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Longwood golf course to close to the public

Longwood University’s Golf Course will cease operations this summer as a public course and begin transitioning to continuing ...

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Tornado kills 78-year-old; 20 homes destroyed, 100 damaged

A tornado killed 78-year-old Edward K. Harris of Evergreen on Wednesday — one that destroyed 20 homes and damaged ...

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Storm causes injuries, damages homes

A quick-moving storm knocked out power to thousands of people across Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties on ...

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Schools close, tornado watch issued until 9 p.m.

A tornado watch has been issued for Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties through 9 p.m. Wednesday. Prince ...

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Read charged in Saturday robbery

  A 49-year-old Farmville woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a reported robbery that took ...

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Pamplin man dies in Charlotte crash

A 67-year-old Pamplin man died in a single-vehicle crash on Friday on Route 40, less than a mile ...

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Former Farmville cop accused of embezzlement

  A former Farmville and Blackstone police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on six counts ...

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Police search for burglary suspect

Farmville police are looking for a male suspect connected with two restaurant burglaries reported Sunday. The reported commercial ...

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Over 70 without power in Buckingham

Over 70 customers are without power in Buckingham County. The outages are being reported by Central Virginia Electric Cooperative — 77 are affected ...

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Farmville woman charged in crash that injured six

APPOMATTOX — A 47-year-old Farmville woman has been charged in connection to a single-vehicle crash that injured six ...

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ACP set to adopt alternative route through national forests

  Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP) has announced an alternative route that avoids sensitive areas in the Monongahela ...

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Crossroads layoffs violated state regulation

When Crossroads Community Services Board’s Executive Dr. Susan Baker terminated four employees on Jan. 20 the agency violated ...

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No charges filed in alleged rape

No charges will be filed in connection with a rape reported at Longwood University on New Year’s Eve, ...

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Holiday Inn Express set for Farmville, developer says fall construction is possible

  Construction of a four-story Holiday Inn Express and Suites could begin this fall in Farmville. Management Services ...

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Police release identity in fatal Buckingham crash

CENTENARY — A 43-year-old Scottsville man died Friday after his vehicle was struck head-on while traveling on Route ...

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Three-year-old located following Amber Alert

A three-year-old girl was safely recovered after an Amber Alert was issued by the Virginia State Police and ...

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Crash kills one on Route 20

  A multi-vehicle crash killed one person on Friday night in Buckingham County. According to Virginia State Police ...

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Drug bust nets cocaine, pot, 30 boxes of ammo and stolen goods

Three men and one woman are facing numerous charges following a drug bust at 81 Brier Creek Road ...

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Three companies respond to structure fire

Three fire companies were called to the scene of a reported structure fire at 506 Longwood Avenue at ...

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Calvary Chapel to purchase Dillwyn’s WBNN

Calvary Chapel in Lynchburg has purchased radio station WBNN, Big Country 105.3 in Dillwyn. The sale is expected ...

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State Department picks Blackstone for foreign affairs training center

  Virginia’s congressional delegation is hailing the decision to build a foreign affairs security training center (FASTC) at ...

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Police seeking public’s help in Amelia abduction

Police in Amelia County are seeking the public’s help in finding a 67-year-old woman who is allegedly being ...

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Jonas: 9 a.m.: Over 9 inches of snow recorded in Farmville, South Main temporarily blocked

Sunday 9 a.m. update. VDOT, town and county plows are out in full force this morning, cleaning up ...

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Farmville declares state of emergency

The Town of Farmville has declared a state of emergency in advance of Winter Storm Jonas, which is ...

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UPDATE: Gunfire erupts during attempted robbery

Gunfire was reported during an attempted robbery on Sunday night at the Pure Station at 607 E. Third ...

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Brown wins big bucks

Buckingham native Steven “Bucky” Brown scratched a $1 million winning ticket at Sheetz on South Main Street in ...

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One dead in train incident

Virginia State Police are considering a Wednesday night incident where a man was struck by a train near ...

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