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Dispatch Church and Community Calendar

The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Monday ...

Lunenburg Lightning Youth Football

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Lightning teams make history

November was a record setting month in Lunenburg. All four of the Lunenburg Lightning Youth Football teams won ...

Michael Fowlkes election

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Michael Fowlkes makes his decision about election complaint

Michael Fowlkes has made his decision. The challenger in the Lunenburg County sheriff’s race told The Dispatch he ...

Lifestyles

DAR members hear about D-Day

The William Taylor Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, ...

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AARP warns of veterans scam

In August of 2022 the Veterans Administration (VA) began the largest expansion of benefits in its history with ...

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Local educator honored at luncheon

The Ellinor G. Preston Coordinating Council of the Virginia State Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International ...

Lunenburg County Senior Citizens

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Board of Directors announces new sign

The Board of Directors of the Lunenburg County Senior Citizens Incorporated proudly announced the installation of a new ...

Town of Victoria Police Department

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Police Department receives new flag

Bliss of Lunenburg donated a new flag to the Town of Victoria Police Department. Officer Beagle accepted the ...

Lifestyles

The Word: Health is not infectious but disease is

“If friends will not walk in the narrow way with us, we must not walk in the broad ...

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A Box of Love: Let’s focus on gratitude

“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! Who hast set Thy glory ...

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shooting at power lines

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Avoid shooting at power lines, Firefly Broadband officials caution

Please avoid shooting at power lines. That was the request issued Friday, Nov. 17 by Firefly Fiber Broadband, ...

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Prison escape accomplices sentenced

As of Monday, all but one person involved in the escape earlier this year from Piedmont Regional Jail ...

Church and Community events

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Dispatch Church and Community Calendar

The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Monday ...

Lunenburg County Schools Central High

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Chronic Absenteeism task force looks at family engagement

Everyone admits that school districts across the state are dealing with chronic absenteeism. Students, and in some cases ...

Lunenburg County Electoral Board Michael Fowlkes

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Michael Fowlkes files complaint, challenging sheriff’s race results

Michael Fowlkes believes the numbers don’t match. The candidate for Lunenburg County sheriff says his precinct captains came ...

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Treasures on the Shelves: A time to celebrate with a good book

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, there is another celebration taking place with Native American Heritage ...

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‘We can do better than Good’, McGuire says

“We can do better than Good,” John McGuire wrote on Wednesday. The newly re-elected 10th District representative to ...

Lunenburg County landfill

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Supply chain issues holds up Lunenburg County landfill project

A project at the Lunenburg County landfill is progressing, but will be completed later than expected. Meridian Waste, ...

Lifestyles

Food spending habits are changing

Consumers’ food spending habits are changing, and recent data indicates a growing preference for time- and money-saving options. ...

Lifestyles

Virginia farms need innovative technology

It’s possible to combine climate-smart agriculture with increased food production and innovative technology.  That’s according to Ted McKinney, ...