Buckingham
Trick or Treat: A look at Halloween events happening in the area
Over the next week, towns, churches, fire departments, schools and community organizations will be giving away candy at trick or treat events throughout the area. ...
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College
Hampden-Sydney Tigers earn Top 25 preseason rank
The Hampden-Sydney Tigers are ranked No. 23 nationally in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25. The men’s basketball team earned 118 points in the poll after ...
by Brian Carlton, Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:48 am
Longwood Women's Basketball
We’ve got a lot of great pieces’: Longwood women prep for season
Last season didn’t end as planned. The Longwood Women’s Basketball Team was eliminated 60-37 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament back in March. ...
by Brian Carlton, Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:01 am
Buckingham
Buckingham supervisors approve private airstrip
Dillwyn resident John Demaio will get his private airstrip. By a unanimous decision, Buckingham County supervisors approved the request. The project will be built at ...
by Brian Carlton, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:42 am
Local
Animal shelter project moves forward in Prince Edward
Beyond the current work on school renovations, part of the main focus for Prince Edward County officials involves building a new animal shelter. The county’s ...
by Brian Carlton, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:37 am
Buckingham
Buckingham County High crowns a new King and Queen
Buckingham County High has a new Homecoming King and Queen. During a ceremony at halftime of the Friday, Oct. 11 football game, Jayden Maxey was ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, October 22, 2024 9:55 am
Buckingham
5th District forum brings up questions, students look for answers
Editor’s note: There were eight questions raised by Hampden-Sydney students at Thursday’s 5th District Congressional forum. This edition includes answers to the first four. We’ll ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 21, 2024 5:33 am
Prince Edward Elementary
Contractor chosen, renovation plans finalized for Prince Edward
A construction team’s been chosen, the cost has been set and work will begin later this month on Prince Edward County Elementary’s renovation. Over the ...
by Brian Carlton, Sunday, October 20, 2024 9:14 pm
Buckingham
Keeler announces he’ll step down as superintendent in Buckingham
Buckingham County Public Schools will soon be looking for another superintendent. Dr. John Keeler informed the school board at their Wednesday, Oct. 9 meeting that ...
by Brian Carlton, Sunday, October 20, 2024 8:15 pm
NEWS BRIEFS
News Briefs: VDOT works on Allens Lake solution in Buckingham
When the remnants of Hurricane Helene came through Buckingham County, it caused flooding and roads to wash out. One of the bigger problems was on ...
by Brian Carlton, Sunday, October 20, 2024 4:33 pm
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Editor’s Desk: You never know what you’re missing
I was wondering when the first call about this would come in. And when it did happen, basically things were like I expected. The floodgates ...
by Brian Carlton, Sunday, October 20, 2024 12:30 pm
Longwood Basketball
Defining Longwood: Lancers work on transforming, building players
What sets the standard for Longwood basketball? Is it a 20-win season? Is it a spot in the Big South Championship each year? Longwood men’s ...
by Brian Carlton, Saturday, October 19, 2024 12:18 am
Local
When will Mil Scott Road get paved?
When will Mil Scott Road get paved? That’s something residents who live in the area would like to know. The topic came up during Prince ...
by Brian Carlton, Friday, October 18, 2024 11:42 am
Farmville
Farmville runs analysis on First Avenue traffic. Here’s the results.
The majority of drivers aren’t speeding when they head down First Avenue. And those that do are just barely going over the speed limit. That ...
by Brian Carlton, Friday, October 18, 2024 11:22 am
Farmville
Farmville residents asked to help find pipes
The Town of Farmville will meet the federal deadline, but there’s still some work left to do. Back on Aug. 4, 2022, the U.S. The ...
by Brian Carlton, Friday, October 18, 2024 1:43 am
Business
Farmville council makes a final decision on land bank proposal
The Town of Farmville now has a new way of dealing with derelict houses. By a unanimous decision, the town council adopted the land bank ...
by Brian Carlton, Thursday, October 17, 2024 5:46 am
Farmville
‘It wasn’t a pretty game’: Prince Edward Middle bounces back
It wasn’t a pretty game, Prince Edward Middle Coach Louis Gould said. There were still mistakes on both sides of the ball. But the Eagles ...
by Brian Carlton, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 8:36 am
Buckingham
One person is in custody, linked to Glenmore Road shooting
One person is injured and a person of interest is in custody today, after a shooting that took place Saturday, Oct. 12 in Buckingham County. ...
by Brian Carlton, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 12:04 am
Buckingham
Atlas Comet arrives: An opportunity 80,000 years in the making
It’s rare when we have a chance to interact with the ancient world. Most of that comes through archaeological digs. However for the next few ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 5:05 am
Business
Farmville considers lowering tap fees to help developers
Should the Town of Farmville lower its tap fees, as a way to help developers? That’s something the council plans to look at in the ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 3:20 am
Buckingham
Buckingham reassessment begins. Here’s what you need to know
If you see someone taking photos of buildings, even homes in Buckingham County, that’s entirely normal right now. The real estate reassessment has started in ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 2:55 am
Farmville
Longwood Police say ‘person of interest’ in custody after threat
Classes will run on regular schedule Tuesday at Longwood University, less than a day after parts of campus were evacuated. Just after 1 p.m. Monday, ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 14, 2024 5:22 pm
Education
A literacy plan? Supervisors approve school district’s request
In order to improve reading scores and overall grades, officials with Prince Edward County Public Schools want to roll out three new programs, basically a ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 14, 2024 2:47 am
Education
Prince Edward High crowns new Homecoming King and Queen
Prince Edward County High has a new homecoming queen and king. For the 2024-25 school year, ShaKeyah Williams was crowned queen, with Tyrone Hughes Jr. ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 14, 2024 2:12 am
Business
More homes for Layne Street? Zion subdivision proposed
More homes could soon be on the way to Layne Street in Farmville. During their Wednesday, Oct. 2 work session, town council members got their ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 14, 2024 1:42 am
Columns
From the Editor’s Desk: Little things help after Hurricane Helene
It may seem a bit corny or even too old fashioned to ask for this. Ironically though, it’s the only method guaranteed to work right ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, October 14, 2024 12:49 am
Farmville
Traffic accident knocks out power to portions of Farmville
More than 1,000 Farmville residents were in the dark for most of Saturday night and into Sunday morning, thanks to a traffic accident. Farmville police ...
by Brian Carlton, Saturday, October 12, 2024 10:59 pm
SportsPlus
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How to Watch Big South College Basketball Games – Sunday, December 22
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How to Watch VCU vs. William & Mary on TV or Live Stream – December 22
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