With the start of the new calendar year, the Amherst County School Board reorganized at their January 8 regular meeting. The ...

After receiving complaints for over a year, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors allowed a small wedding venue to keep its ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A machete-wielding man is dead following an officer-involved shooting incident in Amherst County. According to Virginia State Police, the Amherst Co. Sheriff's Office was ...

Amherst County, Va. – Amazon is officially coming to Madison Heights in Amherst County. In late August, the company invested more than $16 million to build a 78,000-square-foot distribution facility ...

A Madison Heights man is dead from injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dixie Airport Road and South Amherst Highway in Amherst County. Harlan M. Barr, 88, of Madison Heights, was ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Families in Amherst County are fired up over the idea of equity lessons being taught in schools there. Tuesday night, the school board and board of supervisors held a ...

Amazon.com Services has selected Amherst County for the site of a $16 million-plus, 78,000-square-foot distribution center, which county officials say will bring dozens of local jobs to the region.

UPDATE: On August 20, 2024, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office received confirmation from the Medical Examiner that the remains found a week ago are Elsie Wiggington’s. Elsie’s sister, Victoria Seal, ...