Dinwiddie News

It's a "dead zone" for emergency radios in Dinwiddie County. For more than three years, first responders haven't been able to make mayday calls in the most populous part of the County.

Park View Middle School will gain its fourth principal in less than two years when James A. Spence II takes over the position beginning June 17. Spence replaces Samantha Milteer, who resigned after less than five months on the job.

Polls have just closed in Virginia, where Democrats are selecting nominees for this fall's races for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Barbara Pittman was doing paperwork as a guidance counselor for Dinwiddie Middle School the day Kenneth Pettigrew walked into her office.

More than 1,000 homes in Dinwiddie County are on alert Thursday night, after thieves broke into houses in broad daylight, cleaning out electronics and cash.

A new poverty measure developed by University of Virginia demographers shows Southside's poverty rate is lower than under standard poverty measures.