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Dr. Ward, community leader, dies
Southside Virginia native Dr. William Edward Ward, 84, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday, July 10. Ward is credited as ... Read more
Author: Italia Gregory | The Farmville Herald
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High-speed pursuit damages two police cars
A Friday morning high-speed pursuit resulted in two mildly damaged police cars, according to information from the Charlotte ... Read more
Buckingham
Authority will reimburse Forest Pro
Virginia’s Heartland Regional Industrial Facility Authority has agreed to pay $40,000 in reimbursements to Forest Pro Inc., providing ... Read more
Cumberland
Awards honor teachers
Catherine Baber Fleischman was recently named Cumberland’s 2016 Teacher of the Year, while spouses Chiara Guardo Hoyt and ... Read more
Business
Apartment vote could be June 8
The Farmville Town Council will discuss the proposed $20 million 120-unit Farmville Town Center apartment complex at its ... Read more
Buckingham
Regional Fire Training Center complete
The Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and other volunteer firefighters across the region are welcoming increased training opportunities with ... Read more
Education
Honeycutt explains abstention
Why did Sherry Honeycutt abstain from voting on the new school superintendent? By Italia Gregory The Farmville Herald ... Read more
Education
Reductions balance budget
Prince Edward school board members have agreed to reduce spending in instruction, transportation and administration to balance its ... Read more
Business
Commission will meet Monday on proposed apartments
The Town of Farmville’s planning commission will meet to review a request for a conditional use ... Read more
Farmville
No tax increases in budget
There are no tax or fee increases in the Farmville Town Council’s proposed $26.4 million fiscal year 2016-17 ... Read more
Farmville
Grants sought for Hotel Weyanoke project
The Farmville Town Council has adopted a resolution in support of grant funds from the Tobacco Region Opportunity ... Read more
Education
School board makes offer
An applicant has been chosen to serve as the next superintendent of schools in Prince Edward. The county’s ... Read more
Farmville
LU purchases Travis Building
The Farmville Town Council has agreed to sell the vacant Travis Building to the Longwood University Real Estate ... Read more
Business
Speakers decry apartments
Concerns about traffic and the need for more apartments in Farmville were aired during a public hearing Tuesday. ... Read more
Education
Petitions seek elected board
At least 10 petitions are being circulated in Prince Edward County to get the question of whether the ... Read more
Business
FERN garden construction to begin soon
The Town of Farmville’s FERN (Farmville Enhancement of Roads and Neighborhoods) project is underway and sponsorships are being ... Read more
Education
Reductions at PECPS could include employee raises
The Prince Edward County School Board is considering reductions in expenditures to balance its FY 2016-17 school budget ... Read more
Buckingham
Primary school principal to retire
Buckingham County Primary School Principal Pennie Allen has announced that she will retire on June 30. Allen has ... Read more
Education
Fuqua valedictorian accepted into West Point
Fuqua School senior David Hice has been accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point — fulfilling ... Read more
Business
Apartment complex hearing set
The Farmville Town Council will hold a joint public hearing with the town’s planning commission to hear citizen ... Read more
Education
Smith named Regional Superintendent of the Year
Prince Edward’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Smith has been named Superintendent of the Year for Region 8. ... Read more
Farmville
Davis, Dwyer, Hunter re-elected
Incumbents J.J. “Jamie” Davis, Donald Hunter and Dan Dwyer were re-elected Tuesday to another four-year term on the ... Read more
Education
Top three candidates identified
The Prince Edward County School Board and Superintendent Search Committee identified three candidates of the 34 applicants on ... Read more
Education
Colleagues praise Dove
Fellow school board members say they’ll miss working with Buffalo District Representative and School Board Chairman Russell Dove, ... Read more
Farmville
Elections are Tuesday
The election for three members of the Farmville Town Council is set for Tuesday. The three candidates seeking ... Read more