Appomattox News Archives

About 56 percent of Lynchburg-area public schools met the increasing standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to figures released by the Virginia Department of Education on Thursday.

Appomattox Co., VA - Local parents say a blind hill, speeding 18-wheelers, and too few bus stop signs have the makings of a terrible accident waiting to happen.

APPOMATTOX, Va. - A couple of weeks into her 40th year at the same job and coming up on her 65th birthday, Appomattox Clerk of Courts Barbara Williams sat in her office Thursday and cried just a little.

At least one Appomattox County man is facing charges in connection to a home invasion in Campbell County on Tuesday evening where an elderly woman was gagged and her house ransacked, officials said.

APPOMATTOX, Va. - A couple of weeks into her 40th year at the same job and coming up on her 65th birthday, Appomattox Clerk of Courts Barbara Williams sat in her office Thursday and cried just a little.

Almost a year after a natural gas pipeline explosion rocked Appomattox, federal inspectors have issued a proposed fine of almost $1 million following an investigation that found safety regulation violations.

Almost a year after a natural gas pipeline explosion rocked Appomattox, federal inspectors have issued a proposed fine of almost $1 million following an investigation that found safety regulation violations.

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced it is issuing a probable violation and proposed civil penalty notice to Williams Gas Pipeline Transco for federal pipeline safety regulation violations.

Smoking brakes on a fuel truck caused a scare on 460 West just outside of Lynchburg on Friday morning.

The American Legion Post in Appomattox is home to the new Virginia Legionnaire of the Year.

The Henrico County-based company that is building an ethanol plant in Hopewell has turned to Perdue AgriBusiness as a source of grain for the refinery.

Appomattox Co., VA - State Police say alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal accident on Thursday.