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Local

Farmers oppose fence ordinance

A proposed fence ordinance that would have allowed a judge to fine up to $250 in civil penalties for livestock owners in the event their ... Read more

by Morgan White, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:11 pm

Local

State regulates application of biosolids

The Virginia Department of Environment Quality (DEQ) is in charge of regulating the use of biosolids — a substance farmers use as fertilizer, consisting of ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:05 pm

Cumberland

Schools win healthy meals award

Cumberland County Public Schools (CCPS) is one of six school divisions to receive top honors in the 2017 Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Food for ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:01 pm

Buckingham

New interactive map details crashes

Traffic crash data has been made more accessible for those living in the Heart of Virginia who are interested in gaining a better understanding of ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:39 pm

Buckingham

CRC job description approved

The Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) has approved the job description for its vacant position of executive director and discussed the possibility of Cumberland County rejoining ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:37 pm

Farmville

Police investigating break-in at Fuqua

Farmville Police are investigating a breaking and entering at the Fuqua School pool house following a complaint placed at 10:45 a.m. on July 24. Police ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:11 pm

Farmville

Agency receives $68K in grants

The Farmville-based Piedmont Senior Resources and Area Agency on Aging (PSR) recently received nearly $68,500 in grants from Meals on Wheels America, the Centra Foundation ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:02 pm

Cumberland

Department gets new K-9

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has a new K-9 unit that will be used to combat illegal drugs. According to a press release, the dog ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:01 pm

Farmville

Brewery offers sneak peek

Third Street Brewing Co. held a sneak peek Saturday that included beer tasting for investors and their guests — drawing a large gathering from the community. ... Read more

by Morgan White, Monday, August 7, 2017 12:11 pm

Farmville

A sneak peek at the lofts

The High Bridge Lofts, located at 312 W. Third St. in downtown Farmville, held an open house for the community Tuesday. The event, which included ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:19 pm

Cumberland

More students to receive free lunches

Students at Cumberland County Elementary School (CCES) will receive free lunches this school year without having to fill out any application to qualify for free ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:24 pm

Buckingham

Incumbents see competition

The November ballot will show contested races for incumbents Del. C. Matthew Fariss, R-Campbell, in the 59th House District, and Del. James Edmunds, R-Halifax, in ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:16 pm

Buckingham

Centra opens pulmonary office

Centra Southside Community Hospital held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for its new pulmonology office, welcoming the office’s doctor, Dr. Sunil Rajan, to the hospital. According ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, August 3, 2017 10:39 am

You Asked

Opioid use below average

Q: What substance use services are being provided by Crossroads Community Services Board as the state experiences an opioid epidemic? The rates of opioid addiction ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 3:43 pm

Buckingham

Area wildfire risk elevated

A number of factors, including high temperatures and a lack of rainfall, have elevated the risk of wildfire in the Heart of Virginia. “We’re seeing ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 2:06 pm

Buckingham

Free clinic looks to relocate

The Heart of Virginia Free Clinic on South Main Street in Farmville is in the initial stages of looking for a new location. “We don’t ... Read more

by Morgan White, Monday, July 31, 2017 6:18 pm

Buckingham

PSR opening consolidated office

Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging, Inc.(PSR) is consolidating to one office in the College Plaza Shopping Center at 1413 S. Main St. in ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:24 pm

Prince Edward

Court trial for Lark continued

A trial in Prince Edward County General District Court for a 23-year-old Pamplin man charged in the shooting death of a 35-year-old Pamplin man has ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:13 pm

Farmville

Pulmonary center to debut Tuesday

A ribbon cutting will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon at Centra Southside Community Hospital to introduce the hospital’s new pulmonary center. Regarding the center’s ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:11 pm

High Five!

Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Association Debs All-Star team

The Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Association Debs All-Star team has now made it back-to-back years that it has gone undefeated in the Dixie Softball Debs All-Star ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:31 am

Farmville

Community discusses proposal

Three Farmville Town Council members — at-large councilmen Daniel B. Dwyer and Tom Pairet and Ward B Councilwoman Sally B. Thompson — attended a special ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 1:29 pm

Prince Edward

Second mural in progress

The Student Artist Mural Project’s second painting — designed by Kailynn Hamilton, a rising seventh grader at Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) — is ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 1:22 pm

Buckingham

Area crime varies in 2016

Crime rates last year in the Heart of Virginia varied among localities according to the Virginia State Police (VSP) 2016 Crime Analysis that was released ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 1:18 pm

Cumberland

Bass convicted in sexual assault

A 26-year-old Cumberland County man was convicted recently in Cumberland Circuit Court on charges in connection to the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl. According ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:00 pm

Cumberland

Piercy sentenced in assault

A 50-year-old Cumberland man, who was originally charged with abduction and kidnapping March 17, was sentenced to 12 months in jail with eight months in ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:58 am

Farmville

Improving vision one child at a time in Honduras

Patti Wagner, 57, of Farmville, is in Honduras for what is approximately her 30th trip to, what she terms, the second-poorest country in the western ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:57 am

Cumberland

Group gets rural housing grant

Southside Outreach Group, Inc. (SOG) was announced to have received a $350,000 grant from Gov. Terry McAuliffe in June as part of rural homeowner rehabilitation ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:49 am

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