Altavista News

For more than an hour Tuesday, the recorded interview of a man charged with capital murder in the death of a Lynch Station resident played in a quiet courtroom.

On Saturday, the Concord Turnpike Regional Landfill will collect household hazardous waste and items for electronic recycling from 8 a.m. to noon.

Soldiers of the all-black 320th Battalion landing on the beaches of Normandy, France, shortly after dawn on June 6, 1944.

Investigators say Henley worked at the G&S Market near Hurt, and was emptying the trash behind the store Tuesday afternoon.

Police responding to a shooting call in Hurt, VA found two people dead. It happened just after 2:00pm Tuesday at the G & S Market.

June 1, 2009 Amherst deputies investigate armed robbery Amherst investigators have arrested four people in connection with a robbery Sunday.

From now through June 1, law enforcement agencies across Central Virginia will be out in force as part of the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

Campbell Co., VA - The Lynchburg United Soccer Club has changed its name. On Monday at the Soccer Complex in Campbell County, Club Commissioner Tom Prest announced the new name: The Central Virginia United Soccer Club.

Campbell Co., VA - We've told you many times about ongoing economic struggles of the automobile industry.

Campbell Co., VA - On the softball diamond, Brookville took on Altavista Monday evening.

Lawmakers are taking notice of an Altavista boy's act of heroism. We first told you about 11-year-old Forrest Taylor in February, after he and his family spotted a brush fire, reported it to police, then helped battle the flames until firefighters got there.

A Campbell County company is the latest in our area to cut costs through layoffs.

The federal arson case against Roanoke businessman Jay Aneja took another step forward Tuesday as a former employee pleaded guilty to setting the fire that destroyed Aneja's family's furniture store last year ...

On Sunday, February 22, 2009, in our small town of Altavista, VA there were 7 brush fires all within minutes of each other that investigators believe are arson.

Eight of the nine fires happened within a one mile section in Altavista, mostly along Dearing Ford Road.

Fire officials believe an arsonist is to blame for at least seven brush fires in and north of Altavista on Sunday afternoon.

February 19, 2009 As unemployment grows, demand for public libraries increases Many who have lost their jobs in our region are turning to public libraries as they look for a new career.

Campbell County's Board of Supervisors will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Haberer Building in Rustburg.

The Campbell County Public Library System, like most library systems, has gotten busier as the economic downturn deepens and persists.

It's a matter of money. Some small towns in our area say finances are keeping them from finding a qualified police chief.