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Farmville

Town waiting on AG before making statue decision

After an August public hearing gave citizens an opportunity to express opinions about the fate of Farmville’s deposed Confederate statue, the earliest the Town Council ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, October 12, 2020 12:04 pm

Local

Expect a return to fall weather after rain clears out

The remnants of Hurricane Delta brought a drizzly rainy weekend to the Farmville area and most of Virginia but expect the remainder of the rain ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, October 12, 2020 8:26 am

Local

Delta expected to bring rain to the area Sunday

Enjoy the next couple of days with mild temperatures and no rain because it looks like the remnants of Hurricane Delta will be making their ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Thursday, October 8, 2020 9:30 am

Local

Expect a warm, dry week ahead

Farmville is looking at a great week weather wise as temperatures warm into the mid to high 70s most days with little chance of showers ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, October 5, 2020 8:44 am

Local

A weekend of perfect fall weather

This weekend will have perfect fall weather. The first weekend of October will feature cool temperatures with highs in the 60s and plenty of sunshine ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Friday, October 2, 2020 8:49 am

Local

The rain is gone, now back to fall

The rain is over. Now it is on to cool fall-like temperatures the rest of the week with mostly clear skies ahead for at least ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 8:49 am

Local

Rain is on the way

Apparently rain is coming later today to dampen the perfect fall weather that has been hanging around the past several days. Morning showers will be ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:52 am

EDITORIALS

EDITORIAL — Delegate Wright has some explaining to do

Speaker of the House of Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn justifiably eviscerated local Delegate Tommy Wright Tuesday, Sept. 22, after Wright allegedly did not report that he ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Friday, September 25, 2020 6:00 am

Local

Showers expected today, rain Friday

Goodbye beautiful September blue skies for a couple days while the remnants of Tropical Storm Beta passes through the area. The storm will begin to ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Thursday, September 24, 2020 8:48 am

Local

Beautiful fall weather continues

For those who have made it through this series of cold nights without turning on the heat in your house, congratulations. The chilly early fall ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:55 am

Buckingham

Marchers send message to Sentara

James Wooten Jr. followed behind the 75 or so people walking from the Pocket Park in Dillwyn to the location of the endangered Buckingham Family ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, September 21, 2020 10:07 am

Local

Cool temps, no rain this week

Farmville reached a low of 39 degrees for the second straight day early Monday morning as fall’s chill arrived in the state bringing early frost ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, September 21, 2020 9:55 am

FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE

Five area bicycle rides to get you spinning

Story by Roger Watson Bicycling is an activity that has picked up in popularity during the pandemic. With gyms closed, lots of people pulled the ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Friday, September 18, 2020 12:52 pm

Local

Showers from Sally arrive earlier than expected

The showers from Tropical Storm Sally have arrived in the Farmville area earlier than anticipated. Expect a rainy Thursday. The rain is expected to continue ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Thursday, September 17, 2020 8:25 am

Local

Some rain coming Thursday night from Sally

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Thursday night and Friday morning for the area immediately south of Farmville. The watch ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:35 am

Farmville

Report alleges protest response behind detainee transfer to Farmville

A recent story by The Washington Post added more information about why federal authorities ignored local concerns and moved ahead with a June transfer of ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:00 am

Local

More clouds today, then sunny Tuesday and Wednesday

Lots of clouds, a little sun, cool temperatures and the potential for a tropical rainstorm are all expected to be a part of Farmville’s weather ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Monday, September 14, 2020 8:13 am

Local

More showers today then a cloudy weekend ahead

More clouds and showers are expected today, but the weekend looks to not be as wet as predicted earlier. A couple of periods of showers ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Friday, September 11, 2020 8:04 am

Farmville

Town not giving a year to pay water bills

Water and sewer customers of the Town of Farmville may have noticed something odd about the due dates on their bills this past month.  Instead ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Thursday, September 10, 2020 3:28 pm

Farmville the Magazine

Editor’s Notebook — It’s time to get moving

Welcome to the get off your butt edition of Farmville the Magazine. As we enter into fall and cooler temperatures, the Farmville area comes alive with ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:39 pm

Farmville

Police searching for two suspects

The Farmville Police Department is currently searching for two suspects Wednesday, Sept. 9, near the end of Industrial Park Road in Farmville. The two suspects ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:59 pm

Local

Showers expected through Thursday

Keep the umbrella handy today as cloudy with showers and cool is what Wednesday brings. Farmville is only expecting a high of 78 today. There ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 10:04 am

Farmville

Moratorium on water/sewer disconnections to expire

An extension on the moratorium for utility disconnections by the State Corporate Commission (SCC) means Farmville residents have until Wednesday, Sept. 16 before electrical service ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 6:00 am

Local

Lower temps, more showers this week

After the Labor Day weekend cool down, expect a nice week with highs in the mid 80s and a chance of showers of thunderstorms from ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:29 am

Farmville

Events to be affected by 50-person limit

Farmville Town Manager Dr. Scott Davis made Town Council aware of three upcoming town events that could potentially be impacted by the town’s current ordinance ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 6:00 am

Education

Longwood positive cases go from 5 to 10

Longwood University’s total number of reported positive COVID-19 cases doubled to 10 total cases after the Sunday, Sept. 6 update. Longwood reported five new positive ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Sunday, September 6, 2020 7:15 pm

Farmville

Moratorium on water/sewer disconnections ends Wednesday

An extension on the moratorium for utility disconnections by the State Corporate Commission (SCC) means Farmville residents have until Sept. 16 before electrical service can ... Read more

by Roger Watson, Friday, September 4, 2020 6:49 pm

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