Amherst County News

Danger, be it real or imagined, pervaded the impending weekend as Amherst County High School students glanced out of curiosity, sometimes chuckling but nonetheless paying attention to the words on the black T-shirts that some of their classmates wore.

Amherst Co., VA - State Police and local authorities need help finding a convicted sex offender who they consider dangerous.

An Amherst County man accused of multiple incidents of indecent exposure in Lynchburg was denied bond for the third time in two weeks Friday morning.

Del. Shannon Valentine conceded the Lynchburg House of Delegates seat to Republican Scott Garrett on Wednesday after a canvass of the votes showed little change in Garrett's slim lead in their race Tuesday.

The long journey on the road to federal recognition of Virginia's Indian tribes may be nearing its end.

Voting may go a little faster Tuesday because electronic poll books will be used to check voters into the polls.

Police say 31-year-old Joel Wooldridge of Monroe went into the women's restroom of Tech's West Ambler Johnston dormitory back in August.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Friday that $28.7 million in refinancing savings would be distributed to 28 Virginia school divisions and the Literary Fund.

The Amherst County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing last week to receive residents' input about whether the county should accept full responsibility for the Amherst train depot project from the Friends of the Historic Amherst Station.

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

Gasoline prices are up across the state. AAA says the average price of a gallon of regular in Virginia is $2.44. It's as high as $2.53 at some stations we found in Lynchburg.

A house was burglarized and set on fire in Amherst County this week, and a $1,000 reward is being offered for information, the county sheriff's office said Friday.

Amherst Co., VA - The peak of the bright, fall colors is just beginning. For Gaye Stinnet, a good view of the fall colors is as simple as stepping outside her front door in Amherst County.

They gaze curiously, approach slowly and nuzzle lovingly - dozens of miniature donkeys that have been raised and doted on behind a nondescript white-brick home beside U.S. 29 north of Amherst.

Lynchburg and Amherst Co., VA - Starting Monday, students in our area will begin to receive the H1N1 vaccine.

State Police say a Lynchburg man faces felony charges for leading police on a high speed chase Saturday afternoon.

The attorney for a Madison Heights teenager being sued for the wrongful death of a toddler last year is asking for the case to be moved out of Amherst County due to media coverage.

Toilets were smashed and trashcans and signs knocked over in a bout of vandalism at an Amherst County park last week.

Lee Lintecum has become Amherst County's new administrator, the Amherst Board of Supervisors announced last Tuesday.

The 39th edition of the Amherst County Apple Harvest Festival is all day Saturday and on Sunday afternoon, featuring dozens of crafters, a variety of foods and apples galore, organizers say.