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BREAKING NEWS

Tractor-trailer hauling chemicals overturns Wednesday

An overturned tractor-trailer hauling chemicals closed Waterworks Road on Wednesday. The accident, reported at 3 p.m., involved a truck delivering chemicals to the Town of ... Read more

by Morgan White, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:32 pm

Education

No tax increases proposed

Prince Edward County residents will see no tax increases if County Administrator Wade Bartlett’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 county operating budget — one that he ... Read more

by Morgan White, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:25 pm

Cumberland

Students lend a helping hand

Cumberland County High School’s (CCHS) carpentry students recently participated in a Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity build, helping fulfill the organization’s mission in providing shelter ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 10:02 am

Columns

Kudos to the walk

It’s still a problem, even if you don’t see it. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), one out of six women ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 9:23 am

Cumberland

High school gets tech grant

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced a grant of $37,500 for Cumberland County High School (CCHS) on Thursday to upgrade equipment for the school’s career and technical ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 9:06 am

Local

Brynik Farms awarded grant

Brynik Farms, of Prince Edward County, has received a $19,687 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Virginia Rural Development Office for installing renewable ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 9:01 am

Local

Tinsley reviews fire, EMS activity

Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Dallas Tinsley offered a report on behalf of the Prince Edward Area Firefighters Association on March 14 during ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 8:04 am

Education

Division adopts new tobacco policy

The Cumberland County School Board voted on March 13 to formally adopt the 24/7 Campaign — a comprehensive policy prohibiting tobacco and e-cigarettes from public ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 8:02 am

Local

You asked: Developer position remains vacant

  Q: What’s the latest on Prince Edward County hiring an economic development specialist? The open economic development specialist position in Prince Edward — one ... Read more

by Morgan White, Monday, March 27, 2017 8:58 pm

Cumberland

$300K sought in additional funding

The Cumberland County School Board is seeking $300,000 in additional funds for its upcoming fiscal year 2017-18 budget. Funding is projected to fall short by ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 2:21 pm

Cumberland

Piercy charged with abduction

A 50-year-old Cumberland man was charged with abduction and kidnapping March 17. According to Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Captain Chief Deputy Dennis Ownby, the suspect, ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 2:11 pm

Local

Approval of permits recommended

The Prince Edward County Planning Commission offered its unanimous recommendation for approval of two special use permits Tuesday which — if granted by county supervisors ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 2:07 pm

Cumberland

Forensics team heads to states

Cumberland High School’s (CHS) forensics team won its third consecutive Region 1A East championship at West Point High School on March 4. According to a ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 1:57 pm

Church & Community

Topping potatoes with fellowship

The Randolph District Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary held its annual baked potato dinner at the firehouse Friday. The dinner — which served as a fundraiser ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:19 pm

Buckingham

Small quake stirs community

A small 2.4-magnitude earthquake — with the epicenter one mile north of the Buffalo Road and Cotton Alley Road intersection — occurred at 7:03 a.m. ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:08 pm

Cumberland

$300K sought in additional funding

The Cumberland County School Board is seeking $300,000 in additional funds for its upcoming fiscal year 2017-18 budget. Funding is projected to fall short by ... Read more

by Morgan White, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 9:53 pm

Education

French wins scholarship from State Fair

Fuqua School senior and Cumberland County resident Sarah-Jane French has received a $2,595 scholarship for exhibiting her livestock in the 2016 State Fair of Virginia. ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:51 am

Education

Salary increases in proposed budget

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors and county school board members held a joint meeting Thursday to discuss the school board’s proposed budget for ... Read more

by Morgan White, Monday, March 20, 2017 8:56 pm

Buckingham

Out-of-county students vary

Students who reside outside the county have provided not only a boost to enrollment in Prince Edward Public Schools, but revenue from the state’s coffers ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:48 pm

Lifestyle Main

‘A special evening’ to remember

The inaugural Sweetheart Ball was held Feb. 18 at the Fuqua School’s Gee Price building in Farmville.  Girls in preschool through fifth grade at Fuqua ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:05 am

Business

Dollar General permit approved

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors has given the green light to a special use permit allowing a Dollar General store to be built ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:40 pm

Education

Pillowcase project seeks to help children

Former Prince Edward County educator and current Red Cross volunteer Mary Reed presented a new emergency preparedness initiative for elementary school students to the county’s ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:49 pm

Education

Board adopts 2017-18 calendar

The Prince Edward County School Board unanimously adopted a 2017-18 school year calendar that sets high school graduation on May 24 next year. Division Superintendent ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:47 pm

Education

Board hears reconstitution update

An update was offered regarding the partial accreditation status of Prince Edward County Elementary School during the county school board meeting on March 8. Based ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:11 pm

Cumberland

Robotics Team excels

The Cumberland High School (CHS) Robotics Team will compete in Portsmouth on Saturday following its first competition of the season in Blacksburg in the beginning ... Read more

by Morgan White, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:10 pm

Buckingham

Three displaced in Friday fire

A mother and her two children were displaced from their home following a fire at 285 Goldmine St. in Dillwyn on Friday. According to Dillwyn ... Read more

by Morgan White, Friday, March 10, 2017 8:30 pm

Farmville

Leadership Farmville holds graduation ceremony

Leadership Farmville held its 14th graduation ceremony in the Nance Room at Longwood on March 2 — celebrating the participants’ projects and initiatives in the community. ... Read more

by Morgan White, Thursday, March 9, 2017 4:47 pm

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