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Buckingham

Davis presented with World Series medal

Donnie Davis, left, of Buckingham, was presented with a World Series medal by Buckingham Dixie Majors Team Manager Wes Saxon on Monday at the Buckingham ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 13, 2015 6:05 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Car hits hole on North Street, police close road

Traffic was backed up in Farmville Thursday afternoon after a vehicle partially sank into a hole on North Street caused by a water leak. At ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:50 pm

Buckingham

Decal elimination could cost taxpayers more

If annual vehicle decals were eliminated in Buckingham County, vehicle owners could potentially pay more for their annual vehicle license tax, according to a county ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:50 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Late chemist donates $200K to school foundation in Buckingham

About $200,000 has been donated to Buckingham County Public School’s education foundation by the estate of the late Dr. Samuel Jones, a 1939 graduate of ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:20 pm

Buckingham

Summer project feeds a community

Like a plant, her venture to feed others began as a seed, a small project for a Governor’s School of Southside Virginia class. Charlotte Powell ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 4:20 pm

Cumberland

Tennis courts planned for elementary school

QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia is in the early stages of planning construction of three kid-sized tennis courts at Cumberland Elementary School. According to QCV ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 3:10 pm

Buckingham

County name will be removed from decals

Buckingham County supervisors voted Monday to remove the name of the county from future vehicle decals. The action to remove the word “Buckingham” was taken ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, August 10, 2015 10:31 pm

Cumberland

Snapping Southside: A soggy start back to school in Cumberland

In addition to the required school essentials, umbrellas, raincoats, rubber boots and ponchos were musts on the first day back to school in Cumberland County ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, August 10, 2015 1:36 pm

Farmville

Crews work to improve crosswalks in Farmville

Contractors and town utility staff worked late Sunday night to improve the crosswalks at Main and Third streets in downtown Farmville. The once brick looking ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Sunday, August 9, 2015 10:00 pm

Cumberland

Skeens gets 3 years on meth charges

A Chester man will spend three years behind bars after pleading guilty to three felony drug charges stemming from his arrest for manufacturing methamphetamine in ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 6, 2015 1:45 pm

Buckingham

Braxton makes the ‘Wright’ decision

Angie Wright laid limp in her car, unable to move. Little did she know that, after slamming into the back of Wayne “Skipper” Braxton’s tractor ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 6, 2015 1:40 pm

Buckingham

Talbert will push for decal elimination

A Buckingham County supervisor says he will push to abolish the county’s ordinance regulating county vehicle decals at Monday night’s board of supervisors meeting. District ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, August 6, 2015 1:30 pm

Columns

Making the deposit that saves lives

A bank is only as strong as its depositors and how much they put in. Even though there’s no high interest rates or online statements, the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 7:51 pm

Buckingham

Local home sales bouncing back

More “For Sale” signs are being removed from front lawns as housing sales across the state continue to increase — mimicking residential trends in the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 7:28 pm

Buckingham

Program provides for Chambers

As Don Chambers sat quietly in a wooden chair in a corner of his new home, he watched photo after photo on a slideshow as ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 7:12 pm

News

Tracking Tobacco Commission grants

QUESTION: What happened to the grant money for Ag-Renewable Resources in Cumberland County? Only 44 percent of the $1.76 million-plus in grants awarded to develop ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 7:05 pm

Cumberland

Skeens gets three years on meth charges

Court officials confirm that a Chester man will spend three years behind bars after pleading guilty to three felony drug charges stemming from his arrest ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 1:23 pm

Cumberland

Quacking for a cause in Cartersville

Over 600 small, yellow ducks plunged from the Cartersville Bridge into the warm waters of the James River on a recent Saturday afternoon as part ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Sunday, August 2, 2015 8:16 pm

Cumberland

Museum is a new home for old history

The papers, artifacts and other items documenting the history of Cumberland County’s people, places and events now have a home. Within the small brick building, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:27 am

Buckingham

Saving the cafeterias

School leaders in Buckingham are trying to figure ways to save the division’s cafeteria program and make it self-sufficient. During a recent school board meeting, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:21 am

Cumberland

Youth Corps builds camps at Bear Creek

Ten young men from all ends of the state recently helped to complete a years-long project at Bear Creek Lake State Park: building an area ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 2:20 pm

Buckingham

Dungannon Destroyed In Massive Blaze

A 117-year-old stone house was destroyed Tuesday morning in a massive blaze near Howardsville in northern Buckingham. Dungannon, built in 1898, went up in flames ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 12:50 pm

Cumberland

A second home to generations

The faded Royall sign stands tall among the cars and trucks parked outside of the old store, one that’s been pieced together since the 1940s. ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:55 am

Local

Tractor Trailer Overturns On 460 Near Farmville

A tractor trailer crashed and overturned blocking one lane of traffic early Friday morning on U.S. Route 460 east at Hudson’s Bottom, just west of ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, July 24, 2015 8:05 am

Buckingham

Project Seeks To Improve Visibility

BUCKINGHAM — A small but heavily traveled portion of Route 20 north of Dillwyn will remain rough and unpaved until September as the Virginia Department ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 23, 2015 4:50 pm

Cumberland

Employees Prepare For Students

CUMBERLAND — As schoolchildren’s summer break concludes — absent the deadlines of homework, exams and group projects — a group of professionals in Cumberland County ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 23, 2015 4:35 pm

Cumberland

Division Looks To Revamp Six-Year Plan

CUMBERLAND — School leaders in Cumberland are preparing to embark on a destination to enhance learning in the county in the form of a new ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, July 23, 2015 4:13 pm

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