Amherst New Era-Progress

12/18/2024

Amherst County Public Schools' students and staff of the month are honored for the month of December for their work in and out of the classroom.

12/18/2024

The Town of Amherst recently announced award winners for the town’s Christmas parade on Dec. 6.

12/18/2024

The Amherst Mountain Biking Club has secured a lease with the town of Amherst for more multi-use bike trails within the L. Barnes Brockman, Sr. Business and Industrial Park on U.S. 60 East.

12/18/2024

Amherst Town Council honored outgoing member Sharon Turner during its final meeting of the year on Dec. 11.

12/18/2024

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12/18/2024

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12/18/2024

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12/18/2024

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a series of maternal health initiatives Tuesday aimed at improving outcomes for mothers and babies across Virginia, including $4 million in budget amendment proposals.

12/18/2024

Columnist Shannon Brennan embarked on another Christmas Bird Count last weekend with her husband and friends, finding savannah sparrows, meadowlarks and a rare American pipit.

12/18/2024

Hebron Baptist Church in Afton hosts its annual Bethlehem Village, Riverside Runners invites the community to spread holiday cheer, and ballerinas and jazz music keep the area feeling festive this weekend.

12/18/2024

Hello there! My name is Mrs. Potato and, as you can see, I “potato” in my bed quite well. I’m a sweet, quiet girl who was recently found as a

12/17/2024

In a new era, Allison Jordan, a local educator, former executive director, has turned a new chapter in her life creating a consulting business that works to connect community members to each other.

12/17/2024

Co-founder Chris Boswell said the fundraiser had 280 growers this year and the goal was $600,000 with $609,000 raised. "We hit that last Friday, raising $90,000 in one day to push us over the finish line,” Boswell said. "Donations just kept rolling in. It was fast and furious right to the bitter end."

Co-founder Chris Boswell said the fundraiser had 280 growers this year and the goal was $600,000 with $609,000 raised. "We hit that last Friday, raising $90,000 in one day to push us over the finish line,” Boswell said. "Donations just kept rolling in. It was fast and furious right to the bitter e...

12/16/2024

Hebron Baptist Church's Bethlehem Village "brings into focus that big things happen in small places," spokesman Ken Bryant said.

12/16/2024

Grace Pauline Kelley was arrested in late October after stealing a Charlottesville church's van with drugs in her system.

12/15/2024

A zoning request to expand the Regional 2000 landfill in Campbell County, which recently sparked strong opposition from more than 30 speakers blasting the proposal, received the county planning commission’s denial in a 3-1 vote Thursday.

12/15/2024

Bedford County is enacting a new fire and rescue apparatus funding plan that will distribute $8.3 million for vehicle and equipment needs to county agencies for the current fiscal year and following one.

12/15/2024

A recently formed nonprofit, the Community Pet Coalition of Bedford, Virginia, is on mission to make pet care more accessible and affordable for area residents and animal rescues.