A Lovingston man out on bond for previous drug charges was arrested Friday after Nelson County deputies found more than a pound and a half of methamphetamine at his residence, the sheriff said on Monday.

While a helicopter hovered above a patch of woods in Nelson County, officers pulled up and jumped out of their vehicles, machetes drawn.

Black bears have become a more visible nuisance across Central Virginia lately, and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) wants to help residents of Nelson County deal with the annoyances the animals can cause.

Three area school systems are among just nine statewide that will participate this fall in a pilot program to streamline the college application process.

PINEY RIVER — Surrounded by tranquil waters of the Piney and Tye rivers, an outdoor trail straddling Amherst and Nelson counties could be a walk to remember when complete.

A Lovingston man was arrested this week on the banks of the Rockfish River, where police say he was paddling his kayak to tend to a marijuana garden.

On a Sunday so hot the mosquitoes weren’t biting, the final season games for the tee-ball and coach-pitch teams and the first- round tournament games for the major teams played on.