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

Vaccine now FDA approved

Despite COVID-19 cases soaring throughout the Piedmont Health District this week, good news has arrived in the form ...

News

Buckingham Correctional Center reopens to families Sept. 1

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) began reopening its facilities to the public on July 15 and will ...

News

Wise inducted into honor society

Tanner Wise, a senior at Buckingham County High School and dual enrollment student at Southside Virginia Community College, ...

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

NAS agrees to study gold mining

Groups from around the state expressed optimism recently that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) ...

News

DMV Select office opens in Scottsville

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is partnering with the Town of Scottsville to open a DMV ...

Education

Chaotic Buckingham meeting ends in decision on masks

Shouting, booing and angry statements echoed throughout the room Tuesday night, Aug. 3, during the Buckingham County School ...

Lifestyles

Business of the month

Bubba’s Jos and Snows, located at Wingo Road and Route 15 near Dillwyn, is the Buckingham Chamber of ...

News

Buckingham to get 20 defibrillators

Recently, both Buckingham County Department of Emergency Service (BCDES) and Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) leadership have partnered ...

Education

Schools decide upon transgender bathroom policy

Transgender students at Buckingham and Cumberland County Public Schools will be allowed to use the bathroom/facility which corresponds ...

Education

Schools discuss plans for new year

With new guidance recently released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Department of Health ...

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Truck and tractor pull attracts a crowd

Dustin Reynolds of Lynchburg ends a run with his tractor named Pulling Teeth Saturday, July 24, at the ...

COVID-19

Delta variant has arrived

The Piedmont Health District is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant arrives in ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Temporary emergency numbers available

The public should be aware that the commonwealth is experiencing a statewide 911 outage. Below is a list ...

COVID-19

COVID cases on the rise again

There are still no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the Piedmont Health District, but COVID-19 cases ...

News

Cumberland, Buckingham ranked among worst in state, nation for commuting

Cumberland County recently found itself ranked as the worst county in Virginia for commuting, with Buckingham County not ...

News

Wise continues learning on family farm

A rising senior at Buckingham County High School, Tanner Wise has been a member of the Buckingham FFA ...

News

Regional tobacco tax considered

Counties in Southside Virginia, including Prince Edward, Buckingham and Cumberland, appear to be considering the formation of a ...

Education

Supervisors open bidding process on school roof

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved opening the bidding process for repairing and replacement the ...

News

Buckingham County Property Transfers – June 2021

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Buckingham County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month of ...

News

Buckingham mourns passing of teacher, mother, coach and friend

A mother, a coach and a friend to many was taken away Monday, July 5, when Buckingham County ...

News

FFA members earn honors at convention

The Virginia FFA continued with the tradition of the third week of June being the Virginia FFA State ...

News

Top litter cleanup participants recognized

The Buckingham County Anti-Litter Task Force recently presented awards and certificates of appreciation to county businesses and individuals ...

News

A ‘super’ intendent

Dr. Daisy Hicks, superintendent of Buckingham County Public Schools (BCPS), uses her passion for children to pave the ...

News

Protecting the community

First Sergeant David Moody, who heads up the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office’s patrol division, uses his 17 years ...

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