Amherst News

Rising costs and stagnant funding are combining to force service cuts along Madison Heights' bus routes, the only form of public transit offered in Amherst County.

A 4-year-old Appomattox girl is receiving weekly vaccine shots after being bitten by a rabid fox at a July Fourth gathering in Amherst County.

Wanted Terry Fitzgerald Thomas Thomas is a black male, 5'8", 160 punds who is wanted on capiases from Amherst Circuit Court for possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine.

For Wanda Bond, the memories of Hurricane Camille remain vivid. "I guess it seems in a way like it happened yesterday, and in a way it seems like it was a long time ago," she says.

Surrounded by tranquil waters of the Piney and Tye rivers, an outdoor trail straddling Amherst and Nelson counties could be a walk to remember when complete.

Surrounded by tranquil waters of the Piney and Tye rivers, an outdoor trail straddling Amherst and Nelson counties could be a walk to remember when complete.

Nothing says customer satisfaction like return business, especially when the purchase is as substantial as cattle, and the buyer and seller are 5,000 miles apart.

An 18-year-old Amherst County teenager has been found guilty of improper driving in the death of a toddler.

Wanted Virginia Lee Beall Beall is wanted for failing to appear in court. She is 5'4" tall and weighs 170'. She has hazel eyes and brown hair.

Business along the U.S. 29 corridor will thrive, signs on the 29 Bypass will direct, Old Town Madison Heights will transform and Amherst scenery will inspire.

A fire caused by a lightning strike temporarily displaced an Amherst County woman, and killed her two cats, on June 16.

VA: Report shows E. coli prevalent in waterways The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia Jun.

Amherst County supervisors are divided over the performance of County Administrator Rodney Taylor, according to a vote taken earlier this month.

A Roseland man was taken to the hospital after a head-on collision between his sedan and a tractor-trailer on June 17 in Amherst County.

Two of the three Baltimore men accused of robbing the Best Bet Mini Mart at gunpoint in January have pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery and abduction in Amherst County Circuit Court.

Before he was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, an admitted killer told Judge Michael Gamble that he had no remorse for murdering Michael Kent Jamerson.

Carolyn Farmer remembers one person who pulled into the gas station that she manages, determined to steal a tank of gas.

The below list is gleaned from marriages confirmed by the Amherst County Circuit Court Clerk's Office between April 23 and June 6. Edwin Joseph Ogden to Katrina Gaynelle Childress on Feb.

Leigh Allen listens to whatever he wants to on the radio these days. That's a perk of being the new postmaster in Clifford where Allen's mostly one-man show serves the rural clientele.

Six applicants are vying for two at-large spots on the Amherst County School Board.