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…
BREAKING NEWS
Person arrested for assault of Longwood student
Longwood University Police officers responded to an alleged assault involving a Longwood student Tuesday afternoon on Main Street…
News
McCargo arrested on drug charges in Prince Edward
A Keysville man arrested in Prince Edward is now awaiting trial after receiving charges for drug possession and…
News
29 virus cases in area schools
With 29 COVID-19 cases already identified in area public schools this month, tracking possible exposure to the virus…
News
Vaccine scholarships awarded
Ten local students have received $2,000 scholarships to encourage post-secondary continuing education as part of Prince Edward County’s…
News
Supervisors look back at tax rate decision
With the delta variant surging and the economic recovery in question, a couple members of the Prince Edward…
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
Centra requires vaccination
As local COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals see large increases in virus patients and deaths, Centra Health has…
News
Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham all lose population
While Virginia’s population increased overall by 7.9% between the Census of 2010 and the newly released number for…
Education
Heat wave sends students home early
Prince Edward and Buckingham county public schools both made announcements Thursday, Aug. 12 that they would be sending…
Education
State health order requires masks in schools
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, Aug. 12, a Public Health Emergency Order requiring universal masking in all indoor…
News
Prince Edward to lead forensic audit of Crossroads
Frustrated by a decision from the Board of Directors of the Crossroads Community Services Board to derail a…
COVID-19
Doctor: ‘I’m begging you to get a vaccine’
Centra Health officials are pleading with members of the public to consider getting the vaccine as hospitals have…
COVID-19
Centra re-tightens visitor restrictions
With the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus in the region, Centra has taken the step…
Education
Mold remains an issue at elementary school
It’s a new school year, but the same old problems cropped up even before the first day for…
Education
Poor behavior at meetings threaten public participation
With local government meetings around the commonwealth becoming more and more heated, as was the case at the…
News
Farmville’s free clinic is a community success story
A church sermon, a need found in an unlikely contingent of patients and networking with people in the…
COVID-19
More young, healthy people are getting COVID
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb throughout Virginia and the Piedmont Health District as officials see…
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…
COVID-19
Northam says students must mask up
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a statement Thursday, Aug. 5, asking all Virginia school districts to require students…
COVID-19
Northam announces vaccine requirement for state workers
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced state workers will be required to show proof of full vaccination against…
COVID-19
Centra says COVID hospitalizations have doubled in a week
The number of COVID patients at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital has more than doubled in the past week. …
Education
Prince Edward School Board takes no action
The Prince Edward County School Board did not take a vote to affirm or reject the state’s guidelines…
COVID-19
VDH warns parents to be vigilant
Just as schools get ready to begin a new year, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has put…
News
Lynchburg National Guard ordered to active duty
The Virginia National Guard’s Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team has received a…
Education
Colleges prepare for students
As local school districts establish their masking and COVID policies for this coming school year, the area’s institutions…
Education
Colleges prepare for a new year
As local school districts establish their masking and COVID policies for this coming school year, the area’s institutions…