and ‘The Park on Main’ is the name of the Town of Amherst’s newest recreational property.
