APPOMATTOX — Citizens from the town of Appomattox gathered Wednesday night to discuss what they wanted to see in their community’s future.

Any further discussion between the Appomattox Town Council and Board of Supervisors concerning the town’s participation in the U.S. 460 water line will have to wait until next year, board supervisors agreed Monday.

The superintendent for Appomattox County Public Schools gave an annual review to both the Appomattox School Board and Board of Supervisors on Monday evening, highlighting the county schools’ progression throughout the past year but also laying out the potential financial challenges they could face in the coming year.

Incumbent Sam Carter will be one among five candidates vying for a Board of Supervisor’s seat in Appomattox on Election Day.

About 100 people attended the joint public hearing held by the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors and the Appomattox County Planning Commission on Monday night to discuss the commission’s plans to change the county’s zoning ordinance.

The smell of barbecue wafted through the early morning air as an onslaught of more than 100 vehicles — including tractor-trailers, hot-rods and a school bus — paraded through the streets of Appomattox. The Saturday morning parade was the official kickoff to the 37th Historic Appomattox Railroad Festival, a two-day event now considered a tradition in the town.

Arborists will be on hand on Oct. 24 at Appomattox Court House National Historic Park to offer information to the public about proper tree care, and to work on trees at the park.

Farmville police now say they were inside a Longwood University professor’s house with a California man less than 24 hours before officers would find four bodies in the home and pinpoint him as a suspect.

Two teenagers found dead in a Longwood University professor’s home Friday were drawn to “horrorcore,“ a form of hip-hop known for violent lyrics.

PAMPLIN — A small church, nestled in the tight-knit community of Hixburg, was reeling Sunday from a quadruple homicide that took place nearly 20 miles away.

An Appomattox man will spend 15 years in prison for taking indecent photographs and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

APPOMATTOX — A reliable water source is critical for economic growth in the town of Appomattox, and in order for that to occur, there must be an upfront investment for infrastructure.

A former Appomattox County social services employee will serve more than a year in prison on charges she forged checks drawn from the state agency’s accounts.

Among area remembrances of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedies planned for Friday, a former New York City firefighter is set to address an Appomattox gathering about his experience responding to the World Trade Center attacks.

Planning and design work for the U.S. 460 water line in Appomattox County is steaming along as supervisors this week approved land purchases for the 7.5-mile project.