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The Senate confirmed the four- and three-star promotion nominations of several officers July 23, including new commanders for the Training and Doctrine Command, Army Materiel Command and U.S. Army Europe.

The Virginia Department of Transportation reports that this incident has been cleared, and traffic should resume as normal: "ACCIDENT: Amherst County, on US 29, , north and south, at the Route 130, , ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates finished his sweeping transformation of the Army's top leadership Friday with the nomination of two three-star generals to key command posts.

Jenkins is 5'9" tall and weighs 175'. He has brown eyes and black hair. Jenkins is wanted for failure to appear in court and was last known to live in the River View Road are of Madison Heights.

Here's a testament to the power of Bill Monroe and proof that a hard-core Appalachian style of music can cross cultures but also receive new influences.

The application deadline for opting into the health service clinic commander and assignment selection process has been extended to July 15 to accommodate Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Medical ...

The man believed to be the inspiration for Jim Henson's proto-Muppet, Kermit the Frog, has died.

A county man who lit a fire last summer that destroyed his ex-girlfriend's double-wide trailer was sentenced to serve five years in prison on Wednesday.

SWOOPE - Wendy Lee Cook Bratton and Glenn Freeman Kennedy were married at 5 p.m. June 7 at the home of the mother of the bride.

N ow is the time to speak up about Fort Monroe 's future. Comments are being welcomed this month by both the Army and the Fort Monroe Authority.

Typically, when the Army leaves behind land, military officials come up with about four pages worth of rules guiding the future of the property.

Lynchburg Police are investigating a shooting on Monroe Street. Someone shot 22-year-old Quincy Gray around noon Monday - in the 1700 block of Monroe.

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. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

“They sell them to us for pennies on the dollar, and we pass the savings on”

With grocery and gas prices on the rise, an Amherst family has opened a store in Madison Heights to help shoppers save bucks in the checkout line. via NewsAdvance.com

Madison Heights, VA So many people are expected to turnout for Sunday's funeral of a Lynchburg police officer that Amherst County is planning to close some roads. via WSET-TV Lynchburg

A new monument dedicated to Robertson County servicemen who died in World War II will be unveiled Saturday on the courthouse lawn in Springfield. via The Tennessean

Amherst Co., VA A massive fire destroys a home in Amherst County Tuesday morning. via WSET-TV Lynchburg

April 15, 2008 Crews battling house fire in Amherst County Crews from Monelison and Amherst are battling a large house fire at 309 Woodrow Avenue in the Monroe area of Amherst. via WDBJ7

“He's a very quiet man, quiet, nice man. I pray he'll be okay. I hope he didn't kill no one. I really do.”

"What man would bring a knife to a gunfight?" That's the question Monroe McGilvary, Jr., asks after his 40-year-old friend Joseph Arrington is shot and killed by a neighbor. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth