Published 8:00 am Wednesday, September 27, 2023Solar has become a big business in Lunenburg, and recently, the county has received another substantial payment from a developer. According to Lunenburg Director of Planning and Economic Development Taylor King, the county has received $500,000 from the Wheelhouse Solar Project.Earlier this year, the county received over $1 million in payments from Red Brick Solar and nearly $30,000 from the Dogwood Lane Solar project. To date, none of the projects have broken ground on construction.What will funds be used for?The Dispatch reached out to County...…Published 8:00 am Wednesday, September 27, 2023Solar has become a big business in Lunenburg, and recently, the county has received another substantial payment from a developer. According to Lunenburg Director of Planning and Economic Development Taylor King, the county has received $500,000 from the Wheelhouse Solar Project.Earlier this year, the county received over $1 million in payments from Red Brick Solar and nearly $30,000 from the Dogwood Lane Solar project. To date, none of the projects have broken ground on construction.What will funds be used for?The Dispatch reached out to County...WW…

Published 8:05 am Friday, September 22, 2023Multiple people, including a Meherrin man, were arrested and charged after a drug task force operation this week. Search warrants were served in Keysville and in the Barnes Road area of Lunenburg County on Wednesday, Sept. 13.According to information provided by the Tri-County Drug and Gang Task Force, the operation resulted in multiple ounces of cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, narcotics paraphernalia and U.S. currency being seized.The investigation also discovered “evidence of the distribution and manufacturing of crack cocaine,” task force...…Published 8:05 am Friday, September 22, 2023Multiple people, including a Meherrin man, were arrested and charged after a drug task force operation this week. Search warrants were served in Keysville and in the Barnes Road area of Lunenburg County on Wednesday, Sept. 13.According to information provided by the Tri-County Drug and Gang Task Force, the operation resulted in multiple ounces of cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, narcotics paraphernalia and U.S. currency being seized.The investigation also discovered “evidence of the distribution and manufacturing of crack cocaine,” task force...WW…

Published 8:00 am Thursday, September 21, 2023Schools in Lunenburg County have been fully accredited without conditions except one. That’s what the data from this year’s accreditation reports show. The ratings were released Friday, Sept. 8, showing both elementary schools and the middle school meeting or exceeding state standards. Central High School (CHS) is another story.According to data from the Virginia Department of Education, Central High has received Accreditation with Conditions from Chronic Absenteeism.Of 482 students, 143 were reported at or above 10% Absenteeism, meaning 29.67%...…Published 8:00 am Thursday, September 21, 2023Schools in Lunenburg County have been fully accredited without conditions except one. That’s what the data from this year’s accreditation reports show. The ratings were released Friday, Sept. 8, showing both elementary schools and the middle school meeting or exceeding state standards. Central High School (CHS) is another story.According to data from the Virginia Department of Education, Central High has received Accreditation with Conditions from Chronic Absenteeism.Of 482 students, 143 were reported at or above 10% Absenteeism, meaning 29.67%...WW…

Published 2:07 am Wednesday, September 20, 2023Clerk of the Court, the Honorable Gordon F. Erby, swears in Dr. Sharon Stanislas as Lunenburg County Public Schools' new superintendent.Print Article…Published 2:07 am Wednesday, September 20, 2023Clerk of the Court, the Honorable Gordon F. Erby, swears in Dr. Sharon Stanislas as Lunenburg County Public Schools' new superintendent.Print ArticleWW…

Published 8:38 am Saturday, September 23, 2023Mary SimmonsIt’s common to use the phrase “How are you?” when we converse with others, but do we care about the response? Do we listen to what the other person says and how they are doing? I once heard “How are you?” are the three most useless phrases in communication. The person asking doesn’t want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. This results in a meaningless exchange with no connection.This made me rethink my use of the phrase. I ask it all the time, to people I know and ones I don’t know as a form of greeting. While...…Published 8:38 am Saturday, September 23, 2023Mary SimmonsIt’s common to use the phrase “How are you?” when we converse with others, but do we care about the response? Do we listen to what the other person says and how they are doing? I once heard “How are you?” are the three most useless phrases in communication. The person asking doesn’t want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. This results in a meaningless exchange with no connection.This made me rethink my use of the phrase. I ask it all the time, to people I know and ones I don’t know as a form of greeting. While...WW…