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Buckingham Chamber recognizes Business of the Month
Business of the Month Award from the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce went to D&S Farm Supply and Outdoors, ...
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Center offers addiction treatment
Centra Medical Group’s Addiction Treatment Center in Farmville offers much needed options for local residents battling this disease. ...
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JMU professors help students and teachers in Residence program
For more than two decades, James Madison University’s Professor in Residence program has worked across Virginia to bridge ...
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Volunteers recognized for their support
The Cumberland Clothes Closet has been in operation for over 40 years, earlier last week some of its ...
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Staff report finds no Apex violations
A Buckingham County staff review of complaints from local residents about the Riverstone Solar project found no violations ...
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Draper honored by supervisors
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized the county’s Chief Deputy Commissioner ...
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Lane crossovers in place on Route 360
Motorists traveling Route 360 in Prince Edward County can expect a new traffic flow pattern due to work ...
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How will higher SOL benchmarks affect schools?
By Angela H. Cutrer Due to elevated academic expectations handed down last month by the Virginia Board of ...
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Bryce Reeves launches U.S. Senate campaign
Bryce Reeves, a decorated U.S. Army Ranger veteran, former Prince William County narcotics detective, small business owner and ...
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Fall for Twin Lakes Festival returns
Twin Lakes State Park will host the Fall for Twin Lakes Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...
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Hudl App Funded, Just Delayed
Difficulty in getting a response to set up an application used by the Cumberland High School football program ...
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Month puts focus on breast cancer
By Angela H. Cutrer Humans fear disease, and for good reason. However, in 2025 there is one particular ...
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Thrills, competition and more at the fair
The Five County Fair in Farmville offered families from across the region the chance to win prizes at ...
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Speedway 2026 schedule announced
South Boston Speedway officials have unveiled the track’s 2026 season schedule, with the season-opening event featuring one of ...
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Holiday to alter garbage pickup
The town of Farmville has announced its garbage route changes for the upcoming Columbus Day holiday week: Monday, ...
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The Word: What’s at the Center?
In 2020, Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett released a study on current American culture seen through the ...
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Unemployment rate remains at 3.6%
Virginia Works – the commonwealth’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement – recently announced that Virginia’s nonagricultural employment ...
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Natural illusions
In October spooky gremlins run amok, dark shapes howl under the moon, and things go bump in the ...
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Devotional: The value of confession
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the ...
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Siblings unite at diesel tech graduation
Southside Virginia Community College recently celebrated a family milestone at the diesel technician graduation. A proud sister stood ...
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Christmas Mother returns for 2025
It is that time of the year and the Christmas Mother program is returning to assist Cumberland County ...
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Fun at the Fair
The sounds of laughter and thrills filled the air during the Five County Fair in Farmville, Sept. 23-27. ...
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State to increase hemp product enforcement
A Farmville store owner sees new inspections and enforcement as another way state officials are creating barriers for ...
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Siblings unite at diesel tech graduation
Southside Virginia Community College recently celebrated a family milestone at the diesel technician graduation. A proud sister stood ...
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Fire station funding hearing set
Farmville residents will have the opportunity to share their thoughts Wednesday on a proposal to issue $16.4 million ...