Utility-scale solar facilities and adding potential zoning rules to regulate them generated heavy discussion among the Amherst County Planning Commission during an Aug. 7 work session.
The company proposing a major solar operation in the Piney River area of Amherst County has revised its application to use less of the property fronting Virginia 151 near the Nelson County border and will hold a walk/ride for anyone who wants to meet with company representatives at the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail.
The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail in Nelson and Amherst counties soon will have a memorial plaque honoring the life of the late George Banton, an avid cyclist along the
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