Jennifer Holton, Author at Farmville

High Bridge Trail State Park

Local History

Small graves mark a big mystery at High Bridge Trail State Park

On a warm July day in 1906, an African-American man was struck by a train in Rice. The Farmville Herald wrote in their July 20, ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Sunday, March 26, 2023 11:45 am

Farmville downtown partnership parking fines parking fees

Farmville

Town employee raises included in proposed Farmville budget

FARMVILLE – In order to keep employees and be competitive with other areas, the Town of Farmville needs to provide raises in this upcoming year’s ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, March 16, 2023 9:26 pm

Gearl Reid

Farmville

Farmville community gathers to say goodbye to Gearl Reid

FARMVILLE – The town will gather Monday to say goodbye to Gearl D Reid. A titan of the Farmville community for decades, she passed away ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Friday, March 10, 2023 2:04 pm

Amish firefighters

Buckingham

Amish firefighters help protect the community in Buckingham

TOGA – It’s a crisp and clear day in Toga, and Benjamin Beiler just got word about a fire in Buckingham County. Beiler lives only ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:30 pm

Letter to the Editor Buckingham supervisors Confederate new laws

Buckingham

Census data is problematic for Buckingham, Cumberland counties

CUMBERLAND – The census data from the Weldon Cooper Center wasn’t good for Buckingham, Cumberland and most of the surrounding areas. More people are moving ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 1:45 am

Project Clementine

Local Business

What is Project Clementine? Prince Edward construction set to start

Construction on a Prince Edward County project aimed at solving the lack of meat processing facilities in Southern Virginia is set to begin in a ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Friday, February 17, 2023 12:51 am

Prince Edward

Prince Edward

Something’s missing from Prince Edward County’s census data

FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County’s population data isn’t exactly accurate. That’s one of several problems the staff at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 3:33 am

Buckingham

Crossroads struggles with vacancies

Crossroads Community Services could use some help. In the wake of the pandemic, the group is struggling to fill open positions and in turn, having ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Sunday, February 5, 2023 4:40 pm

Call Me MISTER

LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY

Longwood’s ‘Call Me MISTER’ program sees results

FARMVILLE – Byron Morgan says he got involved with ‘Call Me MISTER’ by mistake. “The way I got involved, it was all an accident,” Morgan ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 5:45 am

Cumberland County

Cumberland

Cumberland County is a food desert. How do you fix that problem?

CUMBERLAND – Millions of Americans live in food deserts. In Virginia, Cumberland County is Ground Zero. The underserved community has limited access to a grocery ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Friday, January 20, 2023 1:50 am

state grocery tax

Buckingham

While the state grocery tax ended this week, local versions remain.

Residents in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties will be paying less for groceries and a couple other items the next time they take a ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, January 5, 2023 2:50 am

Prince Edward supervisors County sales tax bill tourism revenue

State Law Changes

Minimum wage hike takes effect across Virginia. What changes?

FARMVILLE – Some residents in Farmville and the surrounding area woke up Sunday to a slight pay raise. Virginia has joined roughly two dozen states ... Read more

by Jennifer Holton, Tuesday, January 3, 2023 2:43 am

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