In an emergency Buckingham County Board of Supervisors meeting held 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, County Emergency Management Coordinator Cody Davis informed the board that ...
Cumberland County officials reported the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in the county Wednesday morning, April 1. According to the release, the Virginia ...
Unless something changes between now and when the budget is approved, Buckingham County residents are looking at a property tax increase of 10%. According to ...
Cumberland County citizens likely felt surprised at a recent public notice proposing a real estate property tax hike of 10%, especially since the county already ...
Buckingham County officials have distributed a release detailing how citizens can provide comments for scheduled public hearings for Buckingham County Board of Supervisors meetings during ...
Prince Edward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Johnson says the school system is exploring options to repair the elementary school’s leaky roof. Johnson told ...
Green Front Furniture has been added to the expansive list of businesses forced to temporarily close due to efforts to stem the spread of the ...
Community over Crisis was formed less than a year ago to help people in the community during times just like this. Though most of their ...
During the era of COVID-19 it can be difficult to acclimate to social distancing and self-isolation, especially when it means the cancellation of church services. ...
A recent mandate by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam forced every restaurant in the commonwealth to move to delivery/takeout mode only or close. The mandate is ...
The AAA Gas Prices website, a comprehensive retail gasoline survey, listed Cumberland County as having the lowest gas prices in the state Wed., March 25. ...
Piedmont Health District Director Dr. H. Robert Nash confirmed Tuesday, March 24, that the health district had been made aware of a confirmed positive case ...
A second Longwood University student has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Matthew McWilliams, assistant vice president of communication for Longwood University, said the Virginia ...
As Longwood students grapple with the reality that they will not return to campus for the remainder of the semester, the university’s Student Government Association ...
Several different fire departments were on scene at the Farmville Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant late Friday night, March 20, after responding to a call ...
Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) food service employees were working hard Thursday afternoon, March 19, distributing free bagged breakfasts and lunches to children during ...
Two local nonprofits are teaming up to help provide nutritious meals to the area’s most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. The Farmville Area Community Emergency ...
A Tuesday, March 17, teleconference between the area’s nonprofits has resulted in the creation of a new website called FarmvilleCares.org that will centralize resources for ...
Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) was dispatched at approximately 2:25 p.m. Sunday, March 15, to assist the Cartersville Volunteer Fire Department with a vehicle fire ...
Area restaurants are finding ways to still serve customers after Governor Ralph S. Northam placed heavy restrictions on how eateries operate amidst COVID-19 concerns. Meanwhile, ...
Libraries in Farmville, Buckingham and Cumberland have announced temporary closures in response to concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus. Rick Ewing, director of the Central Virginia ...
I know the current climate of the world feels very frightening. Ongoing concerns about the coronavirus have cancelled many events and gatherings in our area, ...
Area power companies have made the decision not to turn off power for nonpayment during the coronavirus outbreak. “We will not shut off your power ...
Grocery stores in and around Farmville have been affected by the panic surrounding the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. While the big chains are seeing serious ...
In an emergency public meeting held via conference call, the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday, March 16, to declare a state of ...
Martha Pennington Louis was born at Southside Community Hospital on Mother’s Day, 1949. She was brought home in a basket to her family’s home in ...
The Woodland assisted-living retirement neighborhood in Farmville sent out a release early Thursday evening stating that it is proactively limiting visitation to its campus as ...
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