COVID-19
State COVID cases down this week
As the rate of COVID-19 cases continues to drop statewide, the Piedmont Health District is still seeing its…
COVID-19
Virus continues to affect schools
Area schools continue to see COVID-19 cases among students and staff, with 50 new virus cases identified in…
COVID-19
County COVID cases double
While COVID-19 cases appear to be beginning to stabilize across the commonwealth, cases are continuing to rise in…
COVID-19
Vaccination clinic set
The Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont Health District is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Farmville on…
COVID-19
Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing continues
The Piedmont Health District will continue to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing services at Prince Edward…
COVID-19
Almond to lead health district
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has announced Dr. Maria Almond, M.D., MPH is set to begin her…
COVID-19
106 COVID patients in hospitals
COVID-19 cases are fluctuating across the commonwealth as officials work to increase testing access in the health district.…
COVID-19
COVID testing: How do you get tested?
Uh-oh. Your mother or father tested positive for COVID-19. Should you get tested? If you haven’t been vaccinated,…
COVID-19
Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing
The Piedmont Health District will offer free drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing Friday, Sept. 10, at the at…
COVID-19
Custodians, staff keep students healthy
In a time when in-person learning has perhaps never been so important, local custodians are rising to the…
Opinion
Letter — Vaccines encouraged
To the Editor: We have been privileged to be trusted by many of you for your health care…
News
Emergency vet options have changed
Pet owners in Prince Edward, Cumberland and Buckingham counties have limited options for emergency vet care and might…
Education
COVID cases climb in schools
Local schools have been open for less than one month, but 111 COVID-19 cases have already been confirmed…
COVID-19
Immunization Awareness Month
On Thursday, Aug. 26, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) joined Children’s Hospital…
COVID-19
COVID cases soaring
The rate of COVID-19 infections continues to soar across the area this week. The number of virus cases…
Education
SOLs reflect virus’ toll on learning
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released the 2020-2021 Standards of Learning (SOL) test results. With scores…
COVID-19
Centra in grim situation
Centra Health officials provided information Wednesday, Aug. 25, to what doctors have described as an “increasingly grim situation”…
COVID-19
Vaccine now FDA approved
Despite COVID-19 cases soaring throughout the Piedmont Health District this week, good news has arrived in the form…
News
29 virus cases in area schools
With 29 COVID-19 cases already identified in area public schools this month, tracking possible exposure to the virus…
Lifestyles
Pandemic has impacted mental health of many
Forty-two percent of adults in Virginia say the pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental health,…
News
Vaccine scholarships awarded
Ten local students have received $2,000 scholarships to encourage post-secondary continuing education as part of Prince Edward County’s…
COVID-19
Vaccination clinic planned
The Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont Health District is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Blackstone on…
COVID-19
COVID cases surge throughout health district
With the delta variant of COVID-19 now the dominant variant in the area, coronavirus cases are soaring in…
News
Centra requires vaccination
As local COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals see large increases in virus patients and deaths, Centra Health has…
COVID-19
Third vaccine doses available for immunocompromised people
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recently announced Virginia will make third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna…
Education
State health order requires masks in schools
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, Aug. 12, a Public Health Emergency Order requiring universal masking in all indoor…
COVID-19
Doctor: ‘I’m begging you to get a vaccine’
Centra Health officials are pleading with members of the public to consider getting the vaccine as hospitals have…