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Hunters work to feed families

Hunters throughout the Heart of Virginia have used the past deer season to help feed hundreds of families, a Cumberland County resident active with the ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 10:30 am

Prince Edward

Dinner to benefit SPCA

A Valentine’s themed dinner at Merk’s Place will provide couples and families with a sweet dinner for an even sweeter cause. The fifth annual “Puppy ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 10:09 am

WORTH A WORD

Feeding community

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Aug. 11, 1957, spoke to an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, and spoke about helping others and its role in ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:33 pm

Cumberland

‘What happened to us was really a miracle’

Sitting in a conference room of Congressman Tom Garrett’s office in Charlottesville last Friday, Pastor Hassan Abduraheem and Abdulmonem Abdumawla described a very different situation ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:25 pm

Farmville

Hospitals adopt visitation regs

Several hospitals throughout central Virginia, include Centra Southside Community Hospital, adopted new visitation guidelines Tuesday to prevent infection from a widespread flu outbreak that had, ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:59 pm

Longwood

Symposium set for Saturday

When most think about the Civil War, examining the U.S. morality, the role of women and even topics that are a bit taboo seem like ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:55 pm

Church & Community

‘Excellence in emergency services’

Fire trucks parked along the entrances of Prince Edward County High School and Prince Edward County’s Career and Technical Center may have, at any other ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:41 am

Prince Edward

Store holds grand opening

Approximately 100 people in the Heart of Virginia attended a grand opening of the Dollar General store at the intersection of U.S. Route 460 and ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:58 pm

Cumberland

Reese new assistant principal

Cumberland County Middle School Assistant Principal Melissa Reese will become the new assistant principal of Cumberland County High School following a departure by the current ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:44 pm

News

Rescuer trainings set

Beginning in September, community members have had the opportunity to learn how to recognize and potentially revive those affected by opioid overdose. Nicole Hill, prevention ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:19 pm

Farmville

Carson addresses students

Dr. A.D. Carson, assistant professor of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia (U.Va.), spoke about the ways that his music, ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:42 am

Cumberland

Food bank honors Branch

Family members of lifelong Cumberland resident Delma Branch, members of Cumberland Community Cares (CCC) and representatives of Richmond-based FeedMore held a ribbon cutting for Delma’s ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:37 am

Cumberland

Kitten tests positive for rabies

A three-month-old kitten in Cumberland County was the first animal in 2018 to test positive for rabies in the Piedmont Health District, a release from ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:16 pm

HEART OF VIRGINIA

Shell building discussed

Members of the Heartland Regional Industrial Facility Authority explored the possibility of forming a committee to fund and establish a shell building at the Heartland ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 25, 2018 2:07 pm

Prince Edward

Moton joins civil rights trail

The Robert Russa Moton Museum was one of two Virginia landmarks issued into the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, a news release from the Virginia Tourism ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:35 pm

Longwood

Lee publishes book

Shirley Robertson Lee, of Lunenburg, has brought a critical aspect of the history of her hometown to a new generation of readers and researchers. Lee ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:25 pm

HEART OF VIRGINIA

Diversion status removed from hospitals

Hospitals in the Central Virginia Region were removed from a Code Red Diversion Status, Centra Southside Community Hospital Director of Marketing Kerry Mossler reported at ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:36 am

Cumberland

Store to open in spring

A bulk foods supply and grocery store being built at the southwest quadrant of Plank and Airport roads is slated to open this spring, the ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:24 am

Buckingham

Parking, curb discussed

Members of the Dillwyn Town Council voted to table a decision regarding parking along a curb on Dillwyn’s Main Street following a public hearing during ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:18 am

Columns

Supporting our youth

From high school students submitting applications and finishing exams to college students determining their career paths, the Heart of Virginia’s youth have difficult decisions ahead ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 9:43 am

Buckingham

Banquet seeks to honor

Members of the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce honored members of the community during the annual Chamber Awards Banquet on Monday evening. Winners received the awards ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:19 pm

HEART OF VIRGINIA

Residents question park operations

Editor’s note: This is the first of a multi-part series investigating the operations of the Heartland Industrial Park, concerns expressed by residents and responses from ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:01 pm

Farmville

Dermatologist office opens

Those in the Heart of Virginia may have a new dermatology office to visit in the Town of Farmville. Ridgeview Dermatology, based in Lynchburg, has ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 18, 2018 1:46 pm

Church & Community

Baber makes plays

Love of community, faith and the written word have spurred Maria Baber’s practice of writing plays performed at Oakwood United Methodist Church. Baber, 77, lives ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:59 am

Cumberland

New fire ordinances tabled

Members of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 9 to table a request to change ordinances relating to the county’s policy on fireworks ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:33 am

Pipeline

Commission approves ACP yard

Members of the Cumberland County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Jan. 8 to the Board of Supervisors for a ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 9:23 am

Church & Community

Group to serve at BVI

A group of six from Farmville New Life Church will travel to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in early February to serve those affected by ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:21 am

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