Amherst News

Amherst Co., VA - The Amherst County Sheriff's Office has charged two 17-year-olds with setting a fire that destroyed 40 hay bales.

After a first-place Seminole District win in the fall, the theater program at Amherst County High School is preparing to stage productions over several days this month.

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary that happened Sunday.

An eight-month-old is in the hospital with severe burns and now the child's mother is facing charges for those injuries.

U.S. Route 60 is closed in Amherst County because of an overturned propane truck.

All of Wednesday's shoppers could be a good sign for stores hoping to bounce back from the recession.

When Sheila Alexander received priority mail from Folgers informing her that she was a potential grand prizewinner, she thought it was a scam.

The Village Garden Club has chosen the best-decorated homes in Amherst for the 2009 Christmas season.

Delegate Ben Cline, announced today that he will hold four Town Hall meetings in the 24th District prior to the start of the General Assembly on January 13, 2010.

These vehicles are not great for the amount of snow we have now. You will need a four-wheel drive vehicle to go anywhere.

The Amherst County School Board will hold two of its meetings at schools this winter to solicit public input and ideas as members try to configure the next school budget amid historic state fiscal problems.

An anonymous $5,000 donation completed a project by the Nelson County Sheriff's Office to place one automatic external defibrillator in each of the 10 patrol vehicles in the county last week.

Amherst County residents will see a slight increase in their sewer and water rates beginning in January.

28: Two tires were cut on a parked car. - Burglary, Mays Street, Nov. 28: Cash was taken from a residence.

The Ray Puckett Amherst Lions Christmas Parade persevered over snow and sleet for a second straight year Saturday night, delighting children and, unbeknownst to many, featured a tribute to a local hero.

Amherst County Administrator Lee Lintecum warned the Board of Supervisors last week to prepare themselves for a rough budget year.

Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jason E. Meador, of Madison Heights, has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Turnout was lower than expected at Central Virginia Health District's five H1N1 vaccination clinics on Saturday, with a total of 324 doses administered across the district.

The Henry County Board of Supervisors went on a fact-finding mission Monday to determine how other localities have addressed concerns related to volunteer rescue squads, and board members plan to discuss the issue again in January.

An Amherst County man was arrested in connection with a string of breaking and entering and burglary incidents at several Appomattox County homes, officials said Wednesday.