Appomattox American Legion Post 104 Riders Director Jeffrey Lewis, along with current Post 104 Commander Pablo Moctezuma, presented a Certificate of Achievement to Past Post 104 Commander and Legion Riders Director Ron Krauklis.  

The Carver-Price Legacy Museum (CPLM) in Appomattox preserves and interprets Carver-Price High School, an original historic Rosenwald School building, serving as a symbol of the significant changes occurring from public school segregation to integration in the American South. 

Wolfbane Productions took home nine wins in the 2022 BroadwayWorld Awards for Central Virginia, which honors the best of regional and touring shows all over the country. 

Today in Appomattox County Circuit Court, a teenage female co-defendant pleaded guilty to charges connected with death threats levied toward two Appomattox County High School (ACHS) students in March 2022. 

On Friday, Appomattox County High School (ACHS) hosted Raider Ready Day, a one-morning event that introduces eighth graders from Appomattox Middle School (AMS) to the various elective courses available for them to take when they reach the high school level. 

On Monday, Susan Adams officially notified the Historic Appomattox Railroad Festival Board of Directors of her resignation as president of the board.

The following students have earned Honor Roll academic status at Appomattox Primary School during the second quarter of 2022-23:

After more than a decade, members of the Appomattox Town Council voted Jan. 9 to give themselves a raise.

Those who have read the Times Virginia this month may have noticed a new name and photograph in the “Words from the Chamber” column. Steven Boyer was approved as new director by the Appomattox County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors to take over for John Redding, who decided to enjoy…

According to multiple reports, a bill was proposed last week to the Virginia House of Delegates titled "Sage's Law," named after an Appomattox County teenager who was a victim of sex trafficking. 

Today in Appomattox County Circuit Court, 21-year-old Mitariq E. Green, of Meherrin, pleaded guilty to four charges filed against him for his role in an incident where death threats were made against two Appomattox County High School students on March 28, 2022. 

Appomattox County Sheriff Donald D. Simpson recently announced that he will not seek reelection and will complete his elected term Dec. 31.

The American Pickers are excited to return to Virginia. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in March 2023.

Virginia State Police is still seeking information on a fatal hit and run crash that took the life of Aaron Collins, 26, of Concord, on Sept. 21.

The Appomattox Chapter 11, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) welcomes its newest member, Laural Megan Williams, who had aged out of the Children of the Confederacy (CofC). Laural had been a CofC member since 2004.

Sometimes, the churches in small communities are the ones making the biggest difference.

Carver-Price Legacy Museum’s Martin Luther King (MLK) Ceremony Celebration returned this year, creating a multicultural experience for the community, strengthening the community’s values and providing entertainment.

Liberty University School of Behavioral Sciences professor Dr. Lisa Sosin has been announced as the namesake of a new award from the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC), a division of the American Counseling Association.

During the recent Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the results of an economic impact study from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. 

Today in Appomattox County Circuit Court, Enrico Andre Moss was found guilty of first degree murder for his involvement in the Oct. 20, 2020 homicide of 45-year-old Bedford County resident Carlos L. Rose.

Testimony was heard today at Appomattox County Circuit Court in the opening day of the jury trial for Enrico Andre Moss, who is charged in connection with the Oct. 20, 2020 homicide of Bedford County resident Carlos L. Rose, aged 45. The case will resume Thursday morning at 9 a.m. 

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This afternoon in Appomattox County Circuit Court, 23-year-old Mik'Tavis Elonta Naeshu Green, of Prospect, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in relation to the Oct. 20, 2020 homicide of Carlos Levell Rose, a 45-year-old Bedford County resident. 

The Appomattox Knights of Columbus council at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on Oakleigh Avenue announced that their quarterly Outstanding Individual Contributor Recognition Award was given to Bonnie Toth.

Wilkes Jewelers had a special guest helper recently when 10-year-old Henrico resident Harrison Conrad wanted to create special Christmas gifts for the ladies in his life — his mother, grandmothers and sisters.

At the Dec. 12 meeting of the Appomattox Town Council, re-elected and new members, and Mayor Richard Conner, took their Oath of Office led by Appomattox County Circuit Court Clerk Janet Hix.

High school juniors across Southside Electric Cooperative’s service area, which includes Appomattox County, are encouraged to apply for the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour as the trip heads back to the nation’s capital for a week next June.

At 6:39 p.m. on Dec. 26, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 460 just west of Route 646.

The Bruiser Wrestling Federation’s (BWF) Bruiser for Wrestling event had more than one winner, as Appomattox Relay for Life, a nonprofit organization that funds cancer research, benefited greatly from the event’s proceeds.  

Local emergency crews were kept busy over the Christmas weekend and the surrounding days as high winds and single-digit temperatures struck Appomattox County, in addition to several fires, motor vehicle accidents and other incidents.

Appomattox County resident Aalaysia Canada, 12, was honored by the American Legion Auxiliary with the National Youth Hero Award at the American Legion Post 16 in Lynchburg on Thursday night, Dec. 15.

A man died from a gunshot wound on Christmas Eve in the Concord area of Appomattox County, according to the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office.

In the years since her time onstage as a student in Liberty University’s Department of Theatre Arts, Rachel Day Hughes (’13) has brought her acting craft to multiple stages. This holiday season, she has made her screen debut in the feature film “I Heard the Bells,” which premiered on Dec. 1 …