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Lifestyles

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The American Cancer Society reports that approximately 30 percent of postmenopausal breast cancer cases can be attributed to ... Read more

Lifestyles

County resident part of new surgical procedure

For about a year, Lunenburg resident Jennifer Evans was experiencing pressure and discomfort due to uterine fibroids, also ... Read more

Lifestyles

Vaccination event set

What will the flu season look like for Lunenburg and the surrounding counties? That’s the big question, as ... Read more

Medical Reserves Corps Medicare EMS budgets Miyares

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Medicare enrollment begins next week across region

Medicare enrollment is right around the corner and Piedmont Senior Resources will have plenty of resources to help ... Read more

Meningococcal

Lifestyles

Meningococcal outbreak reaches Lunenburg, rest of this region

Since June 2022, 27 cases of meningococcal disease have been found in Virginia. To put that in perspective, ... Read more

COVID-19

Lifestyles

COVID cases on the rise

New data from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) suggests a rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide. However, health ... Read more

Lifestyles

AARP offers some heart questions

Nearly half of Americans have at least one of the three leading risk factors for heart disease, the ... Read more

Lunenburg County

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Cooling centers open in Lunenburg County due to rising heat index

The temperature keeps rising in Lunenburg County and across the area. By 1 p.m. today, we were already ... Read more

Cooling Centers Lunenburg County

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Lunenburg County, surrounding area under weather warning

Stay inside. That’s the National Weather Service’s advice for residents in Lunenburg County and the surrounding area. Over ... Read more

Cooling Centers Lunenburg County

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Cooling centers set up in Lunenburg County, throughout the region

This time, the problem isn’t a power outage. It’s the heat and humidity. Even with the storms this ... Read more

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