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Business

Essex Bank opens new branch

The opening of Essex Bank in the former BB&T bank building on Route 60 beside the sheriff’s office in Cumberland is being hailed by the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 18, 2016 3:09 pm

Education

Jackson named principal

A new year at Buckingham Elementary School brings a new leader: Bryan Jackson has been named the school’s new principal. “I’m extremely excited to have ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 18, 2016 3:04 pm

Education

New staff welcomed at middle school

JORDAN MILES | HERALD Several new staff members and teachers have joined the ranks at Buckingham County Middle School this year. Pictured are, from left, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 18, 2016 3:03 pm

Church & Community

Class of 1944 reunites

JORDAN MILES | HERALD Four members of the R.R. Moton High School Class of 1944 reunited recently at Charleys Waterfront Café. Pictured are, from left, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:15 am

Business

Annual Craddock-Terry reunion held

JORDAN MILES | HERALD Retired and former employees of Craddock-Terry reunited recently for their annual reunion at Teresa’s Place at Sprouse’s Corner in Dillwyn. The ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 18, 2016 5:54 am

Buckingham

Habitat building more homes

Gray skies and a bit of rain couldn’t dampen Jayne Johnson and Sam Rabon’s enthusiasm for Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity’s (FAHH) latest project in ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:47 pm

Farmville

Crash closes South Main

No one suffered injuries in a three-vehicle crash on South Main Street in Farmville on Tuesday. Acting Farmville Police Chief A.Q. “Andy” Ellington said officers ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 3:30 pm

Buckingham

Taylor gets two life sentences, will appeal conviction

Forty-two-year-old Gregory Anthony Taylor received two life sentences Thursday in the murders of two men on Nov. 23, 2014. Buckingham Circuit Court Judge Donald Blessing ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:28 pm

Buckingham

DEQ grants solar permit

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a permit for a $35 million solar energy facility on High Rock Road in Buckingham. Ten ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:02 pm

Cumberland

Defendants respond to suits

The chairman of the Crossroads Community Services Board, the agency itself and Crossroads’ executive director are denying all claims filed against them by four former ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:11 pm

Buckingham

Taylor to be sentenced Thursday

A 42-year-old convicted murderer is set to be sentenced Thursday in Buckingham Circuit Court. A circuit court judge convicted Gregory Anthony Taylor on April 29 ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 4:35 pm

Cumberland

Family pledges $25K to Moton

Dr. Twitty J. Styles and his family have pledged a $25,000 donation to the Moton National Historic Landmark and Museum. The former R.R. Moton High ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 4:34 pm

Cumberland

Eanes competent to stand trial

A Powhatan General District Court judge could certify a murder case against an 18-year-old Rice man to a grand jury on Sept. 23. The judge’s ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 3:47 pm

Local

Ingraham faces felony charges

A 43-year-old Meherrin man is charged in connection with allegedly choking his girlfriend and holding her against her will. Matthew Scott Ingraham is charged with ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 3:45 pm

BREAKING NEWS

$7 million paid for retail space, LU Real Estate Foundation purchases Midtown property

The Longwood Real Estate Foundation has purchased 45,000 square feet of retail space for $7.1 million. The purchase includes the ground floor of the four ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, August 8, 2016 4:50 pm

Buckingham

STEPS gets $2.7 million, funds will expand Head Start programs

Farmville-based STEPS Inc. is set to receive $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support Early Head Start programs across ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:12 pm

Buckingham

Reid departs Moton for VFH

Longtime Moton National Historic Landmark and Museum staff member Justin G. Reid is leaving to become the director of African American Programs at the Virginia ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:10 pm

Education

Community policing discussed

A community-policing forum held July 28 in the Farmville Town Council meeting chamber included discussions about the use of body cameras, racial profiling, and other ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 4, 2016 1:58 pm

Farmville

Council addresses ethics, adopts pledge

Farmville Town Council has adopted a code of ethics, an ethics pledge and reinstituted an ethics committee. The actions came during council’s July 13 meeting. ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 4, 2016 1:20 pm

Buckingham

Fortune spreads joy: Nine-year-old seeking medical supplies for distribution

It all started when she was watching TV in her living room. Nine-year-old Olivia Fortune, a rising fourth grader at Fuqua School, likes watching “The ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:55 pm

Farmville

Council to discuss Crestview traffic

Farmville Town Council is set to discuss the flow of traffic on the south end of Peery Drive off of South Main Street and its ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:51 pm

Buckingham

Ragland named chairman

Sherry S. Ragland is the new chairman of the Buckingham County School Board. Ragland, who represents District Five on the board, succeeds District Three board ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:33 pm

Local

Chase ends after speeds reach 100 mph

A 26-year-old Jetersville man is charged with a felony and several misdemeanors after leading police on a high-speed chase through Amelia and Prince Edward counties ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:31 pm

Business

Nine vehicles vandalized

Someone slashed 22 tires slashed on nine new vehicles at Haley Auto Mall on South Main Street in Farmville on July 25, causing more than ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:25 pm

Local

Lightning destroys home

Lightning struck three homes during storms Tuesday evening, one of which destroyed a three-story home in Darlington Heights. As lightning danced and thunder boomed across ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:25 pm

Cumberland

Hatcher withdraws resignation

Cumberland farmer Dr. Roger Hatcher has withdrawn his resignation as chairman of the county’s water and sewer advisory committee and has rejoined the body. “He ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:22 pm

Business

Incentives approved for Holiday Inn Express

Farmville and Prince Edward County’s industrial development authorities (IDA) have approved tax incentives for a Holiday Inn Express planned for East Third Street behind the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:21 pm

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