Curt Ivins, who captivated Rockfish River Elementary School third-graders earlier this year when he visited to thank them for writing to him in Iraq, is back in the United States and stopped by home in Amherst County last week to give an update and say hello.

Linda Fink is looking for walkingsticks and needs help.

Synagro Technologies Inc., a nationwide residuals management company, has submitted an application to the Virginia Department of Environment Quality to apply biosolids to land in Nelson County.

Proponents of a proposed housing complex on Lakeview Drive that would cater to working disabled people say it’s needed, but opponents say it would cause problems that they would have to live with.

Cheers filled Sweet Briar College’s quad Wednesday afternoon as the talk of the school rounded the corner: A 7-foot-tall, hot pink stiletto pump.

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified the Central Virginia Training Center that the facility will be investigated for possible violations of residents’ civil rights.

Amherst County Democrats’ “Obama watch” party Thursday night got its first spark from an unexpected source: one-line zingers from Al Gore, directed at presumed Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported in Amherst County from Aug. 18 to Aug. 29 from the Amherst County Sheriff’s Department:

As a boy, Bennie Dryden spent his summers sailing the Chesapeake Bay on his father’s fishing boat. They harvested fish, clams, oysters, crabs — the whole works. Fishing was in his blood.

Middle school math tripped up Amherst and Nelson County school divisions, causing both systems to not meet increasing standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Carter Bowen drove a rusting pickup with a burned-out clutch down the gravel road. He sat up straight and forward so his camouflage boots could reach the pedals.

A developer is again pursuing plans for a complex of affordable-housing units on Lakeview Drive Madison Heights, which he contends is needed but which he withdrew in July in the face of opposition.

Amherst County’s attorney advised the Board of Supervisors Tuesday to use caution in considering any curfews for minors in Old Town Madison Heights.

Two felony drug charges against former Amherst County High School football star Peter Rose were certified to a grand jury today during a preliminary hearing in Amherst County General District Court.

Amherst County officials are set to hear the first reading of a proposed ordinance today that could give deputies more leeway in enforcing noise violations.

A California man who has purchased several historic buildings in Lynchburg now is interested in reviving a former school building in Madison Heights.

Despite losing two of their top five runners, the girls cross country team and coach Teri Grey expect a solid season to take shape.

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported in Amherst County from Aug. 15 to Aug. 22, from the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.

Consumer spending in Amherst County drives the economy in at least two ways: It keeps businesses afloat and helps fund the government through sales tax revenue.

To the uninitiated, it may have seemed odd perhaps that Ric Woerner was positioned at the corner of the Amherst County High School grounds and South Main Street shortly after 5 p.m. last Friday, with comfy chairs, family and friends and a grill fired up with hamburgers and hot dogs.

Amherst County sheriff’s deputies plan to ride school buses to signal nearby patrol vehicles to stop motorists who pass stopped or slowing school buses with flashing red lights.

Amherst County officials are considering a new noise ordinance that has “more teeth” than current laws, said County Attorney J. Vaden Hunt.

A man who died while in the custody of Amherst County Sheriff’s deputies in 2005 was acquitted by reason of insanity in a 1997 Richmond homicide and committed to a state mental hospital, newly released records show.

The day a James River intake valve on an emergency pipeline opened in fall 2002, Amherst County’s reservoir had about a 30-day supply of usable water.

Here is a synopsis of crimes reported in Amherst County from Aug. 2-Aug. 15, from the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.

ARRINGTON — It seems that the two-story brick house known as Oakland has come full circle.

Amherst County School Board recently approved the division’s six-year comprehensive plan.

Bus riders in Madison Heights received a lift Tuesday when Amherst County’s Board of Supervisors voted to give more money to the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company to maintain full service.

The Amherst Town Council has formally rejected bids to expand South Main Street sidewalks because the prices were deemed too high.

Amherst County supervisors are set to get a presentation today on figures from the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company.