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No more sales tax increase? Prince Edward weighs other options
Prince Edward officials won’t try to push a sales tax increase through the General Assembly in 2025. After ...
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Buckingham school board details steps in superintendent search
Back in October, Dr. John Keeler announced plans to step down as superintendent of Buckingham County Public Schools. ...
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School board sets timeline, reviews superintendent search
The surveys have been collected, the meetings have been held and now applications are being taken for the ...
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Buckingham supervisors approve land sale to Christian school
By the end of the Dec. 9 public hearing, Buckingham County supervisor Joe Chambers had heard enough. After ...
Education
Multiple groups work together to ‘Feed the Community’ in Farmville
The numbers keep growing. For the past eight years, the Fresh Boyz Club has organized a free Thanksgiving ...
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‘We need support’: Buckingham superintendent outlines problem
“We need support.” The challenges faced by Buckingham County Public Schools was summed up by Superintendent Dr. John ...
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Luther P. Jackson School plan set: Cumberland launches committee
The story of Barbara Rose Johns is the one people know. They’ve also heard about Moton High, and ...
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Buckingham school board signs off on cell phone policy changes
Back in September, the Virginia Department of Education rolled out some expectations for school districts to include in ...
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Buckingham supervisors look to sell industrial park land to school
Last month, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors agreed to start negotiations on a land sale. The request ...
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Buckingham Lady Knights make it three straight district titles
When we talked with Buckingham High Cross Country Coach Bruce Grazier at the end of last season, he ...
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Cox tackles multiple projects to help Prince Edward Public Schools
It’s been just over a month since Dr. Joseph Cox took over as interim superintendent for Prince Edward ...
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Superintendent Search: Parents, teachers speak up at meetings
There were very few people attending the first two town hall meetings with the Prince Edward School Board. ...
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Buckingham honors ‘Academic All-Stars’
Students from across Buckingham County were honored last week by school officials, as Buckingham Superintendent Dr. John Keeler ...
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Cumberland Students of the Month recognized
Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for ...
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Middle School FFA attends leadership conference
Members from the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference on October ...
Education
Meetings, timeframe set for Prince Edward’s superintendent search
What qualities does the next superintendent for Prince Edward County Public Schools need to have? The school board ...
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Buckingham County High crowns a new King and Queen
Buckingham County High has a new Homecoming King and Queen. During a ceremony at halftime of the Friday, ...
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Contractor chosen, renovation plans finalized for Prince Edward
A construction team’s been chosen, the cost has been set and work will begin later this month on ...
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Keeler announces he’ll step down as superintendent in Buckingham
Buckingham County Public Schools will soon be looking for another superintendent. Dr. John Keeler informed the school board ...
Education
Defining Longwood: Lancers work on transforming, building players
What sets the standard for Longwood basketball? Is it a 20-win season? Is it a spot in the ...
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A literacy plan? Supervisors approve school district’s request
In order to improve reading scores and overall grades, officials with Prince Edward County Public Schools want to ...
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Prince Edward High crowns new Homecoming King and Queen
Prince Edward County High has a new homecoming queen and king. For the 2024-25 school year, ShaKeyah Williams ...
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Cumberland High FFA goes through COLT training
Last week was a time of training for officers of the Cumberland High FFA. They traveled to Dinwiddie ...
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Buckingham, Cumberland schools show growth across the board
For the most part, Buckingham County Public Schools met or exceeded state standards when it comes to pass ...
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Justin Pope: For the next school leader, we must aim high
The first thing to say about the departure of Dr. Barbara Johnson as school superintendent is “thank you.” ...
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Lee Banton: If the students aren’t prepared, why take the test?
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of columns Dr. Lee Banton is writing for the ...
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Longwood given help to restore pieces of musical history
It’s called the Kaminsky collection, an estimated 6,000 scores that includes sheet music used in silent films during ...
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