Farmville

Cindy and Bill Bergen tend a herd of nine alpacas at their bed and breakfast near Farmville. The animals are related to llamas and camels but smaller than both – averaging three feet at the shoulder and weighing 120-185 pounds. They’re gentle and make good pets.

Last week, the federal government announced it would provide nearly $2 million for an innovation center 65 miles west of Richmond -- in Farmville, Virginia. The facility will offer co-working spaces, business consulting and training programs on the campus of Longwood University. Already, Farmville is thriving thanks to a surprising mix of products and services.

An immigrant detention facility in Farmville is COVID-free, for now. That’s according to officials with the Virginia Department of Health. Earlier this…

Immigrants detained at an ICE facility in Farmville where there was an outbreak of COVID-19 this summer are still at risk of having the virus introduced…

An outbreak of COVID-19 at an ICE detention facility in Central Virginia has advocates worried. More than 100 people detained there have now tested…

Confusion and uncertainty at two immigration detention facilities in Virginia have detainees worried about the spread of COVID-19, even as officials…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, sends immigrants from Virginia and D.C. who they allege are in the country illegally to a detention center in…

Who is detained at Farmville? Everyone detained in the facility at Farmville is facing deportation. Officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or…

In Farmville, there’s an immigration detention facility. It’s where officials hold men who they allege are in the country illegally. Earlier this summer…

An outbreak of mumps at an immigration detention center in Virginia is growing. Authorities say there are now 24 confirmed or suspected cases at the…