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Coat and Hoodie Drive held
Piedmont Regional Jail has concluded a community coat and hoodie drive benefiting students in Prince Edward County Public ...
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Police recognized for accreditation
The last meeting of the year for Farmville Town Council started off with a recognition of its police ...
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Crash kills woman
A Cumberland woman died Sunday, Dec. 14 in a single-vehicle crash in Cumberland County. In a news release, ...
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Allen resigns from board
The Buckingham Board of Supervisors is seeking a county resident to serve in an interim capacity with the ...
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Buffalo Soldiers surprise grocery shoppers
Imagine shopping for groceries, going to the checkout and dreading to see the total cost only to have ...
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U.S. 360 crash kills local man
A Rice man died Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Lunenburg County. According to Virginia State Police, ...
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Barbara Johns statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol
By Matthew McWilliams Special to The Farmville Herald Dignitaries from across the country joined together in the U.S. ...
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Officials seek help in B&E case
The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering and larceny that occurred in the ...
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Coffey earns top NCAA award
Longwood University’s Tim Coffey, Ph.D., was recently named the Faculty Athletics Representative Association’s (FARA) 2025 NCAA Division I ...
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Schools implement plans for snow days
With recent winter storms blanketing Southside Virginia, area public schools have been forced to close or otherwise alter ...
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High Bridge to host First Day Hikes
High Bridge will host two First Day Hikes beginning at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 1. Both hikes begin ...
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Farmers address public misconceptions
Consumers and policymakers are forming strong opinions about food, farming and agriculture, often without a farmer’s voice adding ...
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Ribbon cutting held for new downtown eatery
The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed its newest member, Persimmon Market and Eatery, after a successful grand ...
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Center opens Baby Boutique at pantry
Families in Cumberland will no longer have to travel to neighboring counties for baby essentials and parenting support. ...
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Barbara Rose Johns statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol
Nearly 75 years after Barbara Rose Johns led a walkout protesting the conditions at the Robert Russa Moton ...
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Food pantry receives Food Lion grant
FACES Food Pantry has received $2,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing ...
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Organization to provide housing
A new housing organization is preparing to open its first locations in Prince Edward and surrounding counties, aiming ...
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Department seeks recruits as staffing challenges grow
As police departments across Virginia struggle to attract and retain qualified officers, the Farmville Police Department is working ...
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Devotional: Find rest, peace in this hectic season
This past week, our area was gifted with a fresh blanket of snow. No matter what I have ...
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Preventing holiday package thieves
With holiday shopping — and shipping — comes the risk of package theft. Thieves — often called “porch ...
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Teams advance to Best of the Best
The Buckingham High School JROTC Raiders competed and won at Raider North at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield ...
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Movie review: ‘Wicked: For Good’
The second part of the “Wicked” film, “Wicked for Good,” was always going to have giant silver (not ...
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Gilliam, Scialdo attend summer programs
Two outstanding students from Buckingham County High School, James Benjamin Gilliam and Piper Scialdo, were selected to represent ...
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Perriello mounts comeback in 5th District
Former Congressman Tom Perriello is jumping back into Virginia politics, announcing Tuesday that he will seek the Democratic ...
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The Word: The season of waiting
My wife and I have two children, who are at the perfect ages for Christmas. They were so ...