Stay at the Amherst Inn to enjoy comfortable rooms in the heart of town and easy access to festivals, shops, and local attractions. Visit during the Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival, Amherst's ...

Amherst County has received a $3 million federal grant to attract manufacturing firms with a new 45,000-square-foot, $4.6 million industrial facility. In September, the U.S. Department of Commerce ...

AMHERST, Va. (WSET) — The town of Amherst honored their first responders and all they do on Saturday. They held a first responders parade and celebration throughout the town. SEE ALSO:ABC13 wins ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – The 2023 General Election will be held on Nov. 7. You can find the results for Amherst County here. Here’s a breakdown of how the county voted in the Senate of Virginia District ...

AMHERST, Va. (WJHL) – A bridge in Amherst County will be dedicated in honor of a slain Virginia State Police trooper who was killed in the line of duty earlier this year. Officials will gather on ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia State Police confirmed Monday that the remains of Chad Austin have been found. Its team is now taking over the investigation, which is being treated as a homicide ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – Tuesday afternoon, Amherst County became a Second Amendment sanctuary. It’s now the 28th county in Virginia to do so. It was a full room where a majority of the people in ...

AMHERST, Va. (WSET) — Human remains that were found in Amherst County on October 6 have now been identified. According to Virginia State Police, the Office of the Medical Examiner in Roanoke took the ...

Amherst Elementary is a public school located in Amherst, VA, which is in a fringe rural setting. The student population of Amherst Elementary is 260 and the school serves PK-5.The school’s minority ...

Amherst Middle is a public school located in Amherst, VA, which is in a fringe rural setting. The student population of Amherst Middle is 347 and the school serves 6-8.The school’s minority student ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Amherst County, an area which ...