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A hearing was scheduled Tuesday evening on a siting agreement, which would have spelled out how the county received reve...
11/20/2024

A hearing was scheduled Tuesday evening on a siting agreement, which would have spelled out how the county received revenue from the project.

"I’m either going to hell or jail," Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. texted before gunning down three of his schoolmates in...
11/20/2024

"I’m either going to hell or jail," Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. texted before gunning down three of his schoolmates in 2022, according to details made public for the first time

On Nov. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. and Second Stage / Amherst will present "Ken and His Rhyth...
11/20/2024

On Nov. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. and Second Stage / Amherst will present "Ken and His Rhythm Changers" as their Amherst Java and Jazz offering.

The Amherst County School Board honored students of the month for September during its Nov. 14 meeting.
11/20/2024

The Amherst County School Board honored students of the month for September during its Nov. 14 meeting.

Temperance Elementary School and Monelison Middle School were honored for recent achievements during the Amherst County ...
11/20/2024

Temperance Elementary School and Monelison Middle School were honored for recent achievements during the Amherst County School Board’s Nov. 14 meeting.

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office will be collecting items to donate to recent victims of Hurricane Helene that devast...
11/20/2024

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office will be collecting items to donate to recent victims of Hurricane Helene that devastated areas and claimed lives in Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and Tennessee.

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11/20/2024

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A new greenhouse is in the works at Amherst Middle School, an 18-by-36-foot structure that will be offered to all studen...
11/20/2024

A new greenhouse is in the works at Amherst Middle School, an 18-by-36-foot structure that will be offered to all students.

The Amherst County School Board during its Nov. 14 meeting honored Amherst Cares, a nonprofit that has worked with the s...
11/20/2024

The Amherst County School Board during its Nov. 14 meeting honored Amherst Cares, a nonprofit that has worked with the school system for years in providing meals to students and families in need.

Chili for charity
11/20/2024

Chili for charity

Amherst County Public Schools Superintendent William Wells presented the funding challenges facing the division during a...
11/20/2024

Amherst County Public Schools Superintendent William Wells presented the funding challenges facing the division during a Nov. 14 breakfast with state and local officials at Amherst Middle School.

In the face of protests by other towing companies, Lynchburg City Council voted to approve a recommendation to award the...
11/20/2024

In the face of protests by other towing companies, Lynchburg City Council voted to approve a recommendation to award the city's towing contract to Bee Line Transport Inc., which has held the city's towing contract since 2012.

Just more than a year after the $35 million project to build an addition to Amherst County High School and renovate exis...
11/20/2024

Just more than a year after the $35 million project to build an addition to Amherst County High School and renovate existing parts of the school, construction workers are making significant progress on completing the exterior of the new 1,400-seat auditorium.

Amherst Town Council has agreed to seek an opinion from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on a state code provisio...
11/20/2024

Amherst Town Council has agreed to seek an opinion from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on a state code provision on lowering speed limits on town roads following a disagreement between town officials and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that we can learn lessons from “Dickey Downy: The Autobiography of a Bird” to try to st...
11/20/2024

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that we can learn lessons from “Dickey Downy: The Autobiography of a Bird” to try to stop the extinction of animals.

The Bright Lights Block Party on the Bluffwalk and the tree lighting at Craddock Terry Hotel will light up the night on ...
11/20/2024

The Bright Lights Block Party on the Bluffwalk and the tree lighting at Craddock Terry Hotel will light up the night on Sunday. For those looking for something a little harder, an AC/DC tribute band will rock the Hill City on Saturday night.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lea...
11/19/2024

President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Nine of the Amherst Lancer varsity football team players have landed Seminole District honors after the team recently wr...
11/19/2024

Nine of the Amherst Lancer varsity football team players have landed Seminole District honors after the team recently wrapped up a 5-5 season.

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