Business

Dollar General now open in Green Bay

The new Dollar General store at 8255 Patrick Henry Highway in Green Bay is now open. Dollar General ...

Business

Benchmark named to top 200 community banks for the 14th year

For the 14th consecutive year, Benchmark Community Bank has been named one of the nation’s Top 200 Community ...

Southside Electric Cooperative electric cooperatives

Business

SEC achieves safety milestone

Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) marked two years of no lost time due to an on-the-job incident on May ...

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Cannery opening with safety precautions

The Prince Edward County Cannery is scheduled to open Monday, June 1 at 7 a.m. To ensure the ...

News

Council provides funding to IDA

Following a closed session meeting on economic development Wednesday, May 13, the Town of Farmville Town Council authorized ...

Business

White hired as planning and zoning admin

Former Farmville Downtown Partnership Program Manager Chelsey White has taken a new position as planning director and zoning ...

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Partnership to focus on long-term care issues

COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are embarking ...

Business

Economic disaster loans available to agriculture businesses

U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza has announced that agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic ...

Business

Green Front back open

Green Front Furniture has reopened its doors to the public in Farmville after a closure due to the ...

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Benchmark funds more than $40 million in PPP loans

Benchmark Community Bank reported the bank has processed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in excess of $40 million ...

Business

FACES receives grant

Food Lion Feeds announced last week that FACES Food Pantry of Farmville was granted $3,500 in funding to ...

Business

PSR receives federal aid to help older adults

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) has received more ...

Business

Cumberland County property transfers

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Cumberland County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month of ...

Business

Buckingham County Property Transfers

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Buckingham County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month of ...

Business

VDOC recognizes Correctional Officers’ Week

This week, the Virginia Department of Corrections honors the men and women on its frontline who are protecting ...

Business

Centra recognizes National Nurses Week

Each year, National Nurses Week focuses attention on the diverse ways America’s four million registered nurses work to ...

Business

Prince Edward County Property Transfers

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Prince Edward County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month ...

News

Starbucks to open on South Main

This fall, a third Starbucks and the first free-standing version with a drive thru is expected to open ...

Business

WayFast helps SPCA

WayFast delivery in Farmville recently stepped up to help the Southside SPCA. The Southside SPCA has had to ...

Business

Benchmark reports earnings

Benchmark Bankshares, Inc. (BMBN), the Kenbridge-based holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, announced unaudited results for the first ...

Education

Community Pride award winner announced

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently awarded Buckingham County Public Schools with the chamber’s Community Pride Award for ...

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PSR’s Young deployed

Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (PSR) Executive Director Justine Young is being deployed on active ...

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Grants for downtown businesses

The Farmville Downtown Partnership (FDP) announced Friday, April 24, that the organization had been awarded a $15,000 grant ...

Business

Envigo agrees to inspections

Lawmakers rejected an amendment offered by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to put more regulations on the state’s largest ...

News

Helping others out

A local Farmville business got a big surprise Tuesday, April 21, when Joyce Eggleston called Miller’s Country Store ...

Business

Farmville’s Ruby Tuesday falls victim to pandemic

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic came home to Farmville Wednesday, April 22, as the town’s Ruby ...

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Dealerships adapt to pandemic

Car dealerships in the area have made adaptations to meet the challenges of conducting business during the COVID-19 ...

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