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Two Buckingham correctional centers have serious outbreaks of COVID-19

As the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reports another large jump in COVID-19 cases for Buckingham County Tuesday, ...

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Facility outbreaks cause COVID-19 cases to soar in Buckingham

Buckingham County Emergency Management Coordinator Cody Davis confirmed Monday, April 27, the county’s number of COVID-19 cases had ...

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COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward double in a week

In four days, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward County has doubled. After ...

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Strong thunderstorm brings hail to Cartersville Friday

A storm that began in northern Cumberland County Friday afternoon brought wind damage and hail as it made ...

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CRC gets new member and CEDS approval

Cumberland County recently became the newest member of the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC). CRC Executive Director Melody Foster ...

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Prince Edward virus cases continue to rise

Coronavirus cases in Prince Edward County continued to climb rapidly in the Friday morning update of case numbers ...

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Lynchburg district traffic alert

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned. Work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. For ...

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Prince Edward virus cases rise to 29

COVID-19 cases went up by double digits from Wednesday to Thursday in Prince Edward County rising from 19 ...

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State death toll now at 231 from coronavirus

Twenty-three more deaths were reported across the state in Friday’s COVID-19 update from the Virginia Department of Health ...

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Hospital provides COVID-19 update

The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual meeting on COVID-19 readiness Tuesday, April 14. Chamber members ...

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Cumberland Board to consider tax increase

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors is preparing to vote on the county’s real estate tax and Fiscal ...

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Hurricane funds available

The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded the Virginia Department of Historic Resources more than $4.7 million in ...

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Charlotte County cases increase; governor extends closures

Charlotte County saw the largest uptick in COVID-19 cases in the area Thursday. The morning update from the ...

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Buckingham cases of COVID-19 climb to 22

Buckingham County is now the 11th county in the state with the most COVID-19 infection per capita as ...

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Prince Edward COVID-19 cases now at 13

The Monday COVID-19 update from the Virginia Department of Health saw cases of the coronavirus continue to rise ...

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Two more confirmed coronavirus cases in Prince Edward

Positively diagnosed cases of COVID-19 rose from three to five in Prince Edward County and from six to ...

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Landfill Notice of Intent ‘incomplete’

A letter issued to Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility President Jerry Cifor by Virginia Department of Environmental ...

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Cumberland arrest report

MARCH 10 • Noah Bass, 20, of Farmville, charged with indecent exposure; sexual display: masturbation, actual/simulated. • Charles ...

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Continuity ordinance adopted

In an emergency Cumberland County Board of Supervisors meeting held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, the board voted ...

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Cumberland food pantry needs volunteers

Cumberland Community Cares (CCC) at Delma’s Pantry has provided much-needed food and hope to the Cumberland County community ...

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Cumberland cases increase quickly

A map of novel coronavirus cases across the commonwealth updated daily by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) ...

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Local traffic alerts

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. ...

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Cumberland County calls emergency meeting

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors has called for an emergency meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, April ...

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Cumberland County arrest report

March 2 • Carmen A. Moore, 34 of Blackstone, charged with trespass: after being forbidden to do so. ...

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Three more area residents test positive

Prince Edward, Buckingham and Cumberland counties have all gained a positive COVID-19 case each according to Saturday’s update ...

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Bluebells are blooming

Bluebells are in bloom in Cumberland County. Staff Reporter Alexa Massey found these along the Appomattox River this ...

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Worshipping during a pandemic

Many churches in the area have elected to close their doors amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The Fitzgerald ...

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