Farmville
Water outage could have been much worse
Despite some concerns about the town’s emergency notification system, a feeling of relief exuded from Farmville’s leaders following the recent water crisis as they realized ...
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Local
Broadband to be available for all within six years
After struggling with broadband access for years, a deluge of governmental funding means the wait for high-speed internet in Prince Edward and parts of Cumberland ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:40 am
Local
Chairs of supervisors, School Board to meet
Less than 24 hours after a county supervisor said he didn’t feel the Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) superintendent was capable of making the ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:37 am
Local
Board begins process to improve courthouse lawn
The front lawn of the Prince Edward County Courthouse may soon receive a new look after the Board of Supervisors agreed to fund a plan ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 17, 2021 8:32 am
Local
Eagle project pays tribute to vets, first responders
A local Boy Scout’s Eagle project was dedicated and celebrated Monday, June 14 as veterans and local dignitaries came together to pay tribute to fallen ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 8:59 am
Farmville
North Street issue sent back to committee
Farmville’s Town Council decided to look at other options for North Street after hearing from a resident and business owner about the proposal to change ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 8:49 am
Columns
Opinion – Less democracy is never a good choice
Apparently frustrated with the fruits of the democratic process, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recently had County Administrator Doug Stanley look into how ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 8:11 am
Local
Supervisors ask for audit of Crossroads
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors is encouraging counties utilizing Crossroad Community Services to ask for a forensic audit of the organization and said ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, June 11, 2021 6:00 am
Local
McAuliffe easily wins nomination for governor
Local election results differed slightly with the Tuesday, June 8, state-wide Democratic primary election results that chose the Democrat nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:30 am
Prince Edward
Prince Edward supervisors consider reversing School Board decision
Less than five years after a referendum changed the Prince Edward County School Board from members appointed by the Board of Supervisors to an elected ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:50 pm
Editorials
Editorial – Our schools have to do better
Prince Edward Supervisor Jim Wilck is absolutely right. The Prince Edward School system has to perform better academically. This is a critical issue for the ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 8:39 am
Education
Supervisor questions school system’s performance
County Supervisor Jim Wilck is disturbed by the performance of Prince Edward County Schools. The Farmville representative on the Board of Supervisors presented a page ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 8:21 am
Prince Edward
Scholarship fund created for vaccinated students
Prince Edward County students who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will now be eligible for a drawing to receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Prince Edward County ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 3, 2021 9:10 am
News
Wreath commemoration
Rev. Jeff Schroeder, dressed as a 19th century circuit riding preacher, speaks during a Memorial weekend wreath ceremony at Sailor’s Creek State Park Saturday. Civil ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 3:25 pm
COVID-19
Mobile vaccination clinics reach out to rural areas
Two white popup tents placed side by side across from the Prospect Post Office sheltering four women in nursing scrubs signaled something was different about ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:02 am
Prince Edward
Road to be paved soon
Residents tired of slowing down and then bumping along the milled pavement at the Abilene/Worsham Road intersection have only a few more days to wait ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 27, 2021 5:00 pm
Buckingham
Localities get millions in COVID relief
Local governments recently discovered how much of the $350 billion promised to states, counties and cities from the American Rescue Plan they can expect to ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:54 am
Columns
OPINION – There are no black and white answers
Delegate Tommy Wright would like us to believe criminal justice is all black or white. If you commit a crime, you should go to prison ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:50 am
Farmville
Town’s relationship with ICE facility questioned
Despite the town’s first property tax increase in 35 years being on the agenda, it was Farmville’s relationship with the local U.S. Immigrations and Customs ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:23 am
Farmville
Council makes move to relocate Confederate statue
Eleven months after hastily removing the bronze soldier from atop the Confederate statue on High Street, Farmville’s Town Council took a step toward deciding what ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 20, 2021 8:59 am
Buckingham
Buckingham grads receive words of wisdom
The 133 graduates in Buckingham High School’s Class of 2021 received some quality words of wisdom Saturday at the school’s graduation ceremony. Principal Patti Branch ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 4:31 pm
Local
County cleanup effort nets 1,820 lbs. of trash
The Prince Edward Board of Supervisors’ $10,000 investment toward a cleaner county is already paying dividends with more than 1,800 lbs. of garbage already collected. ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:13 pm
Columns
OPINION – Get vaccinated and bungee jump off High Bridge?
Typically, it does not pay to procrastinate, but when it comes to getting a COVID-19 vaccination, it seems the longer you hold out the sweeter ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:44 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Editor’s Notebook — A quintessential Farmville edition
In this edition of Farmville the Magazine, we didn’t plan to write an edition about all things quintessentially Farmville, but that’s what ended up happening. ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, May 14, 2021 6:00 am
Education
H-SC grads urged to ‘do the right thing anyway’
Hampden-Sydney College’s Class of 2021 gathered in front of Venable Hall last Saturday, May 8, with family and friends. They heard the wisdom of a ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:17 am
College
Brock Center to begin construction soon
A new events facility with the potential to transform both the Longwood University campus and the community will begin to rise from the old tennis ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, May 13, 2021 9:31 am
Farmville
Council to tackle North Street congestion
In an effort to solve a downtown traffic congestion problem, the Farmville Town Council is considering making part of North Street one way. Mayor David ...