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updated: Tue Jul 01, 2008 02:38 pm

Amherst News

Local news for Amherst, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Tuesday Jul 1 | WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Amherst driver guilty in toddler's death

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

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg Metro, Madison Heights, VA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Crime Log - June 25, 2008

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.

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Related Topix: Nelson County, VA, Amherst County, VA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Board adopts a vision statement for county

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Madison Heights, VA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Fires damage county homes

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

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

WaterWorld

VA: Report shows E. coli ...

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

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Related Topix: Bedford County, VA, Entomology, Science

Mon Jun 23, 2008

NewsAdvance.com

Vote against administrator splits Amherst board

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

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg Metro

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Nelson County Times

Nelson man hospitalized after Amherst wreck

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.

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Related Topix: Roseland, VA, Amherst County, VA, Clifford, VA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Two plead guilty in January Best Bet robbery

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

NewsAdvance.com

Man gets life in Amherst murder

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.

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Related Topix: Campbell County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Drugs

Mon Jun 09, 2008

NewsAdvance.com

As gas prices increase, so do pump thefts

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

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Related Topix: Campbell County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Madison Heights, VA, Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg Metro

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Amherst County marriages as of June 6

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Madison Heights, VA

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Guy named Leigh in 24533: Clifford post office gets new postmaster

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.

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Related Topix: Clifford, VA, Lynch Station, VA, Huddleston, VA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Six vying for two school board spots

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

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Related Topix: Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg Metro, Education Etc., Amherst County, VA

Sun Jun 01, 2008

WSLS

17 year old able to buy booze

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Madison Heights, VA

Fri May 30, 2008

Roanoke Times

Roanoke city workers sue drivers in April crash - roanoke.com

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.

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Related Topix: Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Metro, Salem, VA

Wed May 28, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Undercover investigation leads to underage alcohol sales charges

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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Related Topix: Drugs, Amherst County, VA, Madison Heights, VA, Evington, VA, Lynchburg, VA

Main Street Newspapers

One of 2 agritourism workshops planned for Botetourt on June 25

If you have considered adding excitement to your farm, tourists to your fields and hopefully more money to your bottom line by incorporating agritourism into your farming operation, there is a free workshop you ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Virginia, Blue Ridge, VA, Eagle Rock, VA, Botetourt County, VA

Thu May 22, 2008

WSLS

Amherst Co. Deputy's son charged in murder case

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Blue Ridge, VA

Tue May 20, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Crash knocks down utility pole in Amherst

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.

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Related Topix: Amherst County, VA, Monroe, VA

Sun May 18, 2008

Amherst New Era Progress

Crime Log for week of May 15

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

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