APPOMATTOX — Rep. Tom Perriello’s 21st and final town hall meeting of August brought out a respectful crowd Monday night that nevertheless disagreed with many of the reforms proposed in health care legislation.

Over shrimp cocktails and steak dinners, Appomattox officials and personnel from Williams Gas Pipeline sat down to talk about lessons learned in the aftermath of the pipeline rupture and subsequent explosion that rocked the tight-knit community.

BEDFORD — An Appomattox man was sentenced to three months in jail Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to driving drunk in a May wreck that injured a Lynchburg prosecutor and killed her dog.

APPOMATTOX — A couple of weeks into her 40th year at the same job and coming up on her 65th birthday, Appomattox Clerk of Courts Barbara Williams sat in her office Thursday and cried just a little.

Bob McDonnell brought his gubernatorial campaign to Lynchburg on Friday, urging donors and campaign activists to help in a race where a president, sitting governor and national labor unions are supporting his opponent.

The Spout Spring Ruritan Club has made an offer to Appomattox County it can’t refuse: let the group raise money for the next big project at the county park, and build it.

Appomattox Town Council wants to have a face-to-face meeting by Sept. 15 with county supervisors regarding the U.S. 460 water line. Additionally, council unanimously agreed Monday on six key points it wants to discuss with supervisors.

The company that operates a natural gas pipeline through Appomattox has been fined almost $1 million after an investigation into the explosion last year found safety regulation violations.

Rep. Tom Perriello plans to hold 21 meetings around the 5th District during August with constituents who want to meet with him one-on-one.

Creigh Deeds, Democratic candidate for governor, plans to swing through Central Virginia on Monday, visiting three communities in one day.

APPOMATTOX — The head of the Museum of the Confederacy wanted to talk privately with Appomattox County supervisors Monday night about aspects of a plan to build a satellite museum in Appomattox, but the board declined.

Appomattox County High School

Appomattox Town Council has responded to a year-old county water line offer by attempting to open a dialogue.

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will be one of 10 Virginia parks offering three free weekend visits this summer.

APPOMATTOX — In a second-floor meeting room straight out of the 1930s, Brian Moran began the final sprint of his 21st century race for Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination Saturday morning.