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1 week ago | 
farmvilleherald.com | Jeff Moore
Published 11:01 pm Friday, May 2, 2025 The clock is ticking for residents of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, in a sense. If you’re planning to take a flight or access any federal facilities, you’ll soon need a new type of ID. A Real ID, if you will. Starting May 7, a REAL ID will be needed to do any of the activities mentioned above.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
kenbridgevictoriadispatch.com | Jeff Moore
Published 12:18 am Saturday, November 16, 2024 While most eyes were fixed on the election last week, another decision also impacted Lunenburg County residents. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares was part of a 50-state coalition that reached a settlement with drug companies Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex. The groups were accused of inflating and manipulating generic drug pricing, while reducing competition and restraining trade.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
kenbridgevictoriadispatch.com | Jeff Moore
Published 12:04 am Thursday, October 24, 2024 Hunters here in Lunenburg and across the region recently scored a victory as the Virginia Supreme Court upheld their right to retrieve. The Sept. 26 decision affirmed the Court of Appeals ruling that allows sportsmen to go onto private property to retrieve their hunting dogs. Here in Lunenburg, there have been a few complaints from property owners, but it’s been a serious problem in neighboring counties like Charlotte and Prince Edward.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
kenbridgevictoriadispatch.com | Jeff Moore
Published 8:00 am Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Some 51 years after deejaying his first disco at Rabbit’s Place, Mr. K was back blasting the tunes this weekend. Lunenburg County native and regional celebrity Calvin King brought the music Saturday night for the Old School Party Reunion at the Dogwood. King was the first Black deejay in this region and the first to broadcast from South Hill.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
farmvilleherald.com | Jeff Moore
Published 9:31 am Thursday, October 10, 2024 The effects left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene have led to a major disruption to the way the U.S. Postal Service delivers mail to affected areas. First, let’s address the major concern. No, this won’t affect any mail coming in or going out of Prince Edward, Buckingham or Cumberland counties. It also won’t have as much of an effect on other parts of our state.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
farmvilleherald.com | Jeff Moore
Published 7:23 am Monday, October 7, 2024 If a child goes missing in Prince Edward or Cumberland, up until now Virginia State Police couldn’t issue an alert unless he or she had been abducted. That’s changing, thanks to a bill supported by Del. Tommy Wright, one that passed in the 2024 General Assembly. The Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative, aka the CODI Alert, is now active across the Commonwealth.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
cordeledispatch.com | Chris Lewis |Jeff Moore
Published 3:44 pm Tuesday, October 1, 2024 By Jeff MooreContributing writerA developer is looking for rezoning of more than 11 acres to pick up where a previous one left off at The Orchard on East 20th Avenue in Cordele. The city planning commission will hear from Double Up Outdoors Properties LLC at its meeting 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30 on its request to change the zoning to R4 that would allow for multi-family housing.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
cordeledispatch.com | Chris Lewis |Jeff Moore
Published 2:10 pm Thursday, September 19, 2024 By Jeff MooreContributing writerA Cordele woman and a Warwick man have entered guilty pleas to federal charges connected to an 2022 armed drug trafficking investigation that involved local, state and federal authorities. Shana Rae Black, 34, of Cordele, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. Additionally on Sept.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
thecharlottegazette.com | Jeff Moore
Published 12:58 am Thursday, September 19, 2024 The Virginia building code has to be enforced for all structures, even those in the Amish community. Building inspectors from around the region came to that decision after a recent meeting, where several shared problems they run into because of specific communities. That includes Amish construction.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
cordeledispatch.com | Chris Lewis |Jeff Moore
Published 3:39 pm Wednesday, September 18, 2024 By Jeff MooreContributing writerAn internal email on calls involving the county’s schools that was written specifically for Cordele police officers recently sparked concern when it went public. At the Tuesday, Sept. 17, Cordele Commission meeting, Police Chief Jalon Heard his school grounds directive led to concern and confusion in the community because it was not written for the public. He explained the Sept.
