Amherst County News

The James River Batteau Festival is one of Lynchburg's unique events, taking visitors back in time to the days when the flat-bottom batteaux transported passengers and cargo down the James River .

Amherst Co., VA- Amherst County officials confirm have confirmed a body was found down an embankment off Amelon Road in Madison Heights Saturday night.

Amherst Co., VA - Like so many other areas, Amherst County was hit hard by Thursday's strong winds.

Bedford Co. VA - Officials say the two people who lost their lives in a Bedford County accident Wednesday night were both from out of state.

Investigators say just before 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, the 4-wheelers collided on Wesley Drive near Galts Mill Road.

Bedford Co., VA - There has been a push around Virginia to connect schools with local farms.

"I asked one of the people that was helping where was my girlfriend and son, and they said they are down the road there, they were all right," Mitchell said.

Fruit farmers in Central Virginia have more than just the weather to contend with.