Amherst County

Amherst County Lancers Loaded for Another Seminole Run

Sports Director

       The high school football season kicks off Friday night across Central and Southwest Virginia.  We'll have highlights from 16 games on week one of Friday Football Extra.      The big one on the schedule takes place at Northside where the Vikings...

Tags: High School Sports, Virginia

Trail Stories: Punchbowl Mountain rewards avid hikers with great views of the James River

NEWS7 News Director

One of the best and most enjoyable ways to get some exercise and enjoy the great outdoors of southwest Virginia is to take a hike. Several groups of the Appalachian Trail Club (ATC), including ones in Roanoke and Lynchburg, offer weekly hikes on the AT...

Tags: Georgia, Health, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Physical Fitness and Exercise

FBI wants to speak with several people who may have seen hiker found dead in Amherst County

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to identify and locate several hikers who may have had contact with Scott Lilly. These individuals go by the following trail names: "Mr. Coffee" "White Wolf" "Papa Smurf" "Combat Gizmo" and "Space Cadet"...

Tags: Police Investigations, Medical Research, Health, FBI, Crime Victims

UPDATED: Amherst deputies involved in Nelson County shooting

Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief

State Police have released more information about an officer involved shooting that happened late Monday in Nelson County. The shooting happened on Davis Creek Road, just north of Lovingston.  Lt. Joe Radar says two Amherst County deputies were doing...

Tags: Assault, Nelson County, Health, First Aid, Crime, Law and Justice

Hometown Health: Rabies case confirmed in Amherst county

Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief

Health officials are reporting another confirmed case of rabies in our area. Animal control officers say a wild fox attacked a woman in the Pedlar area of Amherst County this week. Test results confirm the animal was rabid, according to Lt. Greg...

Tags: Rabies, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Virginia

Seven injured in accident on Route 29 in Amherst County

Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief

Seven people went to the hospital Tuesday following an accident in Amherst County. Emmanuel Brown was driving a van on Route 29 (Madison Heights Bypass) near Izaak Walton Road Tuesday afternoon when he lost control and flipped several times, according...

Tags: Health, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents

Woman goes to Virginia court with tiny monkey in bra

Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, West Virginia, Justice System, Auction Service

The search for two men accused of stealing from a car parked at a Madison Heights Wal-Mart

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate two men accused of stealing property from a car in the Madison Heights Wal-Mart parking lot.  According to the sheriff's office, two males stole a number of legal documents and personal property...

Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Lynchburg and Roanoke welcome first babies of 2011

Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief

A few local families spent their New Year in the delivery room. Kaylee Massie was Lynchburg's first baby of 2011. She arrived at 12:03 a.m. at Virginia Baptist Hospital, weighing in at 10 pounds 13 ounces. Mom Janet Massie says the family wasn't...

Tags: Health, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest

Woman causes a stir by carrying dress-clad marmoset into Virginia courthouse in her bra