Amherst News

Last time we wrote about Montclair composer and big band leader Diane Moser, she had stopped doing her monthly Trumpets gig and was battling cancer .

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported to the Amherst County Sheriff's Office in the past week: - Credit card fraud, North Wooduck Drive, June 25: Unauthorized charges were made on a credit card.

Two months after the resignation of former county administrator Rodney Taylor, the Amherst Board of Supervisors has issued a statement some board members say they hope will bring closure to the matter.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Summer Officially Begins With Weekend Festivities : 6.22.09 A©2009 NCL Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : Folks gather in the pavilion to listen to music at the 1st Annual Summer Solstice Wine & Farm Festival In Amherst.

Amherst police chief Charles Scherpa and Delaney MacPhetres pose for a photograph at Delaney's house on Lantern Lane.

June 24, 2009 Lynchburg man charged with malicious wounding A Lynchburg man is in jail after an assault on Dixie Airport Road in Madison Heights.

Donning a pair of special goggles can give teens the blurred vision and balance issues associated with being drunk and now they can experience just how much that affected driving.

Police in Virginia have arrested John Mulvey, former Washington County Economic Development Director for attempted aggravated sexual battery on a juvenile under the age of 13.

Amherst Co., VA - We now know that an investigation into an alleged sex crime is what led former Amherst County Administrator Rodney Taylor to resign.

Amherst County's economic development director was arrested Thursday and charged with inappropriate contact with a child, authorities said.

Facing public scrutiny over the controversial resignation of former County Administrator Rodney Taylor, Amherst County supervisors are having a hard time staying focused on county business.

Admission is $5 and $10 for wine tasting . At the gate, admission is $10 and $15 respectively.

Amherst Co., VA - Former Amherst County administrator Rodney Taylor says he was forced out of his job for accusing a county supervisor of leaking confidential information.

NATURAL BRIDGE - Fast, faster and fastest went the dirt track racing action Saturday night at Natural Bridge Speedway.

Two men are facing charges tonight after Lynchburg police officers pull over a car and a chase began.

Amherst-Nelson Publishing Co., which publishes the Amherst New Era-Progress and the Nelson County Times, and its parent company, Media General, have been named the 2009 Business of the Year by the Amherst County Chamber of Commerce and the Amherst County Economic Development Department.

June 1, 2009 Amherst deputies investigate armed robbery Amherst investigators have arrested four people in connection with a robbery Sunday.

Two Bluefield College students from the New River Valley recently participated in the school's annual fund drive.

Amherst County plans to seek an opinion from the Virginia Attorney General's office on the legal definition of "great-grandchild" as it considers modifying a family division portion of the subdivision ordinance.

From now through June 1, law enforcement agencies across Central Virginia will be out in force as part of the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign.