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Piedmont Regional Jail on lockdown
The Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ) is currently on lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Wednesday,…
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One arrested, two at large in AT&T store break-in
The Farmville Police Department (FPD) is investigating a burglary and theft that occurred at the AT&T Cellular Store…
Education
School to go virtual until Feb.
Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) has extended students’ return to virtual-only learning from one week to the remainder…
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COVID surge continues
Local COVID-19 data was nothing short of jaw-dropping this week, with humongous jumps in virus numbers reported both…
Sports
High school sports in doubt
The landscape of area high school sports, which has been in a constant state of flux since the…
Education
Prince Edward to return students to class by Feb. 8
Despite large numbers of COVID-19 cases out of the locality and an apparent majority of parents and staff…
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Buckingham County man dead after accident
A New Canton man has died following a Saturday, Jan. 16, crash on Blinky Road. Christopher Carrington, 41,…
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Commercial drilling now a by-right use
The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted 5-2 Monday, Jan. 11, to allow commercial core drilling as a…
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Surge in COVID cases stresses EMS
The impact of the surge in area COVID-19 cases has been revealed for a large variety of people…
Education
Cumberland students return to virtual learning
Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) students returned to full remote learning Wednesday, Jan. 13, after a member of…
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Area COVID numbers continue to rise rapidly
Counties in the Piedmont Health District are continuing to see sharp increases in cases of COVID-19 each week.…
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Fishin’ Pig reopens, Press Club still closed
Popular Farmville restaurants North Street Press Club and The Fishin’ Pig closed their doors temporarily recently due to…
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Northam: ‘Get shots in arms’
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued new guidance to health care providers who have the COVID-19 vaccine — use…
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Southside COVID beds are maxed out
The increase in cases in the Farmville area is now being felt in the COVID unit at Centra…
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Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Rioters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, suddenly halting the congressional certification…
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Community spread causes rapid rise in local COVID cases
With record COVID-19 case numbers coming out of the state and post-Christmas coronavirus spikes seen across the health…
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$1 million lottery ticket sold at local Sheetz
at the Sheetz in Farmville may start 2021 by winning $1 million. The Virginia Lottery announced the winning…
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CuCPS to continue in-person learning
Cumberland County Public School (CuCPS) students are scheduled to return to hybrid, in-person classes beginning Tuesday, Jan. 5.…
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$20 million more set aside for small businesses
Gov. Ralph Northam allocated an additional $20 million this week in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
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Retirement of Van Eps changes priorities
Supervisors gave Prince Edward County Administrator Doug Stanley the greenlight Wednesday, Dec. 23, to advertise for a director…
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Holiday COVID surge expected
Piedmont Health District Director Dr. H. Robert Nash is asking residents to stay home on New Year’s Eve…
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Residents express optimism about 2021
The year 2020 is one that provokes strong feelings, which only serves to highlight the potential distinction that…
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Prince Edward board OKs one-time bonuses to county employees
Prince Edward County’s Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday, Dec. 23, to give one-time bonuses to all county employees…
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1,000 vaccine doses arrive at Centra Southside
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Farmville, but health care officials are warning the area’s “darkest days”…
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Moderna OK’d, cases grow locally
With the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine making its way to Virginia this week, local health officials are…
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Barbara Johns chosen for Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns’ walkout of Farmville’s Robert Russa Moton High School in 1951 has led to her being…
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Centra receives Pfizer vaccine shipment; none coming to Southside yet
It’s been a challenging week for Centra officials after the hospital system once again experienced record numbers of…