AMHERST — The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Amherst County a $40,000 grant to launch a new citizen alert system.

Gary Roakes, the county’s public safety director, said the reverse 911 system would contact residents by telephone in case of emergencies such as major floods or fires.

The history surrounding the landscape of Sweet Briar College was like a calling to Wayne Stark when he took a job as the school’s director of career services nearly eight years ago.

An Amherst County man is in jail without bond after he led police on a car chase through the Madison Heights area Thursday afternoon, at one point colliding with another vehicle.

A Saturday afternoon blaze gutted an Amherst County house, leaving only part of the structure intact.

Forty-three cities and counties will share $1.6 million in federal funds for citizen alert systems.

AMHERST — If you get close enough to John Grieser to ask him if that thing has a hemi in it, you’re probably going to get hit with a question of your own.

AMHERST — Despite requests from some Madison Heights residents, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday postponed action on a new noise ordinance proposing stronger enforcement measures.

AMHERST — Amherst County officials Tuesday denied rezoning for a residential complex intended for elderly and disabled persons in Madison Heights.

SWEET BRIAR — If you haven’t experienced disability from a family perspective, says Al Condeluci, wait awhile. You will.

The Amherst County Board of Supervisors could get a final recommendation tonight on a controversial housing proposal in Madison Heights.

A teenager who had been in a car crash more than a week ago died Sunday.

Farmers in Amherst, Bedford, Campbell and Nelson counties hit hard by this year’s drought and high temperatures are eligible for federal assistance, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Monday.

BEDFORD — After a scoreless first quarter, Amherst got its offense rolling as the Lancers scored 19 unanswered points in the second quarter and cruised to a 47-6 victory over Liberty in a Seminole District football game Saturday.

A 100-gallon propane tank caused a dangerous situation for Amherst County firefighters responding to a trailer fire Saturday afternoon.

Amherst County Sheriff Jimmy Ayers is recovering at home after a successful cardiac bypass surgery, according to county officials.