COVID-19
Door to door teams to provide vaccine info
The Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont Health District, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the…
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…
DEVELOPING NEWS
Boil advisory rescinded; water is safe to drink
The boil advisory for the Town of Farmville water system has been rescinded.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…
Opinion
Editorial – Our schools have to do better
Prince Edward Supervisor Jim Wilck is absolutely right. The Prince Edward School system has to perform better academically.…
DEVELOPING NEWS
Bottled water available today
Town of Farmville water customers who need bottled water can pick up a free case during a drive-through…
DEVELOPING NEWS
Water is flowing again
Water is flowing again through Farmville’s water system to the town water customers following a morning outage that…
Farmville
Town reports water leak has been found
Town of Farmville officials recently provided an update that the source of the leak that has drained the…
Farmville
Farmville experiencing major water service disruptions
Town of Farmville residents are experiencing major water service disruptions this morning. A Facebook post from Mayor David…
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
Cases continue to decline
COVID-19 cases are continuing to reach phenomenal lows both locally and statewide, and new, mobile vaccination clinics now…
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
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…
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
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…