The panelists also highlighted the hurdles the Black community has overcome in Amherst County over the years, such as establishing their own churches, schools, and cemeteries. Despite facing adversity ...

A resident of Old Town Madison ... of supervisors and Amherst Town Council, on the Central Virginia Community Services Board from 2010 to 2012 and on the Amherst County Social Services Board ...

NEA is investing $1 million across the country, including three other grant outreaches in other parts of Virginia ... chosen for Amherst County’s Big Read is “Homegoing,” a historical ...

Testa was arrested on a warrant for multiple felony child exploitation charges out of Fairfax, VA on Friday, Jan. 31, the New York State Police said. Testa is a teacher at Amherst Central High School.

Clues hiding in the details of a 400-year-old map could now solve the mystery of ... The blank spot corresponds to a location near current-day Bertie County, on the western end of Albemarle ...

It is probably where a county committee met in winter 1774-75 to adopt the Fincastle Resolutions. The building burned in 1901. Courtesy of the Wythe County Historical Society ... Line of 1763 ran ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - No injuries were reported after a Thursday night house fire in Amherst County, according to the Amherst Fire Department. Firefighters say crews responded to reports of ...

AMHERST — Organizers of the “Cambodians in Amherst: A History of the Khmer Community” exhibit in 2024 at the Strong House are earning the Amherst Historical Society’s annual Arthur F.

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Board of Health is holding a public hearing to talk about the proposed changes to tobacco and vape regulations. The board says they want to share ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP)– A swearing-in ceremony was held for new Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren. On Friday, January 31, Chief Stromgren was sworn in before his family and dozens of guests ...