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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 County. According to a release from Virginia ... Read more
7 hours ago by Staff Report.
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 ... Read more
17 hours ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
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 that will look for Lunenburg County Public ... Read more
17 hours ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
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 ... Read more
17 hours ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
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 ... Read more
17 hours ago by Alexa Massey.
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 ... Read more
17 hours ago by Staff Report.
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 ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
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 ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
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 ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
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 ... Read more