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Buckingham

New businesses share 2020 with pandemic

For most small businesses, the first year of operation is already packed with trials and tribulations. For a business having to overcome an economy-slowing pandemic ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 30, 2020 6:00 am

Columns

Farmers Market has something for everyone

A visit to the Farmville Farmers Market last Saturday, July 25, could make someone feel like they travelled back in time to last summer, before ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:30 pm

Cumberland

Attempted abduction of 10-year-old girl investigated

Law enforcement officers and family members are looking for answers after an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old Cumberland girl. Renita Trent said she was at ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 3:42 pm

Buckingham

Solar facility approved

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 during its Monday, July 13, meeting to approve a request from Hexagon Energy to construct Black Bear ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

James River program provides a buffer

The James River Buffer Program is restoring and protecting the area’s creeks and riverside one seedling at a time, and area landowners can help by ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 6:00 am

Prince Edward

Prince Edward schools go online-only for first 9 weeks

Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) will conduct its first nine weeks of classes remotely. The decision was announced by PECPS Superintendent Dr. Barbara Johnson ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:21 pm

Local

Activists protest virus response at ICE detention center

Dozens of activists gathered outside the Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville detention facility Saturday afternoon, July 25, to protest U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, July 27, 2020 6:23 pm

Local

Woman arrested in Saturday shooting

A Meherrin woman was arrested this weekend after a Saturday night shooting on Schultz Mill Road. According to a press release from Prince Edward County ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, July 27, 2020 11:49 am

Buckingham

Buckingham schools move online for first nine weeks

Buckingham County Public Schools (BCPS) officials have announced the first nine weeks of classes will be conducted virtually. BCPS is the second school system in ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, July 27, 2020 9:29 am

PIEDMONT HEALTH DISTRICT

Testing turnaround lags

Piedmont Health District Director Dr. H. Robert Nash expressed concerns Wednesday that a statewide increase in coronavirus testing is prolonging turnaround time for data and ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 24, 2020 6:00 am

Cumberland

Collision on Old Buckingham Road

The Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) was dispatched to the 200 block of Old Buckingham Road Monday evening for a reported collision. According to CVFD ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 24, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Buckingham County secures local garbage sites

Buckingham County now has an amended Solid Waste Management Ordinance intended to reduce abuse and misuse of county waste sites. The amended ordinance, approved unanimously ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 24, 2020 6:00 am

Farmville

27 ICA staff have tested positive

Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville employees have joined the ranks of other Virginia detention facility workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus. The ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:13 pm

Cumberland

Cumberland County schools to open online only for first 9 weeks

Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) will begin the school year with distance-only learning for the first nine weeks. In a letter distributed to families Wednesday, ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

90% of people killed in wrecks this year were not wearing a seat belt

More than 90% of fatal car crashes in the area this year have been the result of a driver or passenger not wearing a seat ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:11 pm

Farmville

Centra concerned about capacity

Centra officials noted community spread and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus pandemic are on the rise in the area. “We have over the last few ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Speed study requested for Rt. 15

A road study on a section of Route 15 has been requested by the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors, sparked in part by a recent ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Small business support program enacted

Small businesses in Buckingham County negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can now apply to the Buckingham County Business Support Program (BCBSP). At the Monday, ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Child care concerns rise as reopening nears

Area schools are just weeks away from reopening under staggered schedules after a spring and summer filled with concerns of how education could continue during ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 17, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Buckingham board tables 5-cent tax increase discussion

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors tabled a request from County Administrator Rebecca Carter to consider scheduling a public hearing to discuss a possible 5-cent ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 17, 2020 6:00 am

LIFESTYLES

Giving Garden grows goodwill

A bountiful harvest is underway at the Giving Garden, a community garden recently developed by members of Heritage Baptist Church in Farmville. The Giving Garden, ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 16, 2020 3:48 pm

Cumberland

Email threatens to lynch former Cumberland supervisors

The Tuesday, July 14, Cumberland Board of Supervisors meeting ended in a manner that left many citizens shocked after District 1 Supervisor Brian Stanley read ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:00 am

Farmville

74% of Farmville ICE detainees positive for COVID

After testing all the detainees of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville Detention Center, 74% have ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Control of rescue squad transferred to Buckingham County

After almost 50 years of operation, the Buckingham County Volunteer Rescue Squad has become a victim of a dwindling volunteer base and COVID-19. At the ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:00 am

Cumberland

Green Ridge letter, report released

The last few weeks have been busy ones for Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility, which received its second letter from the Virginia Department of ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:00 am

Buckingham

Buckingham’s emergency medical transition could boost tax rate by 5 cents

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors tabled a request from County Administrator Rebecca Carter to consider scheduling a public hearing to discuss a possible five ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:25 pm

Buckingham

Two killed in Saturday wreck

One adult and one child are dead after a tragic car accident in Buckingham County Saturday, July 11. The two-car collision occurred at approximately 4:46 ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, July 13, 2020 12:44 pm

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