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Cumberland’s Woodson-Trent takes two Top 10 spots at state
The Cumberland track program continues to excel as we head toward the end of this school year. Over ...
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Ryan Odom tops Hampden-Sydney’s 2025 Hall of Fame class
The University of Virginia’s men’s basketball coach will be inducted into another school’s Hall of Fame this fall. ...
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‘Make sure your sacrifices matter’: Prince Edward graduates challenged
Aaliyah Monae Toney took it all in on Saturday. As she stood at the podium, the Prince Edward ...
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Buckingham graduates encouraged to try new things, new ideas
Maybe being uncertain is a good thing. In fact, maybe the best journeys start with a bit of ...
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Prince Edward supervisors look to connect schools, Poplar Forest
Currently, school buses don’t pick up students from apartment complexes. And when it comes to the 138-unit Poplar ...
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Prince Edward school board looks at new venues for meetings
Back in January, the Prince Edward school board discussed moving their monthly meetings elsewhere, partly to make it ...
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Construction moves into next phase at Prince Edward Elementary
Last month, Prince Edward School Board members were promised that they would start to see the renovated elementary ...
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School districts deal with Virginia’s new cell phone law
Back on April 2, the Virginia Assembly approved SB738 and HB1961, bills designed to crack down further on ...
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Herald News Briefs: LCVA honored, Cumberland set to stream
Cumberland set to broadcast graduation If you’re not able to attend Friday’s graduation ceremonies at Cumberland High, you ...
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Leadership changes made for Prince Edward High, CTE Center
The administration at Prince Edward High will look a bit different next fall. Incoming Superintendent Dr. Chip Jones ...
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New hope for Mary Branch Center? SVCC offers proposal
Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) may be getting a new facility soon. Or at least given use of ...
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Buckingham County supervisors adjust budget to help schools
Before wrapping up this coming year’s budget, Buckingham County supervisors had one more piece to add. By a ...
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Fuqua School Concert Band competes at WorldStrides, wins award
A total of 17 schools from around the country sent their concert bands, choirs and orchestras to Boston ...
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Naming Committee moves forward for Prince Edward school board
A number of requests have come in to the Prince Edward County School Board, each asking for a ...
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Buckingham County School Board warns of coming budget cuts
The Buckingham County School Board doesn’t have a balanced budget yet. As of now, they’re still looking at ...
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Track team makes history, as Prince Edward Middle wins title
For the first time, the Southside Boys’ Track Championship is coming home to Prince Edward County Middle School. ...
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Budget set for Prince Edward schools. Here’s a look at the priorities
The Prince Edward School Board has voted to approve next year’s budget. Now they’re waiting to see what ...
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Prince Edward school board weighs cell phone policy changes
Under the current policy for Prince Edward schools, cell phones are banned in the classroom. But over the ...
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Cumberland School Board chooses next county superintendent
Cumberland County Public Schools has a new superintendent. During a called meeting on Wednesday, April 16, the Cumberland ...
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Buckingham County Public Schools chooses new superintendent
Buckingham County Public Schools has a new superintendent, ready to take over as of July 1. During their ...
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Cumberland Spelling Bee winners honored by School Board
Winners of the annual Cumberland Spelling Bee contest held at Cumberland County Public Schools were recognized at the ...
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Chip Jones named new superintendent for Prince Edward schools
Dr. Donald C. Jones Jr. will become the next superintendent of Prince Edward County Public Schools. The current ...
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Buckingham County School Board makes decision on volunteers
Buckingham County school board members want to encourage members of the community to volunteer. But they also want ...
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Buckingham superintendent John Keeler honored with VHSL award
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) doesn’t give out a ton of awards. It takes some true accomplishment ...
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Herald News Briefs: Local students make Dean’s List, debate set
Local students make Radford Dean’s List Multiple Buckingham and Prince Edward residents made the Dean’s List for Fall ...
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Cumberland’s Charles Motter named Region 8 Teacher of the Year
Once again, it’ll be a Cumberland teacher representing this region at the state Teacher of the Year competition. ...
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Prince Edward School Board chooses next year’s district calendar
Students in Prince Edward County Public Schools will be starting classes on Aug. 5 this fall. That was ...