Amherst County schools will join eight other Virginia school divisions in a pilot program aimed at making the college application process a little easier.

The Department of Justice has passed a consent judgment and decree with Amherst County to allow a “bailout” under the Voting Rights Act.

A developer seeking to build an affordable housing complex in Madison Heights said he will keep looking for a site after receiving mixed feedback to his original plan last week.

The Amherst County Sheriff’s Department is cracking down on its fuel and energy consumption to reduce budget costs.

An agreement between the Town of Amherst and Amherst County officials could alleviate water concerns for the town.

For Monelison Middle School’s new Assistant Principal Regina Phillips, coming to Amherst County was coming home.

To ensure public safety in youth programs, Amherst County officials are now implementing criminal background checks on parks and recreation workers.

Though Amherst County has no pending permits for land application of biosolids, officials are still taking steps to regulate its storage here.

In the early morning, even Dixie Airport Road is quiet, but Mary Mathisen is already busy in the fellowship hall of Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene.

A Madison Heights man was sentenced to five years in prison last week after being convicted of 177 counts of possession of child pornography.

The state medical examiner’s office in Roanoke is working to identify skeletal remains discovered Saturday north of Madison Heights, according to the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.

Amherst Town Council welcomed two new faces July 9 and reorganized its governing structure for the next two years.

Edith Jones of Monroe turned a century old on July 12. In honor of her milestone we asked our online readers, “What would you ask a 100-year-old?“ We took those questions to Jones, and below is what she had to say.

Amherst County officials are reexamining laws on noise and a possible curfew in Old Town Madison Heights following complaints from residents.

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.

Up in these mountains in Madison County where streams still flow cold and passably clean, the wild brook trout is fighting for its life, mostly against acid rain.

A Madison Heights man pleaded guilty on July 2 to involuntary manslaughter and driving drunk in the July 2007 death of a Lynchburg-area woman.

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.

For Wanda Bond, the memories of Hurricane Camille remain vivid.

A Madison Heights teen was found guilty of improper driving Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 14 death of a toddler. She was fined $500 and will not go to jail.

Monelison Middle School students and teachers went on the ultimate field trip this summer.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has urged the U.S. Senate to recognize Virginia’s six Indian tribes, including the Monacan people of Central Virginia.

Power is out to much of the Town of Amherst as of 2 p.m. this afternoon.

Business along the U.S. 29 corridor will thrive, signs on the 29 Bypass will direct, Old Town Madison Heights will transform and Amherst scenery will inspire.

A fire caused by a lightning strike temporarily displaced an Amherst County woman, and killed her two cats, on June 16.