Cumberland
Green Ridge donates funds for new parks
Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility has announced it will be donating $250,000 to Cumberland County to be used to develop three new parks. In ...
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4th graders pushed for Johns historical marker
The late Barbara Rose Johns recently gained recognition from an unlikely group of Virginia citizens in the historical ...
DWN calls for shutdown of ICA Farmville
The Detention Watch Network (DWN), a national coalition that aims to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., has ...
General Assembly votes to remove Byrd statue
BY ZACHARY KLOSKO Capital News Service The Virginia General Assembly has voted to remove the statue of former ...
Wage increase may mean tough choices
Nonprofits across the nation are growing concerned that a proposed increase to a $15 national minimum wage in ...
VETERANS
Hamlin weathered adversity to build a life
Robert “Bob” Hamlin faced significant adversity early in his life — times when options were closed off to him and pathways were dictated to him. ...
by Titus Mohler.
Hampden-Sydney
Remainder of hoops season canceled
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) Athletics announced Feb. 21 that the school’s basketball team will not complete the remainder of its 2021 season. This is in accordance ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 6:00 am
Fuqua
Falcons fight hard but fall late, 14-8
On a bitterly cold, rainy night in late February, high school football made its long-awaited return to the Farmville area as Fuqua School’s varsity team ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 6:00 am
COVID-19
Single-dose vaccine approved
Statewide coronavirus numbers continue to inch downward amidst the news surrounding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) of a third ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 6:00 am
Cumberland
Central football season begins Saturday
Central High School’s varsity football team, which features some key experience, makes its long-awaited return to action this Saturday, March 6, when it hosts Cumberland ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:24 pm
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Lancers fall to 2-8 in tough opening stretch
If iron sharpens iron, then Longwood University’s softball team will be anything but dull after the first two weeks of the season. Concluding a season-opening ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:00 am
Fuqua
Falcons fight hard but fall late, 14-8
On a bitterly cold, rainy night in late February, high school football made its long-awaited return to the Farmville area as Fuqua School’s varsity team ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, February 26, 2021 10:28 pm
LIFESTYLES
Grain farmers urged to watch for rapid price changes
Last year’s enormous agricultural commodity price drops due to the COVID-19 pandemic were a “black swan” event, Dr. David Kohl, Virginia Tech professor emeritus of ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
Cumberland
Money is available for food and shelter programs
Cumberland County has been chosen to receive $6,522 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. A local board has been charged with ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
Buckingham
Sentara in talks to gift building to county
Buckingham County officials have announced a tentative agreement with Sentara Martha Jefferson Medical Group that would see the former Buckingham Family Medicine building and land ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
CHURCH & COMMUNITY
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
THE WORD
Lessons learned on snowy days
The snow and ice from the previous weeks have made many churches “self-quarantine” due to the weather. The church I serve has a radio ministry ...
by John Moxley, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
Buckingham
Regional Virtual Academy is on the way
Buckingham County Public School (BCPS) students grades 6-12 who performed well in virtual learning this past year and also those in the county who are ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
TRENT'S MILL NEWS
Send a birthday card to Ella Mae
Ella Mae Rutherford located at 981 Trents Mill Road, in Dillwyn, VA 23936, will be turning 100 years young Tuesday, March 9. She is a ...
by Annie May Miles, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
LIFESTYLES
Make your own Longwood Rotunda
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is offering a take-home art activity sure to delight model building and architectural enthusiasts of all ages. Longwood ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
SOWING SEEDS
If we could do things over, what we would do differently?
If you had it to over, what would you do? This question was asked in a survey of older people. Of the many answers given, ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
HEART OF VIRGINIA
Highway construction scheduled
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org. ...
by Staff Report, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
VETERANS
Gough: A wartime commander
William “Buck” Gough Jr. joined the U.S. Army in 1984 and served into the early ’90s, including during the first Gulf War. While Gough did ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:58 pm
VETERANS
Young: Ever ready to serve
Justine Young leads an exciting, unpredictable life that many would find nearly impossible to manage, but she makes it work and has willingly embraced it ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:50 pm
VETERANS
Tuition aid leads to military career
A consensus among friends, some encouragement from a recruiter and a desire to help his parents pay for his college tuition led Jeff Scales to ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:41 pm
VETERANS
‘I knew what I was doing, and I’d do it all again’
Prince Edward County resident Silas Blanton was born in the nearby Cumberland County in 1959. Growing up, he attended Luther P. Jackson High School and ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:31 pm
Buckingham
RV catches fire
Crews from Toga Volunteer and Dillwyn Volunteer Fire departments responded to a recreational vehicle (RV) that was on fire on a bridge on Perkinsville Road ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:36 pm
Fuqua
Falcons return to the gridiron
Fuqua School’s varsity football team is set to begin a season like no other Friday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts Halifax Academy. The COVID-19 ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:29 pm
LIFESTYLES
PACE participants have a Mardi Gras celebration
Participants in the Farmville PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) traveled virtually to New Orleans to experience Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday, Tuesday, ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:00 am
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Lancers earn big win in opening series
The Longwood University softball team opened its 2021 season with a 1-3 showing at the Georgia Classic this past weekend that was highlighted by a ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:00 am
Buckingham
Grant will fund mobilized support unit
A recent grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) will help add a mobilized logistics support unit to the repertoire of Buckingham County ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:00 am
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