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Repeater will enhance communications
Supervisors in Prince Edward have agreed to purchase a new repeater for the county’s law enforcement communications system, which is set to eliminate dead zones ...
Supervisors in Prince Edward have agreed to purchase a new repeater for the county’s law enforcement communications system, which is set to eliminate dead zones ...
Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville recently celebrated Doctor’s Day, observed on Wednesday. According to doctorsday.org, the observance “is a day to celebrate the contribution ...
Former magistrate and longtime county supervisor Thomas B. Hall, Jr., of Buckingham, died on Monday. Hall, who was 94 years old, was a World War ...
A $500 donation from Centra Southside Community Hospital is enabling the most needy and low-income in the community to access healthier options, including locally grown ...
County supervisors in Buckingham are proposing a 5-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate for fiscal year 2016-17. The proposed $46.5 million budget, ...
Two Buckingham County men and one Cumberland County man are charged with numerous felony drug violations. Tony Glover, 32, of Buckingham, Jack Braxton, 39, of ...
County supervisors in Cumberland recently tabled a code amendment that, if approved, would increase water and sewer utility rates for users and non-users. The matter ...
Supervisors in Prince Edward are considering a contract with Major Security Consulting and Design to address safety security concerns with the county’s courthouse. Supervisors could ...
After being dormant and inactive for about three years, the Prince Edward Public School Endowment, or PEPSE, is being revitalized. The 501c3 nonprofit organization, was ...
The tornado that destroyed homes in Evergreen on Feb. 24 in Appomattox County has produced two new batting cages at Prince Edward County Middle School. ...
County supervisors in Prince Edward are considering a recommended 2-cent increase in real estate taxes to balance the fiscal year 2016-17 budget. The recommendation came ...
A 14 percent increase in utility revenues and an increase in the personal property tax on airplanes from 50 cents to $1.50 per $100 of ...
A first-of-its-kind endowment has been launched in Buckingham to provide more financial assistance to 4-H campers. Organizers are seeking to raise $50,000 in the next ...
Farmville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a grease fire at Taco Bell on South Main Street in Farmville shortly before 9 a.m. ...
Robin Sapp’s continued pursuit to further her education and learning led her to the Cumberland County Public Library on U.S. Route 60 — a place she ...
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recenty commended former Chief Animal Control Officer Ray Foster for his over 30 years of service to the ...
The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Monday to request proposals to study the former Dillwyn Primary School building for the potential housing of ...
Cumberland County residents need their rescue squads. The rescue squads need Cumberland County residents. It’s a two-way street that’s only seen one-way traffic in the ...
“Sweets in the Stacks,” an annual fundraiser for the Cumberland County Public Library, will be held on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the library, 1539 ...
A pilot program among the Cumberland Sheriff’s Office, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville is netting cleaner ditches in ...
Could the recent Virginia Supreme Court pipeline ruling impact the ACP’s cases? The Supreme Court of Virginia has opted not to hear an appeal related ...
The lead partner proposing the 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline project is seeking to increase the planned natural gas compressor station from 40,715 horsepower to 53,515 ...
A 23-year-old Farmville woman is charged with five drug charges and abuse or neglect of a child after she allegedly led police on a vehicle ...
A franchise license agreement has been signed to allow for the construction of an up- to-101-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites behind the Hampton Inn ...
A first-of-its-kind endowment has been launched in Buckingham to provide more financial assistance to 4-H campers. Organizers are seeking to raise $50,000 in the ...
The raising of labrador and golden retrievers for those with special needs has changed Colleen Roberts’ life. Raising 10 puppies to become service dogs has ...
About 40 parents, teachers, students and community members attended the first public forum seeking input on the search process for the next superintendent of schools ...
The Orlando Magic (4-6) are favored (by 8.5 points) to continue a three-game home win streak when they…
In college hoops action on Sunday, the Princeton Tigers versus the Northeastern Huskies is among the 10 games…
The Sunday college basketball schedule includes six games with a A-10 team in play. Among those contests is…
There are three games featuring a ranked team on the Sunday college basketball schedule, including the Arizona State…
The Orlando Magic (4-6) will attempt to continue a three-game home win streak when they host the Washington…