Education
Fuqua takes on the Big Apple
Fuqua School hosted its 15th annual senior class trip to New York City last month. Members of the senior class, as well as visiting exchange ...
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Local
Community skeptical of business
Members of the Rice community in Prince Edward voiced a wide range of questions and concerns surrounding a proposed Dollar General Store, slated for the ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:33 pm
Church & Community
Taste of Farmville is Thursday
The Farmville Rotary Club will host it’s annual Taste of Farmville event Thursday from 5-8 p.m. This will be the 13th year the organization has ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 3:42 pm
Local
Transitional housing denied
A second public hearing to consider zoning for homeless shelters in Prince Edward County concluded with a recommendation by the planning commission to deny any ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 19, 2017 1:53 pm
Education
First school board election is this year
Editor’s Note: This week, we examine the transition from an appointed school board to an elected one in Prince Edward. We dive into the new ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 19, 2017 12:53 pm
Buckingham
Ewing named regional director
Rick Ewing has been named the director of the Central Virginia Regional Library (CVRL). Ewing will fill a vacancy left by Peggy Epperson, the previous ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:06 pm
Local
Annual banquet recognizes volunteers
Meherrin Volunteer Fire and Rescue recognized several members of its organization and their families for their dedication and services during its annual banquet Saturday. During ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:05 pm
Local
Bartlett’s contract will be renewed
During a closed meeting Tuesday, Prince Edward supervisors agreed to extend County Administrator Wade Bartlett’s contract. According to Lockett District Supervisor Robert M. “Bobby” Jones, ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 12, 2017 2:37 pm
Church & Community
From Moton to NASA
A former R.R. Moton High School teacher — turned National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mathematician — is one of the lead characters in “Hidden ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 12, 2017 2:13 pm
Local
Commission will consider permit for shelter
Planners in Prince Edward will hold a public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. to consider amendments to the county’s Zoning Ordinance to allow homeless shelters ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 12, 2017 2:11 pm
Business
Dollar General proposed for Rice
The Prince Edward County Planning Commission is set to consider a special use permit for a Dollar General store in Rice on Tuesday. The public ...
by Carson Reeher, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:26 pm
Church & Community
A look through Goin’s lens
The winner of the 2017 Farmville Herald Photo Calendar Contest has had an eye for photography for as long as she can remember. Prospect resident ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:12 pm
Education
Projects could be finished by 2018
What are the buildings being erected on Longwood’s main campus? Longwood University’s newest projects are in the midst of construction and will near completion within ...
by Carson Reeher, Monday, January 9, 2017 6:01 pm
Business
Chamber honors Sullivan
Editor’s Note: This is the final of three installments The Herald has published featuring the three major Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce award winners for ...
by Carson Reeher, Monday, January 9, 2017 5:59 pm
Local
Bartlett’s contract in discussion
Supervisors in Prince Edward County will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10 to discuss the county administrator’s contract, performance and salary. Wade Bartlett’s current ...
by Carson Reeher, Friday, January 6, 2017 9:42 pm
Buckingham
Chairmanships set to rotate next week
A new chairmanship rotation — put in place at the beginning of 2016 for two county boards of supervisors — is set to take its ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 5, 2017 2:37 pm
Education
School board will reorganize Monday
The Cumberland County School Board will hold its annual reorganizational meeting next week. The meeting, which will be held on Monday, will be chaired by ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 5, 2017 2:32 pm
Buckingham
A life of service and saving others
It’s no surprise that Senior Master Sgt. Donald W. Ballowe has led a life of service. The Dillwyn native was raised by a family with ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 5, 2017 2:23 pm
Local
Contract will be discussed
Supervisors in Prince Edward County will hold a special meeting to discuss the county administrator’s contract, performance and salary Tuesday. County Administrator Wade Bartlett’s current ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:51 pm
Columns
Pulling for a home team
Nothing brings together a community quite like baseball. Having grown up less than an hour’s drive from more than one minor league baseball stadium, I ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 1:00 pm
Local
Courthouse security plans not finalized
Prince Edward County supervisors and stakeholders continue to discuss necessary changes to the county’s courthouse security. “No final decisions have been made concerning courthouse security,” ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 12:56 pm
Education
Langhorn seeks musical fame
Although Tyler Langhorn is still figuring out what kind of man he will become, he knows he wants to be involved in his community in ...
by Carson Reeher, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 12:51 pm
Buckingham
Habitat aims big for 2017
Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity has big goals for the new year, with plans already established to help several surrounding counties. Habitat just finished a ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:35 am
Buckingham
Realtors report a ‘steady flow’
According to the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR), home sales have increased during November compared to past years in the state. The newly released stats, ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:32 am
Church & Community
Sweetness through creativity
When Karie McCoy moved to Cumberland County, neither she, nor her neighbors, could have guessed the sweet success she would find there. It was there ...
by Carson Reeher, Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:28 am
Local
Tree builds community pride at Virso
A new Christmas tradition has brought together a small community to remember the “reason for the season.” The Virso Community Center, in Prince Edward County, ...
by Carson Reeher, Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:37 pm
Church & Community
Fore gets his wings back at surprise ceremony
Because of the efforts of a local Boy Scout troop and dedicated friends, a veteran Eagle Scout has his Eagle Scout wings back after the ...