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Buckingham

Heslip named maintenance director

Having been named facilities and maintenance director following the retirement of longtime school administrator Ivan “Chip” Davis Jr., Buckingham County Middle School Principal J.B. Heslip ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:27 am

Business

Tipton’s Midway will close Sunday

Tipton’s Midway Grocery, a one-stop shop for home-cooked food, groceries and gasoline on Route 45 in Cumberland, will close its doors to the public Sunday. ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:11 am

Cumberland

Meeting explores land use at reservoir

A meeting discussing development of the land surrounding the Cobbs Creek Reservoir was held by the Cumberland County Planning Commission on Tuesday. During the meeting, ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:51 am

Education

Students celebrate seniors’ success

Elementary and middle school students, as well as teachers and administrators, got to celebrate Prince Edward County High School graduates last Friday as the seniors ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 25, 2017 8:26 am

Cumberland

Cuts include positions, bonus

As part of budget cuts in its upcoming 2017-18 fiscal year (FY) budget, Cumberland County Public Schools will experience a reduction in teaching and staff ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:16 pm

Education

Students ready for Boys and Girls State

Students at Buckingham County High School were recently tapped to attend Virginia Boys and Girls State. Daniel Brickhill and Ty’leik Chambers will represent the county ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:17 am

Church & Community

Dinner unites faith groups

More than two dozen people gathered together to share a meal and better understand various faiths Saturday evening in Farmville. The dinner was held outside ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:16 am

Cumberland

Telecommunications firm waits for lease

While a cellphone tower has been permitted for construction in Cumberland County near Jenkins Ridge Road, no lease by a cellphone carrier has yet been ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:13 am

Cumberland

‘Hit the ground running’

Nearly 100 seniors and hundreds more faculty, family members and friends flooded the Cumberland County High School gymnasium to cheer on the Class of 2017 ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Monday, May 22, 2017 7:27 pm

Farmville

Detour in place on West Third

Westbound travel lanes on West Third Street in downtown Farmville will be closed through the morning into the afternoon Sunday. Mike Gaines, assistant director of ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Sunday, May 21, 2017 10:14 am

Buckingham

Packed house attends play

After skipping along the yellow brick road and diving under the sea, students from Buckingham County Middle School’s drama program gave their audience a golden ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:01 pm

Buckingham

Memorial held for Bartee, Perez

A memorial honoring Tori Perez and Jaiden Bartee — two children who were killed and struck by a tractor trailer on March 30 as their ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11:10 am

Buckingham

Measuring fiscal stress

Q: With the financial struggle Petersburg is going through, how do our counties and town governments fare when it comes to debt and reserve balances? ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:09 pm

Buckingham

Graduates look to the future

Nearly 130 seniors at Buckingham County High School (BCHS) turned their tassels and walked across the gymnasium stage to become the graduating Class of 2017 ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Monday, May 15, 2017 6:57 pm

Local

Three-alarm blaze guts shed

A three-alarm fire gutted a large metal shed at 3629 Miller Lake Road in Rice on Tuesday morning. Volunteer fire departments from Farmville, Rice and ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 11, 2017 2:59 pm

Education

‘Study Paws’ draws large crowd

Pets and people united for a brief break on Brock Commons at Longwood University the afternoon of May 5 to de-stress from finals week and ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 11, 2017 2:44 pm

Education

Inaugural scholarships awarded

Two high school students with direct lineage to men and women affected by the public-school closings in Prince Edward County have received first-of-their-kind scholarships from ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:32 pm

Cumberland

Bids sought for medical services

Cumberland County has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for emergency medical services (EMS) bids to staff the county’s rescue squad. Sealed bids for medical ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 6:26 pm

Cumberland

August trial set for Duncan

A Cumberland County woman facing more than two dozen charges of forgery and identity theft is set to stand trial Aug. 29 in Cumberland Circuit ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:22 am

Buckingham

Anderson goes to Washington

An inventive request to have a museum trip not count as a school absence led a Buckingham teenager to meet a Virginia senator and visit ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:20 am

Cumberland

Suspects indicted in break-ins

Two 19-year-old suspects involved with a string of breaking and enterings in Cumberland County have been indicted by a grand jury. Shai-Yaun Austin and Howard ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:18 am

Cumberland

Atkinson faces larceny charges

A Cumberland County woman was arrested and charged recently for stealing lottery tickets stemming from an incident in March at the place of her employment. ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 9:57 am

Cumberland

Child abuse suspect indicted

A 50-year-old Cumberland County man was arrested April 28 after being charged with neglect and child abuse of his son. Raymond Paul Turner III was ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 4, 2017 12:39 pm

Cumberland

O’Connor indicted for child porn

A 40-year-old Cumberland County man was indicted on 10 counts of possession of child pornography by a Cumberland Grand Jury in late April. Charles Alexander ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 4, 2017 12:08 pm

Farmville

Fire causes water damage

Crews from Farmville, Hampden-Sydney, Rice and Prospect volunteer fire departments responded to a reported kitchen fire Wednesday night at Sunchase Apartments on Sunchase Boulevard off ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 4, 2017 6:54 am

Buckingham

Squad continues work on protocols

Leaders of the Buckingham County Volunteer Rescue Squad (BCVRS) continue to take steps to address concerns and allegations of mismanagement in the agency resulting from ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:40 am

Cumberland

‘A loss for words’ — Community remembers Tyauna & Michaela

The short lives of Michaela Woodson, 16 and Tyauna Woodson, 14, are being mourned and remembered after a vehicle they were in plunged off the ... Read more

by Emily Hollingsworth, Monday, May 1, 2017 9:24 pm

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