Amherst News

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.

If you're under 21, a store clerk knows this Bud's not for you. "They just didn't ask for ID.", says Amherst County Investigator Christopher Smith.

Two Roanoke city employees who were seriously injured as the result of an April traffic crash have sued the drivers involved in the wreck for a total of $3.4 million.

More than a dozen people face drug and alcohol-related charges after a two-weekend investigation by the Amherst County Sheriff's Office and the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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An Amherst County deputy's son who had told authorities he was abducted by an Amherst man accused of murder, has been charged with murder himself.

An Amherst County car crash, which resulted in a downed utility pole, backs up traffic on U.S. 29, according to the Virginia State Police.

Petit Larceny , South Amherst Highway, April 24, a license plate was taken from a vehicle. via Amherst New Era Progress