Nelson County Times

12/20/2024

It passed 366-34 after dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

12/20/2024

Virginia's Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday afternoon a joint agreement between Sweet Briar Institute and his office approved in Amherst Circuit Court reaffirms the college's mission of providing women's education.

12/20/2024

A 10-year prison sentence for Larneaux Jai’velle Allen, 25, was part of a plea agreement he reached with prosecutors over gang-related charges, the commonwealth’s attorney said in a news release Wednesday.

12/20/2024

An Amherst County judge on Thursday denied a motion to set aside a jury's verdict of second-degree murder for a Buckingham County man convicted of shooting a man dead in the George Washington National Forest.

12/19/2024

There will be no silver bullet when it comes to fixing the housing crisis, but building smaller homes increases affordability by saving on the costs of material, labor and land.

12/19/2024

Building permits

12/19/2024

Property transfers

12/19/2024

Children closely followed Buddy the Elf around Anderson's Country Market II in Madison Heights, where he talked about the North Pole and asked if anyone needed a hug. Anderson’s provided hot cocoa and Tollhouse cookies to the children who came to meet Buddy.

12/19/2024

Wreaths were laid on 1,460 graves at the Oakwood, Longwood and Greenwood Cemetery in town of Bedford on Dec. 14 as roughly 100 people gathered to pay their respects to fallen heroes.

12/19/2024

An Appomattox County woman entered an Alford plea Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in connection with a July 2021 wreck in Bedford that killed a man.

12/19/2024

Former Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter made it known Tuesday that he's ready to step into "Prime" time in 2025. The two-year Flames starter announced on social media that he will be transferring to Colorado next season.

12/19/2024

An inmate of the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority’s Halifax jail testified in an Amherst courtroom Wednesday that a fellow prisoner accused of killing his wife in Amherst County told him he shot her in the back of the head.

12/18/2024

The governor is seeking bipartisan support for his proposal to deposit $1.1 billion in a car tax credit fund to provide income tax rebates for taxpayers.

12/18/2024

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

12/18/2024

The Blue Ridge Medical Center has had quite an eventful year including winning four News & Advance Readers Choice Awards.

12/18/2024

During the December Board of Supervisors meeting, Wild Rose Solar Project presented their plan to the board and the Nelson community had split opinions on the proposed project.

12/18/2024

Last weekend, families lined up in the cold to see lines of firetrucks, floats, and cars dressed up in festive lights and decorations.

12/18/2024

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