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Buckingham

Blanks remembered

Sandra Blanks of Dillwyn passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the age of 80. Blanks had a long history of service to Buckingham County ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 9:30 am

Buckingham

IDA approves hotel tax package

At the Nov. 13 Buckingham Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Assistant County Administrator and Finance Director Karl Carter presented to the board the Industrial Development ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:17 am

Buckingham

Airport authority touched upon

Buckingham County District Four Supervisor Morgan Dunnavant used the “Other Board Matters” portion of the Nov. 13 Buckingham Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss with ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, December 9, 2019 4:05 pm

Cumberland

2nd Amendment sanctuary on agenda

The location of the Dec. 10 Cumberland County Board of Supervisors meeting has been moved to the Cumberland Elementary School located at 60 School Road. ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:51 pm

Buckingham

Housing project progresses

At its Nov. 20 monthly meeting, the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) announced updates and outlined expected milestones for its Dillwyn Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:30 am

Buckingham

Dog barking sparks committee

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted at its Nov. 13 monthly meeting to form a noise ordinance committee after a resident used the public ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:30 am

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Toy donations

I was blessed as a child in many ways, and while I’d like to think that I wasn’t completely spoiled rotten, I did have quite ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:09 am

Cumberland

Preparing for Lights at the Lake

Preparations are in full swing for Bear Creek Lake State Park’s Lights at the Lake event. The event, to be held Friday, Dec. 6-8, and ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 9:24 am

Cumberland

A-2 zoning amendments

According to a public notice, the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to conduct public hearings and consider taking action ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, December 2, 2019 12:30 pm

Dillwyn

Rural Roundtable held

According to a release, Sister Simone Campbell, SSS (Sisters of Social Service), executive director of NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice and leader of Nuns ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, December 2, 2019 6:30 am

Education

Superintendents weigh in on SOQ

On Oct. 17 the Virginia Board of Education proposed new Standards of Quality (SOQ) for public schools across the commonwealth. The SOQ describe the foundational ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, November 28, 2019 6:30 am

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Farmville

Detention Center: an inside look

On Nov. 12 The Herald was invited on a tour of the Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville Detention Center. The tour served as an ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:00 am

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The Thanksgiving nap

As Thanksgiving Day quickly approaches, I find myself preparing for one of my semiannual naps. I’ve always told people that I rarely nap, as when ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 26, 2019 2:27 pm

Farmville

Nora Lancaster Garden Club meeting

The Nora Lancaster Garden Club met Oct. 19 in the Barbara Rose Johns Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library. The program was a workshop entitled “Welcome Advent,” ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:55 am

Buckingham

New bridge weight limits set

Many bridges across multiple counties are seeing a change in their weight limit signs after a statewide evaluation by Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). According ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, November 25, 2019 5:31 am

Cumberland

Voluntary burn ban lifted

At the Nov. 12 monthly Cumberland County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board lifted its voluntary burn ban enacted on Oct. 8. The board originally ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:25 am

Buckingham

Toy drive contributions wanted

A Buckingham County convenience store is asking for help from the community in order to bring Christmas to children in need. While their first ever ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:12 pm

Farmville

Marine vet donates book

Lt. Col. Robert J Driver Jr. moved to Farmville from Brownsburg only a few months ago in order to be closer to his family. While ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:08 pm

Cumberland

Hunt club donates to cause

For 12 years the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has put on its annual Shop with a Deputy program in which officers take local children out ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:47 am

Cumberland

Unmussig reinstated

Donald Unmussig has been reinstated as the county administrator for Cumberland County. Unmussig originally began serving as county administrator July 15, but resigned in late ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:24 am

Buckingham

Mural unveiled at library

The Barbara Rose Johns Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library celebrated the unveiling of its new children’s room mural Saturday, Nov. 9. The mural, titled “Springtime in Virginia,” ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, November 15, 2019 6:30 pm

Buckingham

Board discusses animal control

The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has expressed interest in renovating the old Gold Hill Elementary School in order to house its animal control ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, November 15, 2019 1:38 pm

Buckingham

Another house fire claims life

Another house fire in Buckingham County has claimed a life. According to a release by Virginia State Police (VSP) Public Relations Director Corinne Geller, the ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:26 pm

Buckingham

Union Hill report released

Concern for the New Generation, the Buckingham chapter of anti-Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) activist group Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), published a new report ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Monday, November 11, 2019 5:16 pm

Buckingham

Another house fire claims life

Another house fire in Buckingham County has claimed a life. According to a release by Virginia State Police (VSP) Public Relations Director Corinne Geller, the ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Friday, November 8, 2019 11:10 am

Cumberland

Trunk or treat beats storm

Despite a rainy afternoon and the impending threat of nighttime thunderstorms, the Cumberland Community Trunk or Treat sponsored by the Alliance of Cumberland Churches successfully ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, November 7, 2019 5:20 pm

Cumberland

Cocoa with a Cop for a cause

Cumberland Girl Scouts, local law enforcement and charitable residents with a sweet tooth all gathered at the Cumberland Sheriff’s Department on Friday, Nov. 1, in ... Read more

by Alexa Massey, Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:52 am

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