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.

Tommy Fitzgerald feared the drought might cripple his apple yield this year.

Emergency assistance may be made available for at least four Central Virginia localities due to recent drought.

The ins and outs of No Child Left Behind can be dizzying for parents and educators alike.
Each year 29 benchmarks must be met, each year pass rates get higher and each year schools that do not meet even one benchmark by a slim margin can be labeled as not making Adequate Yearly Progress.

A majority of Lynchburg-area schools met the increasing standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to figures released by the Virginia Department of Education on Wednesday.
About 63 percent of public schools in Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell and Nelson made what is known as Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP.
Statewide, 74 percent of Virginia’s public schools met the standards, up from last year’s 72 percent.

Clearer pictures, faster Internet access and a video-on-demand service are on their way to Nelson County Cablevision customers later this year as the company upgrades its electronic “head end” system.

A Lovingston man out on bond for previous drug charges was arrested Friday after Nelson County deputies found more than a pound and a half of methamphetamine at his residence, the sheriff said on Monday.

While a helicopter hovered above a patch of woods in Nelson County, officers pulled up and jumped out of their vehicles, machetes drawn.

Black bears have become a more visible nuisance across Central Virginia lately, and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) wants to help residents of Nelson County deal with the annoyances the animals can cause.

Three area school systems are among just nine statewide that will participate this fall in a pilot program to streamline the college application process.

PINEY RIVER — 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.

A Lovingston man was arrested this week on the banks of the Rockfish River, where police say he was paddling his kayak to tend to a marijuana garden.

On a Sunday so hot the mosquitoes weren’t biting, the final season games for the tee-ball and coach-pitch teams and the first- round tournament games for the major teams played on.