Gladstone News

The Amherst county Sheriff's Office says a child has been left unattended in a car for the second time in a week.

A minor earthquake that rattled parts of Amherst and Nelson counties last week did not signal a serious danger, and such quakes occur on average about three times a year, according to the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory.

Many Amherst and Nelson County residents experienced tremors from a small earthquake Wednesday evening, though no one was reported injured by the activity.

Fewer Nelson County voters turned out on election day this year, compared to last year's record-setting balloting, but some precincts were busier than others.

A man died and three children were injured in a car crash on U.S. 60 in Nelson County late Sunday night.

Fire destroyed a home in Norwood in Nelson County this morning and displaced a family of four, an official said.

The Nelson County Planning Commission on Sept. 23 recommended approval of a conditional use permit for a pizzeria to operate in a former post office building on Gladstone Road in Gladstone.

July 4, 2009 Fire destroys Amherst County home An Amherst County family is having to spend the night with relatives after fire destroyed their home Saturday morning.

An Amherst County family is staying with relatives, after their home burned Saturday afternoon.

NATURAL BRIDGE - Fast, faster and fastest went the dirt track racing action Saturday night at Natural Bridge Speedway.

BUDGET FY09/10 - Ms. McCann reviewed the budget funds noting a decrease in the General Fund budget from $31,699,222 to $30,596,237 . Local revenues decreased by $512,247 ; state revenues decreased by $258,056 ; and federal revenues increased by $1,352,646 due to a $1.3 million public safety interoperability communication grant awarded to the ...