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COVID-19 cases spike in Prince Edward County and across region
FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County is seeing a COVID-19 spike right now. The same goes for most of ...
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Lifestyles
Wreaths Across America ceremony will take place in Rice
RICE – Next weekend, folks in Farmville and the surrounding area will have a chance to join thousands ...
Lifestyles
How do you feel about COVID-19?
Do you feel the pandemic is over? How are you handling masks and booster shots this winter? The ...
COVID-19
CDC keeps eye on new COVID strain
Just as a slight decline in COIVD-19 cases has been seen in the past month, the Centers for ...
COVID-19
Bivalent boosters now offered at health departments
The Piedmont Health District is now offering the updated, FDA-approved COVID-19 bivalent boosters. The boosters offered include Pfizer-BioNTech ...
COVID-19
Piedmont Health District makes new COVID-19 vaccine available
FARMVILLE – The Piedmont Health District has a new tool in the fight against COVID-19. The Novavax vaccine ...
COVID-19
CDC reduces quarantine after exposure
After two and a half years of issuing guidelines for mask wearing and quarantine times in an effort ...
COVID-19
COVID-19 cases rise in Piedmont Health District
FARMVILLE – More than two years have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and while vaccines have eased the ...
COVID-19
CDC: Masks urged for area
It’s time to mask back up. Especially if you live, work or travel to Prince Edward and Buckingham ...
COVID-19
FDA green lights new COVID vaccine
With an uptick in COVID-19 cases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a Maryland-based biotechnology ...
COVID-19
COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes rise
New data indicate rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in America’s nursing homes rose substantially in June for ...
COVID-19
Children as young as 6 months eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
All Virginians from the age of six months and older are eligible now to get a free COVID-19 ...
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Puckett honored at state level
Prince Edward Assistant County Administrator Sarah Elam Puckett was honored Thursday, June 9 at the Virginia Local Government ...
Obituaries
Gary Davis Ramsey, Sr.
April 18, 1961 – June 8, 2022 Drewryville, Virginia Gary Davis Ramsey, Sr. 61 beloved husband, father, son, ...
COVID-19
Children ages 5-11 should receive COVID booster
On Tuesday, May 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the ...
COVID-19
Vaccination clinics set
The Piedmont Health District will offer four free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week across the health district. The ...
News
Missing woman found alive
A Meherrin woman who has been missing for the past eight days has been found alive. Prince Edward ...
News
Police are searching for a missing person
According to a press release from Prince Edward County Sheriff L.A. “Tony” Epps, there is a missing person ...
COVID-19
Vaccination clinics set
The Piedmont Health District will offer six free COVID-19 vaccination clinics next week across the health district. The ...
COVID-19
Vaccination clinics set
The Piedmont Health District will offer free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Saturday in Amelia Court House and five ...
News
Guns stolen during burglary of pawn shop
Farmville Police responded to an alarm at The Attic Pawn Shop in the 100 block of N. Main ...
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Bank robbery suspect arrested
A bank robbery took place Friday, April 29, at Citizens Bank and Trust Company. According to a release ...
COVID-19
Piedmont MRC recognized for COVID-19 efforts
On Saturday, April 23, Piedmont Health District held a ceremony at Wilck’s Lake Park to recognize the Piedmont ...
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Vaccination clinics set
The Piedmont Health District will offer two free COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Farmville and Dillwyn next week. The ...
COVID-19
Cases rise across district
COVID-19 cases jumped this week across the Piedmont Health District after a quiet month filled with low numbers ...
COVID-19
Virus mutations limit antibody treatments
COVID-19 cases fluctuated slightly but remained relatively low this week across the Piedmont Health District. According to the ...
COVID-19
Second booster available for some
COVID-19 cases were back down in much of the health district this week as the U.S. Food and ...
SportsPlus
How to Watch Big South College Basketball Games – Wednesday, December 4
Big South squads are on Wednesday’s college basketball schedule for one game, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs taking on…
How to Watch A-10 College Basketball Games – Wednesday, December 4
A-10 teams will hit the court in five games on Wednesday’s college basketball schedule. That includes the Georgia…
VCU Women’s Basketball’s 2025 NCAA Tournament Outlook
What are VCU’s chances of making the 2025 NCAA Tournament? See our bracketology preview below, where we break…
Richmond Women’s Basketball’s 2025 NCAA Tournament Outlook
If you’re seeking a bracketology breakdown of Richmond and its chances of making the 2025 NCAA Tournament, see…
Longwood Women’s Basketball’s 2025 NCAA Tournament Outlook
What are Longwood’s chances of reaching the 2025 NCAA Tournament? See our bracketology preview below, where we break…