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COLUMN – Why do people always hate life-saving inventions?
It is a longstanding American tradition to object to inventions that by and large save lives. In the early 1980s Michigan Rep. David Hollister introduced ...
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COVID-19
Dr. Nash to retire Friday
Piedmont Health District Director Dr. H. Robert Nash, who has helped to lead mitigation and vaccination efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning to retire ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:05 am
COVID-19
COVID numbers see small jump in Lunenburg
National, state and local COVID-19 numbers continue to decline in what health officials have described as an encouraging trend, but the continuation of that trend ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, February 18, 2021 10:59 am
COVID-19
Vaccine registration website and hotline opens
After confusion and frustration felt in the wake of the commonwealth’s initial vaccine distribution, Virginians now have a one-stop shop for COVID-19 vaccine registration and ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:42 pm
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COVID Cases trending downward
COVID-19 cases in Virginia are experiencing a noticeable downward trend with local counties seeing an official decline in coronavirus cases. According to the Virginia Department ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:40 pm
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Inmate sick with COVID-19 dies
An inmate sick with COVID-19 at the Lunenburg Correctional Center (LCC) has died. According to Gregory Carter, deputy director of communications with the Virginia Department ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, January 28, 2021 11:09 am
COVID-19
Lunenburg cases are up by 44
Health officials warn it’s still too early to tell if the area is on the verge of another large COVID-19 surge after cases declined for ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:14 pm
COVID-19
Surge in cases continues
COVID-19 data was nothing short of jaw-dropping this week, with humongous jumps in virus numbers reported both locally and statewide, but Piedmont Health District Director ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, January 22, 2021 8:20 am
COVID-19
Lunenburg virus cases up by 88 in a week
Counties in the Piedmont Health District are continuing to see sharp increases in cases of COVID-19 each week. The most notable local increase in coronavirus ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:15 pm
COVID-19
Vaccination rates expected to get faster
Despite nationwide concern that Operation Warp Speed is not nearly fast enough, health officials are expressing optimism for a future increase in vaccination rates as ...