AMHERST — A grand jury recently indicted an Amherst man on 17 felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses in connection with an investigation into his previous employment with
On the afternoon of June 1, Daniel Scott Meadows was shot dead after an encounter with an Amherst County Sheriff’s deputy on the side of U.S. 60 near the intersection
Before a crowd of supporters at the Sarah Henry Manor House at Winton Farm in Clifford, Jimmy Ayers on Thursday publicly announced his candidacy for Amherst County Sheriff, a position
Nearly eight years after announcing his retirement as Amherst County Sheriff, Jimmy Ayers has the county Republican Party’s endorsement to run for that seat again in the Nov. 7 election.
After nearly eight years as Amherst County’s chief law enforcement official, Sheriff E.W. Viar announced Thursday he is not seeking a third term in the Nov. 7 election and is