Local
Vaccine arrives for health care workers
The Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Piedmont Health District announced the start of its COVID-19 vaccination campaign Wednesday, Jan. 6, making way for what some ...
Crystal Vandegrift, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
Local
Weather balloon tangled in a tree
Mercy Jantz awoke on Jan. 8 to find a weather balloon tangled in a tree on his property. Now the Victoria man is left wondering ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:19 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Schools to remain virtual until case surge subsides
Lunenburg County Public Schools (LCPS) announced late Tuesday, Jan. 12 that the school division would delay its in-person start and will not begin hybrid instruction ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 14, 2021 11:47 am
BREAKING NEWS
Schools delay in-person classes
Lunenburg County Public Schools (LCPS) announced Monday, Jan. 11, the school division would delay its in-person start to school until Jan. 19. COVID-19 cases in ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Monday, January 11, 2021 12:49 pm
Local
First baby of the New Year
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital welcomed its first baby of the New Year Jan. 1, at 8:48 p.m. Darrell Brown, Jr., MD, delivered the baby ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:38 pm
Local
Victoria gets a new ambulance
Victoria Fire and Rescue added a new addition to its fleet last week. Medic 2 a Horton Emergency Vehicle 623 mounted on a 2020 Ford ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:33 pm
Local
New law bans cell phones while driving
With the new year comes a new law for Lunenburg that bans cell phone use while driving, and deputies have the option to write a ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:27 pm
Education
LCPS to install vape detectors
The Lunenburg County Public Schools (LCPS) is planning to use a portion of a $70,000 school security equipment grant received earlier in December to install ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:14 am
Local
First responders get no rest during busy Christmas weekend
Both the Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department and the Victoria Fire and Rescue had a busy holiday weekend. Since Christmas Day, the Victoria Fire and Rescue ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:11 am
Local
Dog’s tale has a happy ending
An 18-pound malnourished canine received the best gift when Lunenburg Animal Control Officer Ray Elliot picked him up off the side of the roadway in ...