Appomattox Town Council voted to place Town Manager Bart Van Nieuwenhuise on unpaid administrative leave for eight days during a special session Tuesday.

Partnership between the town and county of Appomattox on the U.S. 460 water line project would result in cheaper rates for water users in both areas, County Planner Johnnie Roark told supervisors Monday night.

Appomattox Town Manager Bart Van Nieuwenhuise has been placed on administrative leave without pay for eight days, Mayor Paul Harvey said Wednesday.

Appomattox town resident Clifford Harvey presented council members with a petition signed by almost 500 residents, requesting that the town join forces with the county in support of the U.S. 460 water line.

Employees of Thomasville Furniture in Appomattox should learn soon whether they will go back to work or lose their jobs.

The insurance company of an Appomattox County man convicted last year of accidentally slaying his pregnant daughter’s fiancé has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement.

Appomattox County supervisors voted to hold off filling the county’s Economic Development Director position, but will move forward with a grant application for the U.S. 460 water line project.

A stew fundraiser is being held Saturday to help assist the family of one of eight people killing in a mass shooting in Appomattox County last month.

A preliminary hearing has been set in April for the Spout Spring man charged with slaying his sister and believed by authorities to be responsible for the deaths of seven other people at his home.

The Spout Spring man believed to be responsible for the worst mass killing in the state since the Virginia Tech massacre is not likely to have his sanity evaluated until after his charges are heard together in Appomattox County Circuit Court, one of his defense lawyers said Friday.

The Spout Spring man charged with slaying his sister and suspected in the deaths of seven others found at his home last week has hired two Roanoke-based lawyers.

Karen, Jonathan and Emily Quarles were a close and loving family who cared deeply about others and touched many lives, friends and family said during a memorial service Tuesday at Heritage Baptist Church in Lynchburg.

As Jon and Karen Quarles’ three grown children made funeral arrangements, one decision was easy: they wanted something good to come from the tragedy.

Family and friends remembered Dwayne and Lauralee Sipe and their young son, Joshua, as a fun-loving, happy family during a funeral service Monday at Heritage Baptist Church in Lynchburg.

The first of several funerals for the victims of last week’s mass slaying in Appomattox County was held Sunday afternoon in Lynchburg under a shroud of fog and light rain.