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‘Unprecedented.” That word has been repeated over and over in Amherst County this year as residents, businesses, nonprofits and local officials for roughly 10 months wrestled with the multitude of challenges and disruptions from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The virus’s effect on the community is the year’s overall top story and news event, leading to a constant flow of headlines throughout the year. Quarantines, teleworking, face masks and the extensive ripple effects from the state’s shutdown in the spring aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus were part of t...

County Board Splits on Appointments to Ambulance Oversight Committee Published on December 21 2020 6:58 pm Last Updated on December 21 2020 6:58 pm Written by Greg Sapp The Effingham County Board appointed Mike DePoister and Debra Murbarger to new terms on the County's Ambulance Oversight Committee at Monday's meeting, but it was a split vote. Member John Perry was most vocal in his opposition, saying Status Zero calls are a problem, and have been for some time. Perry said he would have voted against whatever holdover board members had been up for reappointment. Member Rob Arnold, t...

AMHERST A month before the Virginia General Assembly’s 2021 session, three local legislators observed Monday how Amherst County Public Schools is operating in the gauntlet of daily challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg; Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg; and Del. Ronnie Campbell, R-Rockbridge County, joined school officials in a tour of Central Elementary School before a virtual conversation with the Amherst County School Board. Superintendent Rob Arnold walked the trio through the school while explaining protocols and procedures for keeping the divisionâ€�...

By JUSTIN FAULCONER The News & Advance AMHERST — In nearly two decades of living at her current home in Amherst County, Monica Dean said her massive struggles with affordable high-speed internet access make her feel like she and her husband have been left behind. The retired couple lives in the Bobwhite Road area of the county, where the internet is slow, unreliable and costly when it’s even working, she said, and they’ve dealt with high cellphone bills. “If I had known about these problems when I moved here, we would not be living in Amherst County today,â€�...

AMHERST — A committee of Amherst County officials agrees community support is paramount for a planned auditorium addition at the county’s high school to move forward. The group, which includes Amherst County Board of Supervisors Chair Claudia Tucker and Vice Chair Jennifer Moore, and Amherst County School Board Chair Priscilla Liggon and Vice Chair Abby Thompson, discussed the hopeful project during a recent meeting. The Amherst County School Board last month approved a new capital improvement plan for the division, which Superintendent Rob Arnold describes as a long-range working d...