Amherst News

Bus service in Madison Heights received a lift Tuesday from Amherst County officials.

Amherst County Sheriff's deputies have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the 2005 death of a man in their custody.

George Derby was one of dozens who came out Monday to protest an Amherst town proposal to change how owners of condos and patio homes are taxed.

Two separate area wrecks claimed the lives of two drivers Saturday. A North Carolina woman died Saturday morning in an Amherst wreck that also sent her two children to the hospital.

Del. Ben Cline, R-24th, has hired Amherst resident Suzanne Bunch as a legislative aide.

Editor's note: A theatrical background that began in New York led Richard Schumann, 50, to Colonial Williamsburg and his perpetual role portraying Patrick Henry.

Rebecca Adcock is the only deputy in the Nelson County Sheriff's Office who is writing tickets with white-tipped manicured fingernails.

Despite a bumpy start due to rising costs of fuel and concrete, the Amherst Town Council still is striving to find a firm to lengthen sidewalks on South Main Street.

Randy and Anita Cash of Arrington, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Meagan Nichole Cash, to Phillip Joseph Stecker, son of Richard and Thelma Stecker of Amherst.

Amherst County officials are looking to fill two seats on the Planning Commission.

It's barely past 9 a.m. on July 25, but Morris Orchard in Monroe is already bursting with life.

Bethany Pace's family legacy really hit her during a visit to Sweet Briar College last fall.

Rising costs and stagnant funding are combining to force service cuts along Madison Heights' bus routes, the only form of public transit offered in Amherst County.

A 4-year-old Appomattox girl is receiving weekly vaccine shots after being bitten by a rabid fox at a July Fourth gathering in Amherst County.

Wanted Terry Fitzgerald Thomas Thomas is a black male, 5'8", 160 punds who is wanted on capiases from Amherst Circuit Court for possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine.

For Wanda Bond, the memories of Hurricane Camille remain vivid. "I guess it seems in a way like it happened yesterday, and in a way it seems like it was a long time ago," she says.

Surrounded by tranquil waters of the Piney and Tye rivers, an outdoor trail straddling Amherst and Nelson counties could be a walk to remember when complete.

Surrounded by tranquil waters of the Piney and Tye rivers, an outdoor trail straddling Amherst and Nelson counties could be a walk to remember when complete.

Nothing says customer satisfaction like return business, especially when the purchase is as substantial as cattle, and the buyer and seller are 5,000 miles apart.

An 18-year-old Amherst County teenager has been found guilty of improper driving in the death of a toddler.