Local
Voters keep statue where it is, GOP sweeps the county
Lunenburg County voted overwhelmingly Tuesday, Nov. 3, to keep the Confederate soldier monument right where it is on the courthouse lawn. The referendum on the ...
Roger Watson, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
Columns
COLUMN — Election Day should become election month
America will not walk away from this era of the pandemic without significant bruises and scars both physically and emotionally, but there are rare occasions ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:26 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Voters support keeping Confederate statue where it is
Lunenburg County voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to keep the Confederate soldier monument where it is on the courthouse lawn. The referendum on the Lunenburg County ballot ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 11:31 pm
Columns
May spring come quickly
Dear Baseball – Thanks again for dropping in this summer. Many people said you wouldn’t be coming and if you did, you wouldn’t stick around ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:18 pm
Local
State provides more funding to help businesses
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gave an update Wednesday, Oct. 28, about the status of coronavirus infections in the state and the efforts underway to control ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, October 29, 2020 11:46 am
DEVELOPING NEWS
Crews working to repair water leak in Kenbridge
Town crews in Kenbridge are working on a water leak on Elm Street that will require water service to be interrupted for a section of ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, October 29, 2020 8:24 am
Editorials
Editorial – Delegate Wright has some explaining to do
Speaker of the House of Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn justifiably eviscerated local Delegate Tommy Wright Tuesday after Wright allegedly did not report that he tested positive ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:24 pm
Editorials
Editorial – There is no excuse not to vote this year
It’s officially election season. Being able to cast a ballot for the November election in September seems a bit like Starbucks breaking out the pumpkin ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:21 pm
Local
Longwood expands dashboard
Longwood University has expanded its COVID-19 dashboard to include any cases self-reported to the university from off-campus health facilities. The changes added five self-reported cases ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, September 11, 2020 5:03 pm
Local
Area native leads Kenbridge police force
Since being named Kenbridge’s Interim Police Chief in August, Benjamin Barnes has been the town’s lone full-time police officer meaning long hours and interesting days. ...