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Amherst prosecutors rest case in Sales murder trial, verdict expected Wednesday

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Amherst prosecutors rest case in Sales murder trial, verdict expected Wednesday

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Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday after two days of presenting evidence in the murder trial of Justin Jay Sales, a former Amherst County resident accused of killing 92-year-old Doris Puleio and severely wounding her daughter in a June 2019 shooting.See the Story

Commission recommends denial of solar farm in northern Amherst

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Commission recommends denial of solar farm in northern Amherst

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For the second time in two months, the Amherst County Planning Commission voted on June 26 to recommend denial of a special exception permit for a 5-megawatt solar utility-scale operation on a site near the Buffalo River.Read Article

Amherst school board member Dawn Justice running for second term

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Amherst school board member Dawn Justice running for second term

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Amherst County School Board District 2 representative Dawn Justice is running for a second term in the Nov. 3 election.Read Article

Amherst authority OKs sewer line bid

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The Amherst County Service Authority board of directors recently awarded a contract to a Bedford County company to construct a utility line as part of the Gateway Sewer Project, an eff ort to support a residential development project in Madison…Amherst, Virginia · Amherst Read Article

Evidence presented in murder case

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Sales pleads not guilty to murder in Amherst, jury to be picked Monday

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A panel of just more than two-dozen prospective jurors will file into the Amherst County courthouse Monday for selection in the much-awaited murder trial of Justin Jay Sales.Amherst, Virginia · Amherst Read Article

Amherst town council appoints Ventris Gibson as interim member

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On a 3-2 vote, Amherst Town Council appointed an interim member, Ventris Gibson, to serve the seat recently vacated by Andrá Higginbotham effective April 30.Amherst, Virginia · Amherst Read Article

Former Amherst deputy fined for DUI arrest, will not serve jail time

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A former Amherst County Sheriff’s deputy will not serve jail time after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on June 12.Amherst, Virginia · Amherst Read Article

Sheriff's office seeks gun vaults

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The Amherst County Sheriff's Office is applying for a school violence prevention grant that would allow purchase of locking gun vaults to store rifles in secure locations at county schools.Amherst, Virginia · Amherst Read Article

Jury selection to begin next week in Justin Sales murder trial in Amherst

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A final pre-trial motions hearing was held in Amherst Circuit Court on Thursday morning in the case of Justin Jay Sales, who is accused of fatally shooting an elderly woman and wounding her daughter in a June 2019 incident.Amherst, Virginia · Amherst See the Story

Board wrestling with next move for area project

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