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UPDATE: More details of deadly buggy crash available
UPDATED: More details available surrounding a buggy crash in Cumberland which killed two Farmville residents and injured their…
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Temporary emergency numbers available
The public should be aware that the commonwealth is experiencing a statewide 911 outage. Below is a list…
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Boil advisory rescinded; water is safe to drink
The boil advisory for the Town of Farmville water system has been rescinded. Town officials put out a…
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Bottled water available today
Town of Farmville water customers who need bottled water can pick up a free case during a drive-through…
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Water is flowing again
Water is flowing again through Farmville’s water system to the town water customers following a morning outage that…
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Prince Edward outages down to 11
Southside Electric Cooperative reported it has restored power to 98% of its members as of Thursday morning. The…
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120 customers waiting for power to be restored
After 11 days of widespread power outages over Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) 18-county area, the coop’s online outage…
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Just over 500 customers without power now
The slow work of restoring power to Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) customers continued with more than 900 workers…
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Prince Edward outages drop below 1,000
More than 4,000 Southside Electric Cooperative customers (SEC) had their power restored Friday. The company brought in more…
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SEC brings in more crews; more than 1,300 still out in PE
Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) said it made significant progress over the past 24 hours restoring power to more…
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Power restoration is slowly progressing
Prince Edward County still has more than 1,811 people without power following last weekend’s ice storm. The number…
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2,200 remain without power
Despite Thursday’s ice storm, power outages in Prince Edward County continued to be whittled away by Dominion Energy…
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Outages fall below 2,500 before today’s storm
Power outages in Prince Edward County fell below 2,500 between Dominion Energy and Southside Electric Cooperative early Thursday…
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More people have power restored; 3,500 still out
The number of Prince Edward residents without power dropped by more than 1,500 Tuesday but as of Wednesday…
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Parts of River Road closed due to flooding
Parts of River Road and Virginia Street remain closed Tuesday afternoon due to flooding. According to town officials,…
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River Road, Second Street closed, flood warning in effect
River Road is closed today as the Appomattox River is already out of its banks with more rain…
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Fire truck overturns
Units are currently responding to an overturned Hampden Sydney Volunteer Fire Department fire engine. The incident occurred at…
Education
Accident results in death of H-SC student
A single-vehicle accident in Farmville early Friday morning led to the death of a Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) student.…
Buckingham
Special Senate election turnout is ‘light to moderate’
Voter turnout in Tuesday’s special election across the Heart of Virginia has been light to moderate, according to…
Buckingham
Weather leads to cancellations, delays as VSP, VDOT continue to urge caution
The winter storm passing through the Heart of Virginia this weekend and the continued low temperatures that are…
Buckingham
Staying off roads for weekend urged by VDOT
Motorists are urged to stay off the roads through the weekend in the Heart of Virginia and statewide…
Buckingham
State Police busy responding to crashes, stuck vehicles across the state
The Central Virginia, Hampton Roads and Southside Virginia regions continue to be the busiest for Virginia State Police…
Buckingham
VDOT urges motorists to avoid travel as snow continues to fall
Approximately 3-5 inches of snow has fallen across the Heart of Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Transportation…
Buckingham
Governor urges preparation ahead of snow
Gov. Terry McAuliffe is urging Virginians to prepare for a major winter storm, which could result in up…
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Utilities restore power in wake of storms
Over 1,100 people across Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward lost power due to last night’s severe thunderstorms that…
Buckingham
Winter Storm Olympia update: 6 a.m. — Roads are slick, power outages reported
6 a.m. update Rain and ice are making early morning commutes treacherous. Minor accidents, downed trees and disabled…
Cumberland
Former New Life employee arrested on child porn charges
New Life Learning Center’s former athletic director was arrested on Tuesday in Cumberland County on a charge of…