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Buckingham

Judicial disqualification sought

Leslie M. Osborn, the chief judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit, has determined that it would be “improper” for judges in the circuit to preside ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:27 pm

Buckingham

Garrett wins Republican nod

State Sen. Tom Garrett, a Buckingham Republican, is his party’s nominee in the Fifth Congressional District race. Garrett received the party’s nod Saturday during a ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:25 pm

Buckingham

Constitution offers options for trials

How can someone be convicted of murder by a judge? Doesn’t the constitution guarantee the right to be tried by a jury of one’s peers? ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:24 pm

Business

County cracking down on zoning

Cumberland County officials say they’re cracking down on enforcement of their zoning ordinance and conditional use permits. “The focus will be zoning,” County Administrator and ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:06 pm

Buckingham

Grant, partnership would expand FACES distribution

Prince Edward County supervisors have agreed to apply for a $600,000 grant that, if awarded, would aid in the expansion, relocation and partnership of the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:10 pm

Buckingham

Pipeline ‘endangers’ Union Hill

The Union Hill community in Buckingham has been named one of Virginia’s most endangered historic places by Preservation Virginia due to the proposed Atlantic Coast ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:09 pm

Education

Candidates hearing held

Prince Edward County supervisors heard from citizens and questioned school board nominees during their Tuesday meeting. The board held a public hearing on the nominees ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 1:47 pm

Buckingham

Mayfest is Saturday

The heritage, history and people of Buckingham County will be celebrated at Mayfest on Saturday at the Historic Village at 84 Lee Wayside Road off ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 1:45 pm

Business

Chamber decries budget cuts

Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman Brad Watson scolded the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors for not promoting economic development, cutting outside agency ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 1:42 pm

Church & Community

A renaissance of art, 40 artists show at the Heart of Virginia Festival

Forty artists from as far away as North Carolina displayed paintings, pottery, jewelry, mixed media, watercolors and other art forms at the revamped Outdoor Arts ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 12, 2016 5:34 am

BREAKING NEWS

Senior banned from school after reported threat

  Additional law enforcement officers will be present at Buckingham’s High School graduation Sunday and at the preschool’s graduation Thursday following a reported threat by a ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:55 pm

Buckingham

SVCC workforce takes a hit, seven percent of jobs will be eliminated

Almost seven percent of the workforce — or 14 full-time positions — will be eliminated as part of a “major restructuring” at Southside Virginia Community ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:22 pm

Buckingham

Jury trial demanded in Crossroads suits, filings allege terminations were retaliation

Four former employees of the Farmville-based Crossroads Community Services Board have filed civil suits against the agency, in addition to individually suing Crossroads Executive Director ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, May 6, 2016 4:40 pm

Cumberland

Trent charged in attack

A 39-year-old Cumberland man is charged in connection with an attempted strong-armed robbery reported Monday night at Vito’s Italian Restaurant in Cumberland that left the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 5, 2016 6:17 pm

Buckingham

Heart of Virginia Festival is Saturday

The 38th annual Heart of Virginia Festival will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday in downtown Farmville. The festival, which encompasses Main and High streets, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 5, 2016 6:02 pm

Cumberland

Boatwright indicted on abduction charges

A 30-year-old Patterson, N.J., man has been indicted in connection with a February 2015 home invasion where a mother and her children were tied up ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:47 pm

Buckingham

Fireworks cancelled, music moved due to weather

The 38th annual Heart of Virginia Festival will kickoff at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning in downtown Farmville. The festival, which encompasses Main and High ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:55 pm

Education

Thornton receives clinic’s hero award

During the second annual Heart of Virginia Free Clinic’s Fundraising Gala held Saturday night in Farmville, Hampden-Sydney College economics professor Dr. Saranna Thornton and her ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 3:51 pm

Local

Read indicted on charges

A 49-year old Drakes Branch woman has been indicted on charges stemming from several residential breaking and enterings reported in southern Prince Edward County. Charlene ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 3:47 pm

Opinion

The advantage of technology

Farmville’s Police Department is enabling the community to be more aware of what’s going on across town in a user-friendly way, and that’s both commendable ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 3:41 pm

BREAKING NEWS

New Life Schools will close on June 30

Facing financial and enrollment struggles, New Life Schools in southern Cumberland County will close on June 30. “We have not met our ( fundraising) goal,” ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 11:55 am

Education

Board approves tax increase, supervisors level fund schools

  In approving a 2-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate Thursday as part of a $52 million budget, Prince Edward County supervisors ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:18 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Taylor convicted in double murder

  A circuit court judge Friday convicted a 42-year-old Buckingham County man of capital murder of multiple persons and two counts of murder in the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, April 29, 2016 4:52 pm

Buckingham

Tax increase approved

County supervisors in Buckingham have adopted a 5-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate for fiscal year 2016-17. The 10 percent increase, opposed ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:44 pm

Local

Two charged in alleged rapes

Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged rapes of two 13-year-olds in Prince Edward County. According to Maj. David Wilmoth of the ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:10 pm

Buckingham

‘The structure is falling down,’ child psychiatrist resigns from Crossroads Community Services

Six people criticized and condemned the Crossroads Community Services Board administration on Tuesday, saying that staff were fearfully silent, “struggling to maintain a positive morale,” acknowledging ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:07 pm

Buckingham

Murder trial begins

A three-day trial is set this week for a 42-year-old Buckingham man who police say killed two men in November 2014. Gregory Anthony Taylor is ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:44 pm

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