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Braxton sentenced on drug charges

A Farmville man has been sentenced to over two years in jail from drug incidents in 2013 and 2012. James Tony Braxton pleaded guilty recently ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, September 28, 2015 2:05 pm

Buckingham

Compressor station advisory meeting is Wednesday

The first meeting of a Dominion-formed community advisory group focused on the planned 41,000 horsepower compressor station in Buckingham is set for Wednesday at 11:30 ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Saturday, September 26, 2015 8:05 pm

Local

Candidates forum held in Prince Edward

Only six candidates seeking office in the Nov. 3 election in Prince Edward County participated in a forum held Tuesday by the Southside Virginia Tea ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:03 pm

Education

H-SC responds to alleged 16-year old sexual assault

Hampden-Sydney College has responded to an alleged sexual assault that reportedly occurred in 1997. “Hampden-Sydney College is limited in its ability to discuss the specifics ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:56 am

Columns

Project is much needed on 20

For many weeks recently it seemed like the Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, morphed into BDOT, the Buckingham Department of Transportation. Over a one-month ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:51 am

Buckingham

November trial set for Mack

A 27-year-old Dillwyn man charged in connection with the possession and distribution of cocaine in three counties is set to stand trial in November. A ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:48 am

Buckingham

Council seeks to add business rep

Town leaders in Dillwyn want to add another position to the town council — a non-voting business representative. Currently, the council is made up of ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:44 am

BREAKING NEWS

Four-alarm fire destroys Deer Run home

A four-alarm fire destroyed a home at 4227 Deer Run Road in southern Buckingham County on Wednesday morning. Volunteer fire department members from Farmville, Toga, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 11:52 am

Buckingham

Allen pleads guilty to lesser charges

The postmaster of the Buckingham Post Office has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of stealing from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Martin A. Allen, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, September 21, 2015 6:18 pm

Buckingham

Comprehensive plan includes ban on fracking

On a split vote, county supervisors in Buckingham on recently voted to add language to the county’s comprehensive plan banning the use of hydraulic fracturing, ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, September 21, 2015 12:09 pm

Church & Community

Historic Buckingham holds stew, releases 2016 calendar

  Historic Buckingham Incorporated (HBI) recently held its annual membership meeting and Brunswick stew event at the Historic Village near the Robert E. Lee Wayside ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, September 18, 2015 2:40 pm

Buckingham

Pipeline files formal FERC application

Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), LLC formally applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Friday for permission to build a 564-mile interstate natural gas transmission ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, September 18, 2015 11:03 am

Columns

Civilians must trust police

After listening to the news on the radio recently, I noticed that 90 percent of the stories in this particular broadcast pertained to either fatal ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:19 am

Buckingham

Five County Fair opens Tuesday

The Five County Fair will open Tuesday, and with it will come rides, kids games, food, animal shows and fun contests. On Tuesday, the amusement ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:11 am

Buckingham

Photography winners announced

  The Buckingham County Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2015 photography competition winners. Chris Anderson, left, placed first in wildlife and domestic animals and ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:53 am

BREAKING NEWS

Reed says photo was investigated

Prince Edward Sheriff Wesley W. Reed said Wednesday that he’s investigated the situation surrounding a photo of what appears to be a person reclining under ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:29 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Dominion forms community advisory group

The lead partner of the proposed 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project is forming a community advisory group specific to the planned 41,000 horsepower compressor ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 10:25 pm

Buckingham

Ellis, Bryan honored by Farm Bureau

Two Buckingham farmers — who represented their industries and professions on the local, state and national level of agriculture and worked together for many years ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 4:46 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Arrest made in Saturday stabbing

  A 29-year-old Dillwyn woman is facing charges in connection to a stabbing incident reported Saturday on Booker Court near Farmville. According to Maj. David ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 11:17 am

Education

Johns, Griffin & Anderson honored

Three civil rights and educational leaders who changed the public school system in Prince Edward, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States were honored ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 10:52 am

Cumberland

Reservoir work begins in Cumberland

Work has begun on phase one of the 1,117-acre Cobbs Creek Reservoir in northwestern Cumberland County. Construction crews are currently in the process of clearing ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 10:50 am

Buckingham

Chromebook pilot program takes off

Buckingham County’s school division has launched a pilot program that has Chromebooks in the hands of every eighth-grader and many high school students. County school ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 10:35 am

Farmville

B&E suspect arrested

A 27-year-old Farmville man was arrested last week after allegedly breaking into an apartment on West Osborne Road and assaulting a male. The suspect, who ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Monday, September 14, 2015 3:28 pm

Local

Reed fires opponent in sheriff’s race

Prince Edward County Deputy Sheriff Brandon S. Cummings was fired last week by Sheriff Wesley W. Reed, who faces Cummings on the Nov. 3 ballot. ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, September 11, 2015 5:02 pm

Buckingham

9/11 remembered in the Heart of Virginia

Americans across the nation stopped Friday morning to reflect on the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. As schools and organizations across ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Friday, September 11, 2015 3:28 pm

Cumberland

Dunham charged in attempted rape

A 30-year-old Cumberland County man is accused of attempting to rape an adult and having sexual relations with numerous underage girls. According to the Cumberland ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:55 pm

Education

Howard named President of Robert Morris University

Dr. Christopher B. Howard has been named the eighth president of Robert Morris University (RMU) in Pittsburgh, Pa. Howard, 46, the president of Hampden-Sydney College ... Read more

by Jordan Miles, Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:51 pm

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