Local
PE Supervisors Talk County Issues
PRINCE EDWARD — County supervisors presented a detailed state of the county report Tuesday night. Each of eight ... Read more
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Education
No PE Vote On Elected School Board
PRINCE EDWARD — A Wednesday deadline passed to petition the circuit court to place a referendum on elected ... Read more
Farmville
Farmville Looks To Expand Boundaries
FARMVILLE — The town could soon be getting a little larger. A proposal for a boundary adjustment between ... Read more
Farmville
FACES Considering Move
FARMVILLE — FACES, or Farmville Area Community Emergency Services, is considering a move from its Depot Street site ... Read more
Local
Saturday Break-Ins Reported
PRINCE EDWARD — It was a busy weekend for the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office. In all, 39 ... Read more
Farmville
Police Accept Unwanted Guns
PRINCE EDWARD — Have you ever wondered where firearms turned over to law enforcement wind up? In many ... Read more
Education
Partnership Brings Optimism: Longwood University, Moton Museum Pact Hailed
FARMVILLE — Longwood University and Moton Museum announced a “Covenant in Perpetuity” this week. The two, as part ... Read more
Education
Fifty Years Of Service
Prince Edward County Middle School Librarian Leola Entzminger retired from the county’s school system, having 50 years of ... Read more
Farmville
Celebrating Independence Day
Despite a persistent light rain, Fireworks After Dark’s Independence Day celebration went on as planned Friday evening. Festivities ... Read more
Education
Doyne-Burger-Davis Demolished
FARMVILLE — A bright yellow Komatsu bucket pulled and smashed cinderblocks to rubble Monday. The 1938 green and ... Read more
Farmville
Farmville Looks To Bridge Trails
FARMVILLE — It could take some time, but walkers, joggers and cyclists will have another option to stretch ... Read more
Columns
Farmville Comes Together In Support Of Charleston
It would have been difficult to have shared such a special evening and not been moved. Black ministers. ... Read more
Education
Longwood Separates Grad Weekend
FARMVILLE — Change is coming to Longwood’s graduation schedule. Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV on Monday ... Read more
Celebrations
Fireworks Events Set For Holiday Weekend
’Tis the season for celebration. For those in a festive Independence Day mood, there will be two opportunities ... Read more
Buckingham
Court Ruling Debate Continues
Area residents’ opinions were divided on the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision Friday to legalize gay marriage in ... Read more
Education
Fire Destroyed Shed At Golf Course
FARMVILLE — A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed a shed at Longwood University’s golf course, a university spokesman said. ... Read more
BREAKING NEWS
UPDATE: Farmville Police Seeking Suspect In Friday Armed Robbery
On June 26, at approximately 10:25 a.m. the Farmville Police Department responded to a report of an armed ... Read more
Education
Elected PE School Board Petition Nears Deadline
PRINCE EDWARD — Voters may get to decide whether Prince Edward has an elected school board. “We’re cutting ... Read more
Education
PE Has Numerous Teaching Vacancies
PRINCE EDWARD — There will be more than a few new faces when children go back to school ... Read more
Columns
Pamplin’s Own Miss Virginia Represented Community Well
She came within an eyelash of winning the Miss America crown, and some, especially here, would argue, quite ... Read more
Church & Community
Farmville Churches Share In Grief
FARMVILLE — One by one, the names were read. Charleston, S.C., is six hours from Farmville, but there ... Read more
Business
IDA Helps To Clear Development’s Air
PRINCE EDWARD — It’s a complicated arrangement, but it’s one that could make the county some money and ... Read more
Education
PE Names Middle School Principal
PRINCE EDWARD — Tamantha “Tammy” Hurt knows about hard work and dedication. Sixteen years ago, the Mecklenburg County ... Read more
Farmville
Reaching A Community By Lending A Hand
FARMVILLE — On a hot and muggy Monday morning, Farmville police officers were making their way along a ... Read more
Farmville
Town Talks Water Lines
FARMVILLE — The ruptured water line that drained water tanks in May has given Farmville’s Town Council pause ... Read more
Farmville
Caboose Move Gets Town Council’s OK
FARMVILLE — The train whistle no longer signals an alert when locomotives cross Farmville’s Main Street. In reality, ... Read more
Local
Preserving Memories, Huddleston Seals Career
PRINCE EDWARD — After 40 years in the kitchen, Lena Rose Huddleston, the manager of Prince Edward County’s ... Read more