Church & Community
Fruit tree school set for Feb. 10
Virginia Cooperative Extension will hold “Commercial Fruit Tree School in Southside” on Feb. 10 at the Southern Piedmont AREC ... Read more
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Church & Community
March of Dimes fundraiser in Farmville
A March of Dimes fundraiser will be held on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in ... Read more
Church & Community
PSWCD board to meet
The next board meeting of the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. in ... Read more
Church & Community
Dedication service at First Baptist
First Baptist Church, at the corner of Main and Fourth Streets in Farmville, will hold a service of ... Read more
Church & Community
Pork butts sale at Rice VFD
The Rice Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Boston Pork Butts sale in time for the Super ... Read more
Church & Community
Fellowship service at Gravel Hill
A fellowship service will be held at Gravel Hill Baptist Church on Sunday at 3 p.m. Guest speaker ... Read more
Church & Community
CVA holds New Beginnings party
Central Virginia Arts held its 27th annual New Beginnings party on Jan. 10, at 104 N. Main St. in ... Read more
Buckingham
VDOT, electric utilities ready for snow storm
Electric utilities and the Virginia Department of Transportation are readying for Winter Storm Jonas. The storm could bring ... Read more
BREAKING NEWS
Farmville declares state of emergency
The Town of Farmville has declared a state of emergency in advance of Winter Storm Jonas, which is ... Read more
Obituaries
Rev. Albert M. Davis, Jr.
Rev. Albert M. Davis, Jr., 68, of Chase City, passed away January 16, 2016. He was a retired ... Read more
Church & Community
Events celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King set
FARMVILLE — Several events are being hosted by the Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Longwood University and ... Read more
Buckingham
Pipeline opponents protest in Richmond
RICHMOND — Opponents of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline slated to span Buckingham, Prince Edward and Cumberland counties ... Read more
Buckingham
Students protest Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND — Fifty students from the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition (VSEC) demonstrated in front of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s ... Read more
Business
Tenaska accepting college scholarship applications
BUCKINGHAM — Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P., owner of TenaskaVirginia Generating Station near Scottsville, is sponsoring a $1,000 academic ... Read more
Local
Miller named to Area 21 Office
APPOMATTOX — The Virginia State Police Appomattox Division Area 21 Office has began the New Year with new ... Read more
Cumberland
Walk For Education totals reported
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland County Public Schools Foundation has released the final totals from the Walk For Education. ... Read more
Buckingham
Equine demo/workshop offered in Buckingham
An Equine Demo and Workshop will be held on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the ... Read more
Obituaries
FITZGERALD, Bertina
FITZGERALD, Bertina, 93, of Burkeville, died January 14, 2016. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 20 ... Read more
Editorials
A necessary evil
Rotating the position of chairman and vice chairman on county boards of supervisors in Buckingham and Prince Edward ... Read more
Opinion
Buckingham students help Bolivians and Guatemalans
Spanish students at Buckingham County High School recently collected enough money to purchase a llama for an underprivileged ... Read more
Columns
Second Amendment deters illegitimate power
By John Watson James Peca’s version of the purpose of the Second Amendment is wrong (“Save lives, ban ... Read more
Local
Offer driver’s licenses to immigrants, lawmakers say
By Brian Williams Capital News Service Two legislators from Northern Virginia want the state to provide driver’s licenses ... Read more
Education
Author/educator to headline MLK events at Longwood
Returning Longwood students eager to begin classes will start the semester with a week of events celebrating the ... Read more
Farmville
Fourth citizen’s police academy set to begin in March
The Farmville Police Department is inviting citizens to apply for the Farmville Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, which ... Read more
Buckingham
State OKs drainage of coal ash ponds
By Grant Smith Capital News Service A procession of more than 100 disappointed citizens filed out of a ... Read more
Church & Community
Farmville blood drive is Friday
The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donations to prevent a shortage this ... Read more
Education
Prince Edward County middle School Honor Roll
Prince Edward County Middle School announces it honor roll for the second nine weeks: Grade 5: Principal’s List ... Read more