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Hampden-Sydney, ODAC land major streaming deal
The Hampden-Sydney Tigers took a step up for this coming season. So did the rest of the Old ...
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Education
Buckingham’s Cynthia Reasoner maps out ‘100 Days’ plan
Dr. Cynthia Reasoner wants to know what works and what needs to change with Buckingham County Public Schools. ...
Public Schools
Federal freeze hits school budgets weeks before classes start
Classes may not have started yet, but school districts both in Cumberland, Prince Edward and around the country ...
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Who need a campground permit? Buckingham looks to answer that
The application’s not completely filled out. The applicants themselves have made it clear they don’t even want the ...
Buckingham
Free movies, music arrives: Calendar for the week of July 18, 2025
From free movies to film clubs, free music to vacation bible school, there’s a lot happening this weekend ...
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Business
Cumberland supervisors question details of proposed business
The proposal was sent back to the drawing board on Tuesday night. During the July 8 meeting of ...
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Multiple agencies respond to train wreck in Green Bay
Multiple agencies responded to an train wreck Thursday afternoon in Prince Edward County, but found a surprise. Everyone ...
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Farmville repair work begins, with more storms possibly on the way
Farmville remains under a flood watch until 2 a.m. Friday, as town officials work to repair the damage ...
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Green Ridge hearing date set, as questions remain
Eventually, Cumberland supervisors set a date for the Green Ridge public hearing during their meeting this week. But ...
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Cumberland Health Department will close temporarily. Here’s why.
The announcement came out on June 27, posted on the Piedmont Health District’s Facebook page. As of Monday, ...
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Farmville town council to go over details of short-term budget loan
Back in April, we detailed how some of the purchases in the new Farmville budget would come in ...
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New indictment linked to Envigo dog breeding case
A Cumberland County grand jury has decided to indict Dawn Marie Gau on 17 misdemeanor counts of cruelty ...
Business
Does Prince Edward need to allow different types of housing?
Editor’s note: This marks the third in a series of stories on Prince Edward’s comprehensive plan update, this ...
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: Sometimes promises are all we have
The Farmville community celebrated an annual LGBTQ Pride Picnic recently. Sixty or more attended – grandparents, parents and ...
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What triggered Saturday’s fatal accident on Route 460?
One person was killed Saturday night in an accident that blocked parts of Route 460 in Prince Edward ...
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Business
What do the students want? More on Prince Edward comp plan
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles on the Prince Edward comprehensive plan. To ...
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Investigation continues into fatal collision in Buckingham
One person is dead and Virginia State Police say they’re still investigating what led to the accident late ...
Education
Appomattox FFA named top chapter in the Commonwealth
They won awards, earned state degrees and at the end of the Virginia Convention, the Appomattox FFA (Future ...
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Buckingham Knights, Appomattox Raiders make All-State teams
On Wednesday, the Virginia High School League announced its 2025 Class 2 All-State baseball team, featuring several Buckingham ...
Lifestyles
Letters to the Editor for Week of July 4
Apex wants a quick and cheap project Apex Clean Energy hosted a town hall last Wednesday. Many residents ...
Lifestyles
Farmville Rotary chooses new president
At its June 26 meeting, the Farmville Rotary Club installed Anne Tyler Paulek as the Club’s 87th president. ...
Lifestyles
A Weekend of Celebration: Fireworks, food planned across region
We started things off Thursday night with Fireworks After Dark in Farmville. Now we’ve got two more days ...
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Appomattox turns back the clock: Civil War baseball returns July 5
If you caught a ball on one bounce, it meant the batter was out. Pitchers actually wanted players ...
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Route 45 reopened in Cumberland, with crash under investigation
Both sides of Route 45 in Cumberland reopened around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, as cleanup continues from an early ...
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Cumberland grocery store gets some state support
It’s not cheap to open up a grocery store. You have to buy the coolers, the freezers, keep ...