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    Heaven L. Draper

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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 ...

    SOL benchmarks

    Education

    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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    Church & Community

    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 ...

    Lifestyles

    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 ...