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School board to discuss transgender policy
While the COVID-19 pandemic kept school divisions busy making daily operating decisions in 2020, this school term, divisions around the commonwealth are faced with creating ...
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4-year-old killed in crash
A 4-year-old was killed and an adult injured Sunday morning, July 25, in a single-vehicle crash in Lunenburg ...
Lunenburg County schools announce open house
Lunenburg County Schools will hold an open house for all grades Thursday, Aug. 12 from 1 p.m. to ...
To mask or not to mask
All schools in Virginia must make in-person instruction available to students in the 2021-2022 school year, but how ...
A joyful jubilee
Hundreds of Lunenburg residents came out Saturday, July 17, to celebrate the Town of Kenbridge’s July Jubilee. Although ...
Local
LCPS faces loss of teachers
The Lunenburg County School Administration is at a loss. In 2021 the school division lost 15 teachers resulting in some classes having to be taught ...
by Crystal Vandegrift.
Community Calendar
Community calendar for the week of July 29
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. Email events ...
by Staff Report, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:28 am
Columns
6 year old discovers way to bring smiles to thousands
In 2015, “CBS Evening News,” “The Today Show,” and numerous other news outlets did a special on a 6-year-old boy from Savannah, Georgia named Jaden ...
by Rev. J. Cameron Bailey, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:22 am
Sports
Dease is shooting for the top five in points
The last time Terry Dease raced a full season at any speedway was four years ago. This season Dease is running the full schedule of ...
by Staff Report, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:14 am
COVID-19
Delta variant has arrived in the region
The Piedmont Health District is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant arrives in the area. From Monday, July 19, to ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 30, 2021 7:57 am
Local
Additional taxes on cigarettes discussed
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors (BOS) briefly discussed the possibility of a county-wide cigarette tax during its July meeting but took no vote on ...
by Staff Report, Friday, July 30, 2021 7:55 am
Local
Keysville man arrested on larceny, drug charges
A 33-year-old man wanted on charges of grand larceny and drug possession was apprehended Thursday, July 22, in Prince Edward County. According to a press ...
by Staff Report, Friday, July 23, 2021 12:55 pm
Local
Virginia announces record surplus for the fiscal year
Gov. Ralph Northam reported recently that Virginia reached the end of fiscal year 2021 with an historic $2.6 billion surplus, the largest in the commonwealth’s ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:28 pm
Local
Virginia’s unemployment rate is down to 4.3%
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2-percentage point to 4.3% in June, compared to 8.8% one year ago. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the commonwealth continues ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:26 pm
Columns
We belong to one body
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesian 4:6. God has given each of us ...
by Mary Simmons, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:24 pm
Education
Students required to get vaccinations
Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane is reminding parents to make sure that their children’s immunizations are up to date — especially students and young ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:20 pm
Education
Lunenburg Middle School honor roll
Lunenburg Middle School has announced honor roll students for fourth nine weeks. Honor roll students are listed below by grade. EIGHTH GRADE *Conner Braden Abernathy, ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:19 pm
Education
Fuqua School earns full reaccreditation
Fuqua School has earned full reaccreditation from the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS). The VAIS accreditation program is one of a select few recognized ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:17 pm
Community Calendar
Community calendar for the week of July 21
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. Email events ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:16 pm
Local
Carrier named Centra CEO
Centra has named Amy F. Carrier to the role of president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Tuesday, Sept. 7. “We conducted a comprehensive national ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:10 pm
News
State campaign to focus on speeding
Governor Ralph Northam recently announced a new summer travel safety campaign and survey designed to engage Virginians in efforts to reduce speed-related crashes, injuries and ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:08 pm
Columns
It’s hard to hear God’s voice when you’ve already decided what you want him to say
It is hard to hear God’s voice when you’ve already decided what you want him to say. Read the opening sentence a few more times. ...
by Rev. J. Cameron Bailey, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:06 pm
Local
State dedicates $700 million to broadband
Governor Ralph Northam recently announced that Virginia plans to invest $700 million in American Rescue Plan funding to expedite the deployment of last-mile broadband infrastructure ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:05 pm
Local
Truck traffic in Victoria becoming an issue
Citizens residing on Mecklenburg Avenue in Victoria are asking the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to take action on large trucks passing through the ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:00 pm
Local
Hankins asks commission to keep Lunenburg together
Longwood University in Farmville was the first stop of a listening tour for Virginia’s newly formed Redistricting Commission as the group began a series of ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:58 pm
COVID-19
Delta variant poses threat to unvaccinated
There are still no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the Piedmont Health District, but COVID-19 cases are on the rise locally and across ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:35 pm
DEVELOPING NEWS
Temporary emergency numbers for 911 outage
The public should be aware that the commonwealth is experiencing a statewide 911 outage. Below is a list of temporary emergency numbers in order to ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 22, 2021 12:47 pm
College
SVCC announces fall COVID plans
Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) will continue with a full schedule of classes for the fall semester beginning August 23. Social distancing restrictions and mask ...
by Staff Report, Monday, July 19, 2021 11:17 am
College
McCall joins Lancer athletics staff
With more than a decade of experience in college athletics, including time in the dugout as both a head softball coach and Division I assistant ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:47 pm
Food & Fitness
A sweet coalition begins
One of the east coast’s oldest agricultural activities is finding its sweet spot among Virginia’s most celebrated home-grown commodities. More than 100 maple and tree ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:25 pm
Local
Prison visitation to be allowed again
With vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 cases falling, the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) will soon be able to allow external visitors back into its ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:21 pm
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