The Town of Amherst had a productive 2023 in taking advantage of hard work and preparation from previous years to bring several projects forward with grant funding and significantly reduced cost to citizens, Mayor Dwayne Tuggle said during the state of the town address he publicly presented Feb. 14.
An Amherst County man facing charges in connection with a December 2023 incident where seven students at Central Elementary School ingested gummies from a bag laced with fentanyl was denied bond Tuesday.
A bill backed by Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Charlottesville, to authorize localities to impose an additional local sales and use tax for school construction or renovation projects if voters pass such a measure by referendum received the Virginia Senate’s approval Jan. 29.