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Church & Community

‘It’s like breathing for me’

On the other side of the world lies Kyrgyzstan, a small nation in Central Asia nestled between China’s eastern border and Kazakhstan’s southern border some ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 17, 2016 10:45 am

Buckingham

Tap access in the future: County will gain control of 200 acres on lateral gas line

Buckingham County could have control and access to a natural gas tap off of a lateral line from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project (ACP). ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 10:55 pm

Buckingham

Truck hits pedestrian, driver charged

  A Dillwyn man has been charged with failure to stop for a pedestrian within a crosswalk after his vehicle struck a 20-year-old man Tuesday. ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 2:31 pm

BREAKING NEWS

County could get access to natural gas tap, 200 acres on lateral line

  Buckingham County could have control and access to a natural gas tap off of a lateral line from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:17 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Luck Stone will open new quarry

Luck Stone announced Tuesday it will open a new granite quarry in Prince Edward County. The new plant, according to a company press release, will ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:11 pm

Education

Parents offer support for football coach

Two parents spoke during Wednesday’s meeting of the Buckingham County School Board to offer support for Head Varsity Football Coach Josh Wallace. “I just wanted ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:58 pm

Farmville

Town seeks finance director

The town of Farmville is seeking to hire a director of administration and finance. The new position came as a result of a closed session ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:57 pm

Buckingham

Sunday mobile home fire displaces family

A fire destroyed a singlewide mobile home Sunday morning at 1173 Chellowe Road in Buckingham, displacing about five people. According to Dillwyn Volunteer Fire Department ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:52 pm

Buckingham

Two employees to appeal

Two former Crossroads Community Services Board employees have filed notices of appeal regarding their suits against the agency, its executive director and board chairman. The ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:48 pm

Business

CRC seeks Cumberland’s membership

In an effort to draw more business and economic development to the Heart of Virginia, the Farmville-based Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) is seeking to unite ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:17 pm

Buckingham

Crossroads purchases property

Crossroads Community Services Board recently purchased 3 acres and an 11,000-square-foot office building for $1.5 million. The transaction, according to Prince Edward County land records, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:17 am

Buckingham

Goodman, Reid, Garrett win

A new face will join the ranks of the Buckingham County School Board in January, and an old one could return to Cumberland’s. The decisions ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:15 am

Buckingham

Women allegedly threatened with arrest

The pastor of two Baptist churches near a proposed natural gas fired 53,515 horsepower compressor station — part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:05 am

Farmville

Hearings set on proposed shelter

Farmville Town Council will hold two public hearings during its Jan. 11 meeting as part of Southside Center for Violence Prevention (SCVP) Inc.’s bid to ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:03 am

Buckingham

Voters will elect school board Members in Prince Edward; Trump wins Cumberland, Buckingham, Clinton takes PE

Voters in Prince Edward County have chosen to directly elect members of their school board. The win for the measure’s proponents came Tuesday night as ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 3:26 pm

Farmville

Deer pose ‘a genuine problem’ to town

Town officials are looking for answers to solve what they call “a genuine problem” — the increasing population of deer in Farmville’s town limits. “I’ve ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 1:28 pm

Buckingham

Society dedicates seminary

More than 1,000 people from Buckingham County and around the world were part of a ceremony dedicating the colossal St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary off Ranson ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 1:14 pm

Buckingham

Judge guts Crossroads suits: Decision ‘effectively dismisses each count pled in Plaintiffs’ complaints

Circuit Court Judge Joseph M. Teffey Jr. has effectively dismissed civil suits filed by four former employees of Crossroads Community Services Board. In a recent ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 1:09 pm

Buckingham

Voters head to the polls

Voters are heading to the polls in droves across the Heart of Virginia — deciding who their next President of the United States will be ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 11:28 am

Buckingham

Former Buckingham Correctional Center guards indicted

Two Farmville residents who worked at the Buckingham Correctional Center are under indictment in a federal racketeering gang case. According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:39 am

Church & Community

Lutz leads agency to new heights

Helping struggling children and their parents or guardians get out of poverty, achieve an education and live in a safer community is all in a ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:03 pm

Farmville

Halloween traffic ‘was horrendous’

Halloween is a holiday that proves to scare many through costumes, movies and decorations. Monday’s trick-or-treating proved to be a different kind of horror to ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:01 pm

Cumberland

Board of supervisors halts step salary increases

After adopting the provision last year, Cumberland County supervisors have decided to do away with the way it provides raises to its staff. Following a ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:00 pm

Farmville

Shelter proposed off East Third

The Southside Center for Violence Prevention (SCVP) Inc. is seeking to operate a domestic violence shelter at 1412 Longwood Ave. in Farmville. SCVP operates Madeline’s ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:57 pm

Columns

Why the school board should be elected in Prince Edward County

I’ve got several reasons why voters in Prince Edward County should choose a directly elected school board over the current appointed process on Tuesday at ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:46 pm

Cumberland

Two arrested in business B&Es

Two men are charged with allegedly breaking into three Cumberland County businesses. The men, Jesus T. Rodiguez, 20, of Cumberland — who, according to the Cumberland ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 10:19 pm

Church & Community

Christmas Mother starts campaign

A new organization to help needy children in Farmville and Prince Edward County — being led by a career mother, caretaker and provider to the needy ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 10:12 pm

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