COVID-19

County’s vaccine scholarship fund grows to $12K

Local businesses and community organizations have increased the number of available $1,000 scholarships for vaccinated students to 12. ...

COVID-19

Additional mobile vaccination clinics announced

The Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont Health District has announced the dates and locations of its second week ...

COVID-19

VCU Health opens long COVID clinic

A new VCU Health clinic is one of the first in Virginia dedicated to providing comprehensive care to ...

Education

Scholarship fund created for vaccinated students

Prince Edward County students who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will now be eligible for a drawing to receive ...

COVID-19

Mobile vaccination clinics reach out to rural areas

Two white popup tents placed side by side across from the Prospect Post Office sheltering four women in ...

COVID-19

Northam ends COVID restrictions

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has officially lifted all state COVID-19 restrictions. According to Executive Order 79, all social ...

COVID-19

Will you keep wearing a mask?

It’s been a wild month for Virginians when it comes to face coverings. In mid-May, the Centers for ...

COVID-19

Cases continue to decline

COVID-19 cases are continuing to reach phenomenal lows both locally and statewide, and new, mobile vaccination clinics now ...

News

Localities get millions in COVID relief

Local governments recently discovered how much of the $350 billion promised to states, counties and cities from the ...

COVID-19

Northam lifts VA’s mask mandate

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has lifted the state’s universal indoor mask mandate and announced Virginia will soon be ...

COVID-19

Mobile vaccination clinics come to Meherrin

The Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont Health District, will begin mobile vaccination clinics next week. These mobile clinics ...

COVID-19

Prince Edward has lowest vaccination rate in region

Despite being the site of many mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics and efforts to lead a public vaccine campaign, ...

COVID-19

Vaccine approval sought for ages 12-15

The state’s daily COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to trend downward as local health officials prepare for the ...

News

Locals belly up to the bars again

Area bartenders, restaurant owners and patrons are growing excited about eased restrictions for alcohol and food sales in ...

COVID-19

Local CVS to accept walk-in customers for COVID vaccine

CVS Health announced Wednesday that it is now accepting walk-in COVID-19 appointments at CVS Pharmacy locations across the ...

Education

Student creates Curie box

During Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajig summer camp at the Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center of Southside Virginia Community ...

COVID-19

Mask mandates ease, area COVID cases fluctuate

COVID-19 cases are fluctuating locally as mask mandates are eased by Governor Ralph Northam across the state. According ...

COVID-19

Northam relaxes mask requirements

Governor Ralph Northam recently amended Executive Order 72 to adopt new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Education

No decisions made on vaccine requirements at local colleges

Three Virginia colleges have made a COVID-19 vaccine a requirement, and more may join them soon following Virginia ...

News

Prince Edward has two vaccination clinics this week

COVID-19 cases are back on the downtrend, but public health officials are noticing an increase in cases in ...

Opinion

OPINION — What happened when the COVID reporter caught the virus?

Over the course of the last year, I more or less fell into the position of The Herald’s ...

COVID-19

COVID restrictions to lessen May 15

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Thursday, April 22, that sports and entertainment venues in Virginia may begin to ...

COVID-19

Colleges mull requiring COVID vaccinations

By Hunter Britt Capital News Service Virginia universities plan a return to campuses in the fall, but there ...

COVID-19

Cases up as vaccine offered to public

Just as COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens up to all Virginians age 16 and older, the Piedmont Health District ...

COVID-19

200 vaccines shots available to public at Longwood Monday

Longwood University has 200 spots available during its vaccination clinic Monday, April 19 for anyone in the public ...

COVID-19

10,000 vaccinated in Prince Edward

Prince Edward County’s 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine was administered Tuesday, April 13, to Eva Bland of Farmville. Joining Bland ...

COVID-19

Locals discuss vaccine hesitancy

With Prince Edward County now celebrating its 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine shot being administered this week and the commonwealth ...

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