Local
Census shows county’s population down 7.6%
While Virginia’s population increased overall by 7.9% between the Census of 2010 and the newly released number for 2020, Prince Edward, Buckingham and Cumberland counties ...
Roger Watson, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
Columns
Get the shot or drink alone
In order to protect their employees and keep their doors open, businesses across the country are beginning to take actions that keep the unvaccinated on ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 12, 2021 8:38 am
Local
Hankins asks commission to keep Lunenburg together
Longwood University in Farmville was the first stop of a listening tour for Virginia’s newly formed Redistricting Commission as the group began a series of ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:58 pm
Community Calendar
Community calendar for the week of July 15
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday for that Wednesday’s calendar. Email events ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:07 pm
Editorials
Opinion – Crossroads board needs the right people now
During this time when the Crossroads Community Service Board is searching for an executive director, it would be a good time for the Crossroads board ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 8, 2021 4:46 pm
Local
Crossroads board was regularly updated on PPP loan
A $2.4 million Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan applied for and received by Crossroads has been the source of some questions by local county administrators ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 8, 2021 4:03 pm
Local
Crossroads board agrees to forensic audit
The Crossroads Community Services Board of Directors narrowly agreed to conduct a forensic audit of the organization’s finances Tuesday, June 22, but who will pay ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 8:25 pm
Local
Project expands broadband in Lunenburg
After struggling with broadband access for years, a deluge of governmental funding means the wait for high-speed internet in Prince Edward and parts of Cumberland ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, June 25, 2021 4:55 pm
Editorials
EDITORIAL – SVCC’s solar training program is right move at right time
The new short-term training program at Southside Virginia Community College to train workers to install solar panels is just the type of flexibility and ingenuity ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 3, 2021 2:38 pm
Columns
OPINION — There are no black and white answers
Delegate Tommy Wright would like us to believe criminal justice is all black or white. If you commit a crime, you should go to prison ...