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Amelia County voters went to the polls Tuesday (Nov. 3) to cast their ballots in the 2026 general election, weighing in on congressional races and a local referendum that would have provided additional funding for public school construction and renovation. Sixty percent of registered Amelia County voters participated in this election. The most closely watched local issue was the proposed […]

The Amelia County School Board will consider three new policies and several revised ones at its meeting Monday (Nov. 9). In addition, there is a new optional Artificial Intelligence policy to consider. In other action items, the board will consider the approval of GEAR UP Year II grant funds and a holiday energy shutdown as well as an agreement with […]

Three individuals whose lives and service have left a lasting mark on Amelia County will be honored Saturday (Nov. 14), during a special brick dedication ceremony hosted at Amelia County Parks and Recreation by Emmanual Productions. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. This year’s honorees are Lillian Hicks, the late Henry Featherston Jr. and the late Beatrice O. “Bea” Head. […]

As voters made their way to the polls Tuesday (Nov. 3), there was a large number of Amelia County residents who had already cast their ballots. The Amelia registrar’s office reported 2,635 residents had voted in-person before early voting ended on Saturday (Oct. 31). Another 264 mail-in votes had been received by Monday (Nov. 2). Of the in-person total, 148 […]

The Amelia County Board of Supervisors moved up meeting dates because of the November and December holidays, adopted new financial policies and directed newly proposed ordinances be advertised for public hearings in November during the board’s meeting on Wednesday (Oct. 28). The November meeting had originally been scheduled for Nov. 25, the night before the Thanksgiving holiday, and the December […]

About 20 Amelia residents joined consultants Joe Borgstrom, from the Place and Main firm, and Commonwealth Regional Council’s (CRC) Christine Jackson in the Amelia Court House Community Walking Visioning Tour on Monday (Oct. 26) evening. The tour was part of the Business Opportunities On Main Street (BOOMS) project and residents, business owners and community stakeholders were invited to attend the […]

While making the rounds of Halloween events in the Village and taking photos Saturday, I noticed all the little ghosties and ghoulies, most along with their parents, gathering on Dunn Street as they proceeded to undertake the annual pillage and looting of those residents’ candy offerings. A Dunn Street resident reported over 500 trick or treaters and says their house […]

The last of the 2026 General Election vote counting and tabulation will be underway while you are reading this. Our Registrars and their teams are tallying and certifying voting machine totals and securing paper ballots. They are also counting mailed absentee ballots postmarked by election day and evaluating provisional votes for supporting data. The deadline for both mail ballots and […]

Amelia County High School senior Ava Stargardt recently placed 10th in the nation at the FFA National Convention. See more pictures and details on page 8.