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Farmville town budget includes short-term loan to spread out costs

Over the last four years, the Town of Farmville has approached the budget in a different way, taking ...

Carl U. Eggleston Funeral Establishment

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Carl Eggleston withdraws from lieutenant governor’s race

Carl Eggleston will not be on the June primary ballot for lieutenant governor. The Farmville businessman failed to ...

Mile Marker

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Mile markers for Route 360? Prince Edward supervisors say yes

Currently, there are no mile markers on the Prince Edward County section of Route 360. Those markers make ...

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Cumberland County works on engagement project

The Cumberland County newsletter went out for the first time on Tuesday, April 8. County staff members have ...

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Jordaine Penick, Christian Sangillo make Top 10 in season opener

It was the first race of the season, but in many ways, Jordaine Penick and Christian Sangillo picked ...

Dos Passos Prize

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‘How Not to Drown’: Dos Passos Prize recipient tells her own story

This past Wednesday, April 9, novelist and editor Angie Cruz paid a visit to Farmville to receive the ...

Ruth Adams Garden Club

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Ruth Adams Garden Club looks back over their 45th year

The March meeting of the Ruth Adams Garden club was held at the Farmville Library on March 26.  ...

Buckingham County High

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Buckingham County High welding team competes for state title

On Saturday, April 5, the welding fabrication team of Martayvon Epps, Grayson Talbott and Ethan Walter from Buckingham ...

Easter Easter Bunny Herald Community Calendar

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Easter celebrations arrive: Calendar for the week of April 12, 2025

The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Easter items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for ...

Prince Edward supervisors County sales tax bill Farmville tax revenue

Business

Farmville tax rate changed by council, budget options weighed

Only one resident spoke at Wednesday’s public hearing, but several sat in the audience to hear the council ...

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Mike Wilson: Are there rules for being a granddad?

Is there a handbook of some kind? Some guidelines? Basically, what I’m asking is if there are rules ...

STEPS Israel Hill right plant

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STEPS gets long-delayed funding to help with Israel Hill project

Back in April 2023, the Prince Edward Board of Supervisors took a vote and decided to set aside ...

Mountain Pine Solar New Leaf Solar Hecate Solar solar projects

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Solar projects pulled for redesign, no vote in Prince Edward

CEP Solar had hoped to get both of their latest solar projects approved in Prince Edward County. But ...

Virginia Court of Appeals

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Virginia Court of Appeals rules in Prince Edward flagpole case

Carolyn Bowman will not have to remove the flagpole on her property. And Prince Edward County officials say ...

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Letter to the Editor: Why do we keep missing the point?

I truly would like someone to explain to me why it is everyone gets so caught up in ...

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Buckingham

Spanberger, Earle-Sears qualify. No primaries in governor’s race

There will be no primaries for the Virginia governor’s race this year. Abigail Spanberger became the only Democrat ...

Ronnie Thomas

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‘I’m the ultimate competitor’: Ronnie Thomas takes over Longwood

Longwood Coach Ronnie Thomas hates to lose. This isn’t in some casual way, like when it comes to ...

Farmville tax rate

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Farmville tax rate set to increase, proposed budget submitted

A proposed budget has been submitted for the Town of Farmville. Now council members have to decide if ...

Easter Easter Bunny Herald Community Calendar

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Easter Bunny is coming to Farmville

The Easter Bunny is coming to Farmville, and his first stop will be Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR). That’ll ...

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Cumberland County starts shaping economic development plan

Cumberland County officials came armed with a list of needs and questions. Now over the next several months, ...