The Forest Service has successfully contained the Browns Creek Fire, which burned at least 64 acres in the George Washington ...

A man has been charged Thursday afternoon after attempting to smuggle narcotics into jail, according to the Amherst County ...

An inmate of the Amherst County Adult Detention Center is facing two felony charges after investigators uncovered a planned ...

Park improvements are coming to Amherst County. The Board of Supervisors recently approved the parks master plan.

The Nelson County Times newsroom brought home seven awards from the Virginia Press Association’s annual News & Advertising ...

The Amherst County Fire and EMS Department responded to reports of smoke near the Pedlar Reservoir on Wednesday, April 16. Crews arrived to find a large brush fire about 40-45 acres in size. The US ...