VETERANS
Veteran continues to give back daily
Kenbridge native and Vice Mayor Wanda Morrison joined the military at a time when it was not so welcoming to women. At the age of ...
Top Stories
Citizen concerned about trucks on Oral Oaks Road
A Lunenburg County woman says it is time to get trash trucks off of Oral Oaks Road. Lauren ...
More than 3,000 without power a week after storm
Lunenburg County still has more than 3,005 people without power a full week after a major ice storm ...
LCPS recognizes school board
Lunenburg County Public Schools (LCPS) joins 132 school divisions throughout the commonwealth to celebrate School Board Appreciation Month ...
Ice storm wallops Lunenburg
A major ice storm over the weekend froze most of Southside Virginia, including Lunenburg County, leaving an accumulation ...
VETERANS
Navy pilot flew more than 2,000 hours
Lunenburg resident Oliver Lee Wright, or “Ollie” as he is known to most, was born into a military family moving across the country six times ...
by Crystal Vandegrift.
CENTRAL
Central football season begins Saturday
Central High School’s varsity football team, which features some key experience, makes its long-awaited return to action this Saturday, March 6, when it hosts Cumberland ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:32 pm
College
Lancers earn big win in opening series
The Longwood University softball team opened its 2021 season with a 1-3 showing at the Georgia Classic this past weekend that was highlighted by a ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 1:16 pm
High School
Kenston Forest football returns this week
It has been a long wait due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Kenston Forest School is making its return to the gridiron this week. The ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, February 26, 2021 1:14 pm
Local
New law to collect data on pretrial detention
By Josephine Walker Capital News Service The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation this week that lawmakers said will increase transparency and equity in the ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:55 pm
Local
Lawmakers advance Consumer Data Protection Act
By Hyung Jun Lee Capital News Service The General Assembly is advancing legislation that allows Virginia consumers more protection with their online data, though opponents ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:52 pm
Education
Virginia LEARNS looking for input
A work group appointed by Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane to assess student needs and support Virginia schools this spring and summer as they ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:50 pm
Business
VCU earns gold status for responsible antibiotic use
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (VCU Health CMH) earned Gold Status for the Virginia Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll program. This means the hospital meets specific ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:47 pm
Columns
We should have a personal relationship with Jesus
Have you ever thought about how Jesus wakes you in the morning? I love the thought of Jesus taking my hand, kissing me on my ...
by Mary Simmons, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:45 pm
Education
Seizure safe school legislation passed
The Virginia House of Delegates recently passed Seizure Safe Schools legislation by a 86-13 vote. The bill, also known as the Jamie and Brie Strong ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:44 pm
College
Deadline extended for scholarship
Benchmark Community Bank has extended the deadline for its annual SmartStart Community Commitment Scholarships. Due to widespread power outages experienced by many households following recent ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:43 pm
Lifestyle Main
PSR helps seniors through bad weather
PSR is responding to the two recent ice storms by providing more than 1,000 meals, including 350 donated hot meals from Farmville-based Fishin’ Pig restaurant. ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:42 pm
Community Calendar
Community calendar
KVD Events The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday for that Wednesday’s calendar. ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:23 pm
Columns
Help us live for today alone
The story’s told of two men who met on the beach. One gentleman was a fancy, well dressed rich businessman and the other a fisherman ...
by Rev. J. Cameron Bailey, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:21 pm
COVID-19
Centralized vaccination website opens
After confusion and frustration felt in the wake of the commonwealth’s initial vaccine distribution, Virginians now have a one-stop shop for COVID-19 vaccine registration and ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:17 pm
DEVELOPING NEWS
Only 52 customers remain without power in Lunenburg
Southside Electric Cooperative reported it has restored power to 98% of its members as of Thursday morning. The number of outages have been reduced to ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:59 pm
Education
Lunenburg students return to classrooms
Lunenburg County Public School (LCPS) students will return to in-person learning for the first time in almost a year this week. On Wednesday, Feb.24 and ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:14 pm
DEVELOPING NEWS
Elected officials react to lengthy power outage
The historic ice storm that hit Southside Virginia on Feb. 13 left much of the area reeling and handed power companies the daunting task of ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:00 pm
Local
Citizens frustrated with power outages
Nine days without electricity and no heat has resulted in food fuel levels running low, and emotions running high. Lunenburg County residents have been dealing ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:50 pm
COVID-19
Restrictions eased as COVID cases fall
As the rate of COVID-19 cases continue to abate, Governor Ralph Northam announced a loosening of restrictions on outdoor events during a Wednesday news conference. ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:08 pm
DEVELOPING NEWS
Outage number is down to 609
After 11 days of widespread power outages over Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) 18-county area, the coop’s online outage map is showing signs the crisis will ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:09 am
DEVELOPING NEWS
800 had power restored Monday; 1,512 remain out
The slow work of restoring power to Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) customers continued with more than 900 workers in the field Monday as the coop ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:22 am
DEVELOPING NEWS
More than 2,300 remain without power
More than 4,000 Southside Electric Cooperative customers (SEC) had their power restored Friday. The company brought in more crews to help repair infrastructure damaged by ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, February 22, 2021 8:37 am
DEVELOPING NEWS
SEC brings in more crews; outage number down to 2,660
Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) said it has made significant progress over the past 24 hours restoring power to more than 1,000 homes, but the cooperative ...
by Roger Watson, Sunday, February 21, 2021 8:33 am
Local
Kenbridge, Victoria help citizens without power
The towns of Kenbridge and Victoria have emergency assistance at the ready for citizens in need following the recent winter storms, though in some cases, ...
by Titus Mohler, Saturday, February 20, 2021 9:46 am
DEVELOPING NEWS
Power outage numbers increase
The number of residents without power increased slightly from Thursday to Friday as the area coped with a second ice storm in two weeks. There ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, February 19, 2021 9:44 am
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