After holding discussions during the past week with a handful of applicants, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors has narrowed its sights for a new county administrator down to a single candidate.

Madison Heights gets all kinds. First, a goat. Now a peacock.

Amherst County authorities are asking the public for help investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in the George Washington and Jefferson national forests.

Amherst Treasurer Donald Wood plans to retire at the end of the year after nearly four decades as the county’s chief financial officer.

Amherst County officials are reviewing a code of ethics policy that strives to “assure public confidence in the integrity of local government,” according to a draft version.

A Madison Heights man was arrested Friday after he wouldn’t stop his car for Amherst County deputies, police said.

A fire destroyed Bernie’s Furniture and Cabinetry in Madison Heights early Sunday.

Amherst County will receive $1.1 million in federal money to improve homes in the Old Madison Heights neighborhood, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Tuesday.

The Amherst Board of Supervisors has issued a statement some board members say they hope will bring closure to the matter of former county administrator Rodney Taylor’s resignation.

An Amherst County man was arrested after an altercation Saturday that ended with his neighbor shot in the foot, authorities said Wednesday.

A candidate for the Amherst County Board of Supervisors is advocating that the board create an advisory committee to assist the selection of a county administrator.

Amherst County High School graduates 355.

Marian Almond was told no, and she didn’t accept that.

Students at Sweet Briar College would recognize the name Prothro.

Responding to dozens of residents who challenged them in a meeting last week, members of the Board of Supervisors are signaling that they might address in more detail the forced resignation of former Amherst County Administrator Rodney Taylor.